the Badlands …
Badlands National Park
bad skies over badlands …
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
claim the throne …
… and presume you have dominion over Nature.
chaotic terrain …
… in Badlands National Park.
a sharp horizon …
… my favorite view of the Badlands.
the Badlands, redux …
… in spring, in South Dakota, USA.
Spring …
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
stratigraphy …
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, USA.
bleak horizon …
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. [larger image]
a wet spring …
… in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.
layer cake …
… in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.
a brief, brilliant bloom …
… during a wet spring in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, USA.
the Badlands …
It’s 4 degrees and snowing where I am. Hence a needed break … my favorite image of Badlands National Park.
banded …
Strata in Badlands National Park in South Dakota display horizontal layers that reflect different depositional conditions. Says the National Park Service: “Different environments—sea, tropical land, and open woodland with meandering rivers—caused different sediments to accumulate here at different times.“
abandon hope …
Or should you? From Wikipedia: “For 11,000 years, Native Americans have used this area for their hunting grounds. Long before the Lakota were the little-studied paleo-Indians, followed by the Arikara people. Their descendants live today in North Dakota as a part of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Archaeological records combined with oral traditions indicate that these people camped in secluded valleys where fresh water and game were available year round.”
the Badlands …
… in spring. The chaotic landscape can be mesmerizingly beautiful but deadly dry as well.
hope, in a single flower …
… in the spring, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
dry, but colorful …
don’t get lost …
… in the Badlands.
color lives …
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
care for a stroll …
… through the Badlands?
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