Follow on Instagram“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Perhaps you've already guessed our next destination.
I was not prepared for how scenic the Badlands were even though a feeling of desolation prevailed with absolutely nothing else around. 
The Badlands are a mammoth area and difficult to capture its immensity with one camera lens.
It's a Butte.
Look carefully at the photos posted. They may look mountainous, but landforms in the badlands are called buttes. Mountains form when land is thurst upwards. But this process has not taken place in the badlands. Buttes form as erosion removes surrounding material. Rainwater, creeks, and the river are constantly eroding the badlands, leaving behind these fantastically shaped buttes.
Hunting and ranching in the Little Missouri Badlands greatly influenced Theodore Roosevelt's desire to protect natural resources. Later on, as president, he designated more than 230 million acres of national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife reserves. His legacy of conservation is memorialized here at this national park.
This will be our next destination-thanks for joining us on our epic road trip.
It's a Butte.
Look carefully at the photos posted. They may look mountainous, but landforms in the badlands are called buttes. Mountains form when land is thurst upwards. But this process has not taken place in the badlands. Buttes form as erosion removes surrounding material. Rainwater, creeks, and the river are constantly eroding the badlands, leaving behind these fantastically shaped buttes.
Hunting and ranching in the Little Missouri Badlands greatly influenced Theodore Roosevelt's desire to protect natural resources. Later on, as president, he designated more than 230 million acres of national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife reserves. His legacy of conservation is memorialized here at this national park.
This will be our next destination-thanks for joining us on our epic road trip.
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Thank you for taking me into the Badlands. I've only ever seen the ones in South Dakota, many decades ago. Safe travels.
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