[singlepic id=1922 w=480 float=left] Makeup picture #1 (WordPress tells me I missed 4 days). Badlands in the fall. Still remains one of what I would call the most surprising destinations – it doesn’t have anything that specifically interests me, but it’s just a cool place to go hike around. Miniature… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1779 w=640] I feel like the Badlands get ignored because they don’t have the biggest, tallest, wildest, whatever-est claim, but it really was a beautiful park, and based on pictures I’ve seen from other people, I would readily go back there for another visit. Of course, we were there… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1285 w=480 float=left] I posted a similar Badlands sunset picture back in the Badlands – norconk.com. I think this one has a slightly better foreground and a little lighter touch on the HDR compilation. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm lens @ 45mm, 1/10 – 1/160 shutter, f/16,… Continue reading
On the up-side, the campground in the Badlands had showers. On the down-side, they were cold. We did a variety of shorter trails on the second day. Cliff Shelf Trail – a shorter loop following a boardwalk through juniper trees with a geologic slump. Door Trail – a three quarter… Continue reading
Well, the title of this post is dumb because I’ve been referring to the trip as the Tetons & Yellowstone even though it also included the South Dakota Badlands. The Badlands was kind of an add-on, somewhere to stop on the drive if we had time. We weren’t exactly sure… Continue reading