The Badlands
From a U.S. government pamphlet -- "The Lakota people were the first to call this place "mako sica" or "land bad." Extreme temperatures, lack of water, and the exposed rugged terrain led to this name. In the early 1900's, French-Canadian fur trappers called it "les mauvais terres pour traverse," or "bad lands to travel through."
The Badlands are looking very green here and not quite so deserving of their name. However, I am betting that in a month or so there will be little trace of green.
The Badlands
From a U.S. government pamphlet -- "The Lakota people were the first to call this place "mako sica" or "land bad." Extreme temperatures, lack of water, and the exposed rugged terrain led to this name. In the early 1900's, French-Canadian fur trappers called it "les mauvais terres pour traverse," or "bad lands to travel through."
The Badlands are looking very green here and not quite so deserving of their name. However, I am betting that in a month or so there will be little trace of green.