Road Trip Day 4–Badlands, South Dakota

Continuing our trip east, we drove the Badland Loop Road through Badlands National Park. It is really hard to describe the experience of the Badlands. I have seen photos of the park but being there is like being in another world. There are so many colors! The urge to stop at every scenic over look can make this a long drive.

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The wind was very fierce on the day that we drove the park which made it difficult to photograph. We were able to make a couple of HDRs, like the one below, by taking my beanbag mount and wrapping it around a fence rail. I think if I had a tripod it would have blown over.

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