Our next stop was the Badlands National Park
Rocks, mountains of rock. Many of the formations resembled castles.
Pointed structures.
Some looked like teepees.
Peaks, valleys, buttes and wide prairies with prairie dogs. The Lakota Indians named this mako sica, meaning "bad lands". Hot, dry, almost flowerless and lacking of animals. A lonely land.
Here's Joe, Shin and Jack with the bad, Badlands behind them.
After we saw this sign, we didn't wander off the beaten path.
We stopped at the visitor center. We learned that this area was once under an ocean. Many prehistoric fossils have been found. This critter used to live in the Badlands many years ago.
No comments:
Post a Comment