Badlands National Park Landscape II

by Joan Carroll

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Badlands National Park Landscape II

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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As you drive through Badlands National Park in South Dakota (USA), it is nothing short of astounding, with endless views of eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires. But that doesn’t mean the ‘endless views’ are all the same. There is also an endless variation in how these landforms are thrown together, so that you want to stop at every opportunity for more photos. The Lakota people were the first to call this place "mako sica" or "land bad" because of the extreme temperatures, lack of water, and exposed rugged terrain. French-Canadian fur trappers called it "les mauvais terres pour traverse," or "bad lands to travel through." Badlands was authorized as a National Monument in 1929 and redesignated as a national park in 1978. We should be forever grateful for the foresight of those who have fought to preserve such treasures around the country, and also grateful for those who continue to fight to preserve other beautiful lands for future generations to enjoy!

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Joan carroll, landscape, landscape photography, rock, desert, tourism, geology, badlands south dakota, mountains, western, gorge, panorama, canyon, erosion, wilderness, scenery, valley, back country, outback, travel, overlook, nature, ravine, clay, preserve, overview, boulders, striated, crevices, colors, cliffs, ravines, towers, ridges, pillars, shelves, tabletops, chimneys

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July 8th, 2019

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