Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Badlands National Park

Today we were driving Westbound on I-90 through South Dakota and on into Wyoming.This route takes us immediately past Badlands N.P. so we decided to revisit it. What I love about the badlands is the contrast between the prairie and the badland wall

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I also like the varied plant life of the prairie.  Here is a thistle seed

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and a scrub tree trying to survive in a hostile environment.

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Finally, a classic Badlands view

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When we were driving east the only rain we hit was in Wyoming, West of Laramie. Today, in Wyoming, we hit some rain again. We went through a weather front; a bit of rain, quite a bit of wind and the temperature dropped 12 degrees in 2 miles and 2 minutes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was there circa 1983 and loved it very much. The washed out colours and the feeling of heaviness in the air were magical. You've brought back happy memories <3