the Badlands …

the Badlands, redux …

… in spring, 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.“

hope, in a single flower …

… in the spring, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

dry, but colorful …

tough terrain …

… in Badlands National Park. For scale, note the two people near left edge of image.

more sheep …

… bighorn sheep chillin’ in Badlands National Park.

floral …

… in Wind Cave National Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

barren …

Badlands spring …

a brief life …

… in the badlands of South Dakota.

they don’t last long …

the Plains …

Roughneck Falls, Savoy, SD

Roughneck Falls, Savoy, SD

We spent a couple of nights at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge in Savoy, SD (near Lead, SD) in the Black Hills. Roughlock Falls is a mile or so up the road, with a couple of good views from below the falls.