Badlands National Park, South Dakota, established in 1939 is located in southwestern South Dakota and consists of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires in the middled of great expanse of protected mixed grass prairie land. It is rugged, beautiful, desolate and draws visitors from around the world.
Spring time, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Spring greens, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Rugged beauty, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

storm coming, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

August harvest, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

prairie scene, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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