Exploring the Badlands of South Dakota
by Bruce Bley
Title
Exploring the Badlands of South Dakota
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Lakota gave this land its name, “Mako Sica,” meaning “land bad.” Located in southwestern South Dakota, Badlands National Park consists of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. It is desolation at its truest, where you can look for miles and see no sign of civilization.
This land has been so ruthlessly ravaged by wind and water that it has become picturesque. The Badlands are a wonderland of bizarre, colorful spires and pinnacles, massive buttes and deep gorges. Erosion of the Badlands reveals sedimentary layers of different colors: purple and yellow (shale), tan and gray (sand and gravel), red and orange (iron oxides) and white (volcanic ash).
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September 14th, 2017
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Comments (12)
Bruce Bley
Bob, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Beautiful Picturesque Landscapes". Thank you for the honor.
Heather King
Phenomenal photography Bruce, so peaceful and serene ♥ L/F/Tw/G+
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Heather. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, Thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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