On the Western edge of North Dakota is the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We made a brief stop at a scenic viewpoint on Interstate 94 overlooking the Badlands. I've been fascinated with this area ever since I first saw it in 1999. Do you ever visit a place and immediately feel it touching your soul? This is such a place for me and I don't know why. There is a beauty in the colors of the layered earth. Of course, I love the deceptive barrenness of the desert, too.
I imagine the pioneers as they made their way across this landscape and wonder what they thought upon reaching here. It couldn't have been easy in covered wagons but somehow they made their way further westward.
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| Panoramic View of the Badlands (worth clicking on to enlarge) |
One of these years I would like to explore this area more, not just for 30 minutes.
