Badlands Peak
by Paul Freidlund
Title
Badlands Peak
Artist
Paul Freidlund
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A peak in Badlands South Dakota
"On-going rains, freezes and thaws have revealed millions of years of sediment that paint a colorful landscape on the prairies of southwestern South Dakota.
When the Lakota first encountered the striking, moon-like landscape, they aptly called the area “Mako Sica” or “bad land.” Early French trappers also described the area as “bad land” after difficult travels over the rugged terrain.
Covering 244,000 acres, Badlands National Park in South Dakota is one of the largest protected mixed-grass prairies in the United States .
(South Dakota Department of Tourism 2013)"
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December 27th, 2013
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