So here are the images from our road trip to the Badlands. We arrived at the Cedar Pass cabins after dark. I climbed one of the mounds and made this image of the cabins.
Cedar Pass Cabins At Night
The next morning I woke up just before sunrise and headed towards Cedar Pass. The rising sun picked out the texture of the Badlands peaks.
Badlands Peaks
Here is another image of the distant peak.
Badlands Sunrise
A couple of days later, I was up before sunrise and made my way to the trails in the “Door” area. The low sun grazed the nooks and crannies on this mound.
Badlands Sunrise At The Door
Near the base of the peaks are elevated mounds covered with grass. As one walks through the prairie grasses, the grasshoppers fly out when disturbed.
Badlands Grasslands
These mounds are eroded by the action of water at the rate of about an inch per year. This mound is about 5 feet in height.
Badlands Sculptures
That rounds out the road trip images.
I’m not sure if you want to call that area bad lands, I mean if you were to be judgmental about the whole thing I would say spectacular lands. Those photo’s where absolutely stunning.