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Badlands National Park in South Dakota consists of more than 242,000 acres of land. Dramatic landscapes including rock formations, steep canyons, towering spires and prairie grass are home to Bison, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs. Erosion has revealed sedimentary layers of purple and yellow (shale), tan and gray (sand and gravel), red and orange (iron oxides) and white (volcanic ash). It was designated a National Monument in 1939 and re-designated a National Park in 1978.
The scenery of Badlands National Park before a summer storm, South Dakota
Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Scenic view of the surreal terrain at Badlands National Park at twilight
Vibrant sunrise over Panorama Point's beautiful geological rock formations in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
A recent rain brings out the colors of the various layers of rock in the South Dakota Badlands.
Panorama from Homestead Overlook, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA showing the badlands transitioning into mixed grass prairie.
The rocky hill in a desolated area at sunrise in Badlands, South Dakota
Rock formations in The Badlands
The Painted Desert is an interesting and colorful part of Northern Arizona. It starts south of Holbrook and extends about 120 miles north almost to the Utah border. It encompasses about 7,500 square miles of the Colorado Plateau. The area is made up of colorful mudstone and sandstone known as the Chinle Formation. The rocks of the Chinle Formation were deposited from 227 to 205 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Over the next 180 million years the rocks were buried, uplifted and then eroded into the present-day badland topography. This photograph of the Painted Desert was taken from Little Painted Desert County Park near Winslow, Arizona, USA.
Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park at sunset in Alberta, Canada.
Atop a Yellow Mound Overlook in Badlands National Park you can view a road going through the unique landscape that is comparable to a desert, moon, space rock.
Bad Lands National Park South Dakota during sunrise. HDR techniquePlease see some similar pictures here:
Big Badlands Overlook provides the opportunity to view the eastern portion of the Badlands wall. Big Badlands Overlook provides the opportunity to view the eastern portion of the Badlands wall
Landscape of the rock strata inside Badlands National Park near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States of America (USA).
Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Landscape in Badlands, South Dakota, USA
Badlands Nat. Park, South Dakota - United States
Vibrant sunset over the beautiful geological rock formations in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
A picture taken at Badlands National Park, with a car driving and a trail of dust behind it
The Painted Desert on a sunny day. Diverse sedimentary rocks and clay washed out by water. Petrified Forest National Park, USA, Arizona
Badlands are a particular type of rock formation found in arid regions around the world. These formations require poorly consolidated rock and infrequent but torrential rain. The soft rock allows large quantities of water to channel down gullies, carrying away sediment. Bentonite clay within these formations can swell up with moisture. As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks, creating a surface resembling the skin of an elephant. Beneath the surface, an intricate maze of natural pipes and spaces form within the badlands. This hidden plumbing appears on the face of the badlands as dimples, sinks, slumps and seeps. As erosion continues, new features including caves and natural bridges can form. Badlands often take on varied colors giving the formations a banded appearance. These colorful badland formations were at Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.
Desolate landscape of Alberta Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.
Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Bisti Badlands Wilderness Area,New Mexico, USA
Grand views south from the Homestead Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Beautiful geological rock formations at Burns Basin Overlook in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
USA, South Dakota, Badlands National Park. Yellow, pink and white hills of Badlands.
Rock formation mountains of badlands colorful and strange
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