A view over the ridge onto the plain above the Badlands
Date: 07/04/2005
A view over the ridge onto the plain above the Badlands
Tammy on our first evening in the Badlands
Date: 07/04/2005
Tammy on our first evening in the Badlands
It's getting dark and it's time to go back down
Date: 07/04/2005
It's getting dark and it's time to go back down
In 1/4 mile we hiked up from the Tahoe (seen below)
Date: 07/05/2005
In 1/4 mile we hiked up from the Tahoe (seen below)
Great photo not only of a flower, but of the translucent spider with large white abdomen.
Date: 07/05/2005
Great photo not only of a flower, but of the translucent spider with large white abdomen.
The spider just caught a fly --- that's the dark thing in his jaws
Date: 07/05/2005
The spider just caught a fly --- that's the dark thing in his jaws
Tammy and I excavated the remnants of a field mouse
Date: 07/05/2005
Tammy and I excavated the remnants of a field mouse
The erosion created twisting channels that appeared and disappeared seemingly at random
Date: 07/05/2005
The erosion created twisting channels that appeared and disappeared seemingly at random
The wind was too strong for the rain to fall straight down
Date: 07/05/2005
The wind was too strong for the rain to fall straight down
One last really good shot of the pronghorn fighting
Date: 07/06/2005
One last really good shot of the pronghorn fighting
We could almost reach out and pet this guy
Date: 07/06/2005
We could almost reach out and pet this guy
We never expected to see bighorn this close
Date: 07/06/2005
We never expected to see bighorn this close
That's a baby bighorn there in the middle
Date: 07/06/2005
That's a baby bighorn there in the middle
Three little babies daring each other to jump off the cliff
Date: 07/06/2005
Three little babies daring each other to jump off the cliff
One was brave enough to jump, but the other two look hesitant
Date: 07/06/2005
One was brave enough to jump, but the other two look hesitant
Little black speckles all across the horizon...
Date: 07/06/2005
Little black speckles all across the horizon...
One black speck just got really darned big
Date: 07/06/2005
One black speck just got really darned big
After deciding we were harmless, he went back to relaxing
Date: 07/06/2005
After deciding we were harmless, he went back to relaxing
A prairie dog watching us watch the buffalo
Date: 07/06/2005
A prairie dog watching us watch the buffalo
The beginning of our first "high clearance vehicle only when dry" road...
Date: 07/06/2005
The beginning of our first "high clearance vehicle only when dry" road...
We're headed up to the top of that butte!
Date: 07/06/2005
We're headed up to the top of that butte!
Up on the 'island' it was mainly grassland
Date: 07/06/2005
Up on the 'island' it was mainly grassland
The rest of the valley on the other side of 'Sheep Mountain'
Date: 07/06/2005
The rest of the valley on the other side of 'Sheep Mountain'
Off in the distance you can see the indian reservation
Date: 07/06/2005
Off in the distance you can see the indian reservation
When you gotta go, at least you can do it with a view
Date: 07/06/2005
When you gotta go, at least you can do it with a view
Is there a better place for a bathroom break?
Date: 07/06/2005
Is there a better place for a bathroom break?
The Tahoe in her 'I drove up a mountain and am resting on the edge of the cliff' pose
Date: 07/06/2005
The Tahoe in her 'I drove up a mountain and am resting on the edge of the cliff' pose
Would you believe I received a cell phone call up here?
Date: 07/06/2005
Would you believe I received a cell phone call up here?
The view across to another section of the butte
Date: 07/06/2005
The view across to another section of the butte
More swift nests then you can shake a stick at
Date: 07/06/2005
More swift nests then you can shake a stick at
Our 'off-roading adventure' left the bikes a bit dustier then we remembered them
Date: 07/07/2005
Our 'off-roading adventure' left the bikes a bit dustier then we remembered them
This is what happens when road numbering goes horribly wrong. This is two gravel roads miles and miles from Pierre, SD, where the numbering started.
Date: 07/06/2005
This is what happens when road numbering goes horribly wrong. This is two gravel roads miles and miles from Pierre, SD, where the numbering started.
A lone buffalo male, ejected from the herd
Date: 07/06/2005
A lone buffalo male, ejected from the herd
He crossed the road right in front of us!
Date: 07/06/2005
He crossed the road right in front of us!
