More from South Dakota’s Badlands National Park
On May 31, 2017, I took over 600 photographs at South Dakota’s Badlands National Park. I showed several of them that year and others on the one-year anniversary. Now here are six more pictures of that scenic place.
© 2019 Steven Schwartzman
Amazing pictures. I’m not familiar with the geology. How did these landforms come about?
floresphotographic
May 31, 2019 at 11:09 AM
It’s a great place, highly recommended. Here’s an article about the origins of the formations:
https://www.nps.gov/badl/learn/nature/geologicformations.htm
Steve Schwartzman
May 31, 2019 at 11:46 AM
Thank you. That’s really interesting.
floresphotographic
June 1, 2019 at 2:47 AM
You’re welcome. I find badlands in general, not just the ones in the national park, great places for photography.
Steve Schwartzman
June 1, 2019 at 7:15 AM
Yes. We don’t really have landforms like that here unfortunately.
floresphotographic
June 1, 2019 at 10:50 AM
In 2017 I was surprised to learn that Alberta, Canada, also has scenic badlands.
Steve Schwartzman
June 1, 2019 at 2:59 PM
Besides Texas wildflower colonies I’d love to see the Badlands and all that colorful rock.
Steve Gingold
June 1, 2019 at 6:58 PM
And I’d love to go back. One day was hardly enough, but we had so many other great things to see on that trip. I followed up with several days in the badlands of southern Alberta.
Steve Schwartzman
June 1, 2019 at 7:43 PM
Quite impressive!!
norasphotos4u
June 1, 2019 at 9:02 PM
Indeed. It sure impressed me.
Steve Schwartzman
June 1, 2019 at 9:03 PM
I’m glad to be reminded how beautiful that area is. This time around, I was quite taken with the two photos that include vegetation. There’s something of a “when worlds collide” feel to them, and something amusing about the second. Compared to the geologic time represented by the rocks, it’s almost possible to ‘see’ that plant life creeping along in an attempt to take over the rocks.
shoreacres
June 3, 2019 at 5:03 AM
I wish I could teleport back there right now.
I wonder whether the fact that you’re especially taken with the vegetation this time around is due to your attendance at the prairie workshop.
When Worlds Collide is the name of a science fiction novel I read as a teenager.
And yes, plants and geological formations change at such vastly different scales of time.
Steve Schwartzman
June 3, 2019 at 7:22 AM