Our first view of the Badlands
Date: 07/04/2005
Our first view of the Badlands
The campsite reflected in the Tahoe
Date: 07/04/2005
The campsite reflected in the Tahoe
Camping in the National Park
Date: 07/04/2005
Camping in the National Park
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Date: 07/04/2005
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Tammy climbing a rock tower
Date: 07/04/2005
Tammy climbing a rock tower
The trail goes where?
Date: 07/04/2005
The trail goes where?
It was easy going at first...
Date: 07/04/2005
It was easy going at first...
but it got tougher as you went up.
Date: 07/04/2005
but it got tougher as you went up.
A view back from where we hiked
Date: 07/04/2005
A view back from where we hiked
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
That dot in the middle is the Tahoe!
Date: 07/04/2005
That dot in the middle is the Tahoe!
The view south from 'The Notch'
Date: 07/04/2005
The view south from 'The Notch'
Highlights from the setting sun
Date: 07/04/2005
Highlights from the setting sun
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
A cactus flower
Date: 07/05/2005
A cactus flower
The view along our hiking trail
Date: 07/05/2005
The view along our hiking trail
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
Tumbleweed!
Date: 07/05/2005
Tumbleweed!
A view of the prairie
Date: 07/05/2005
A view of the prairie
A storm coming our way
Date: 07/05/2005
A storm coming our way
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
The Badlands
Date: 07/06/2005
The Badlands
Pronghorns
Date: 07/06/2005
Pronghorns
Two pronghorns actually butting horns
Date: 07/06/2005
Two pronghorns actually butting horns
The pronghorns just kept playing for us
Date: 07/06/2005
The pronghorns just kept playing for us
One last really good shot of the pronghorn fighting
Date: 07/06/2005
One last really good shot of the pronghorn fighting
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Date: 07/06/2005
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Date: 07/06/2005
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A prairie dog on the side of the road
Date: 07/06/2005
A prairie dog on the side of the road
Look at those colors!
Date: 07/06/2005
Look at those colors!
Up in the distance --- bighorn sheep!
Date: 07/06/2005
Up in the distance --- bighorn sheep!
Not just buffalo, but buffalo babies
Date: 07/06/2005
Not just buffalo, but buffalo babies
Lots and lots of buffalo babies
Date: 07/06/2005
Lots and lots of buffalo babies
A prairie dog watching us watch the buffalo
Date: 07/06/2005
A prairie dog watching us watch the buffalo
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Date: 07/06/2005
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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 view from the end of the road
Date: 07/06/2005
The view from the end of the road
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 end of the road
Date: 07/06/2005
The end of the road
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
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Date: 07/07/2005
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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
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Date: 07/06/2005
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He crossed the road right in front of us!
Date: 07/06/2005
He crossed the road right in front of us!
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Date: 07/06/2005
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The sign says 'Viewpoint ahead', but no one is paying attention to the view
Date: 07/06/2005
The sign says 'Viewpoint ahead', but no one is paying attention to the view