This segment of July Journeys focuses on my trip to the Badlands of Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota.
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I like big buttes and I cannot lie...
Makoshika State Park, Glendive, MT
From this perspective, I can see a two-headed turtle emerging from the landscape.
Makoshika State Park, Glendive, MT
Makoshika (meaning "bad land") State Park is the largest state park in Montana, at over 11,000 acres.
A "cannonball run".
Makoshika State Park, Glendive, MT
Beautiful views along a difficult and confusing trail through the badlands of Makoshika.
A dramatic badland landscape in Makoshika SP.
Hordes of hoodoos litter the canyon floor.
Makoshika SP, Glendive, MT
Makoshika - a windswept, water-sculpted land of stark and brutal formations.
A natural bridge that has not yet succumbed to the volatile weather of the plains.
Makoshika SP, Glendive, MT
Looking out over the Painted Canyon Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
Sitting for a spell to watch evening light embrace the badlands.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND
A distant herd of bison gather after a morning rainstorm.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, Medora Unit, ND
The Little Missouri River gently curves through Theodore Roosevelt NP's Medora Unit.
The Little Missouri's volatile moods contribute to the weathering of the landscape.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, Medora Unit, ND
Wild horses gather to graze.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND
A typical North Dakota badland landscape.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND
As dusk approaches, wild horses roam the prairie.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, Medora Unit, ND
The sun sets over the badlands as my journey winds down.
Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND
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