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Sunset brings out the colors and textures in the landscape, seen from the White River Valley overlook in Badlands National Park. The formation in front of us is known as the Castle.
Frankly, I have seen better sunsets and better images from Badlands. I'll be honest that I mostly want to put one more distinct pin on the map of my pictures created by the Map Group. I like it as a way to keep track of my travels.
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded. They are characterized by steep slopes and minimal vegetation. You're not alone if you compare this piece of South Dakota with the Mars.
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded. They are characterized by steep slopes and minimal vegetation. You're not alone if you compare this piece of South Dakota with the Mars.
These Hoodoos took millions of years to form and stand 5 to 7 metres tall. Each hoodoo is a sandstone pillar resting on a thick base of shale that is capped by a large stone. Hoodoos are very fragile and can erode completely if their capstone is dislodged (in other words, no climbing allowed). The protected Hoodoos site is a guaranteed spot to see Hoodoos but smaller versions of these sandstone giants can be found all over the Badlands. Vlog Below!!
Part of my Out West series. As seen roaming about in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Texture by Lenabem-Anna.
Old Paria Badlands in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, an extremely colorful landscape that served as a film set for westerns several years ago. Unfortunately, the remains of the former Old Pareah Townsite and Old Paria Movie Set are gone (burned down).
Old Paria Badlands im Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, eine extrem farbenfrohe Landschaft, die vor etlichen Jahren als Filmkulisse für Western diente. Leider sind die Reste der ehemaligen Old Pareah Townsite und des Old Paria Movie Set Vergangenheit (abgebrannt).
Cold sunset on the South Dakota badlands, USA, late October 2020, more to come from this spot in the coming weeks and months.
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Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded. They are characterized by steep slopes and minimal vegetation. You're not alone if you compare this piece of South Dakota with the Mars.
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The surreal badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.
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Sage Creek Rim Road, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
I have added a note where the bison appears in the photo
I have taken a lot of Badlands NP photos since moving to Quinn, SD last summer. One of my dreams was being able to photograph every sunrise and sunset. That hasn't happened yet, but this was a morning of unforgettable color. I had a spot in mind but I didn't get there before the sky poured on the color and I knew I just had to stop and get the photo. I have missed too many shots trying to find the perfect place while Mother Nature quietly packed up her paint brushes.
Only negative was that I left my Wimberley Sidekick. Unless a coyote picked it up, a photographer got a nice unexpected gift that day.
This was taken around this time last year. My shadow on the hoodoos in Drumheller Alberta. Of note, I lost a significant amount of weight since this was taken so my shadow is considerably smaller than when I took this haha.
The Milky Way rises above the "Valley Of Dreams" in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.
After an extensive and confusing drive across the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness we arrived in the Valley Of Dreams. I started up the Giai GPS app and Wayne Pinkston, Chris Wrey, Sandra Herber and I started into the valley at around 4:00pm. After surveying the area and marking some of the more interesting formations, we returned to the cars for some snacks and rest. There were 4 in the group and at midnight we trekked off once again into the valley, although now its was very dark, so dark that without my headlamp on I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. The movie "Pitch Black" immediately came to mind, and the hair started to rise on the back of my neck. I scoured the area with my torchlight and moved on somewhat at comfort. As we crossed over the ravine and climbed up to the plateau I could here sounds like pebbles falling here and there which reminded me of another movie where a young Jedi is ambushed by the sand people. I think my imagination went into overdrive and I felt a rush of adrenaline. To my relief the path crested and we dropped into the "area of interest" which is a sprawling valley rutted with gutters and crevices as far as the eye could see with maligned and mutated shapes jutting up all over the place, except for now its just eerie shapes silhouetted against a starry sky so bright it almost makes you dizzy looking at it there on this dark moonless night.
We used one small 125 LED panel and bounched that light off some of the rocks off to the right side which picked up some of the color of the natural rock and casts that onto the scene. a tip learned from Wayne.
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Comet Neowise streaks across the sky in the Badlands of South Dakota!
Not the best image with some cloudiness and haze in the sky, but was pretty successful using just long exposure. Most people who got terrific shots used multiple shots and stacking.
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Continuing my 2022 year in review. Our third excursion of the year started with three days at Badlands National Park and Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Both parks have healthy populations of Plains Bison. This one was hanging out with a couple of bison buddies in the badlands.
Not one of my higher quality images. Conditions were quite dark when I shot this so some substantial rescue work was done in processing. But this ram with massive headgear deserves a moment of fame on Flickr.
I saw this guy early one morning in a ravine, before sunlight made its way to him. After descending as far as I could to get an eye level perspective, I was able to fire off a few shots hoping for something I could post.
Badlands National Park.