This morning we went to the Fossil Trailhead area for sunrise and early morning light. It was a good morning and we all found interesting compositions using patterns in the soil.
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| EARLY LIGHT |
On the way back to Wall we stopped at a prairie dog site and had an enjoyable time there. It was mostly mothers and their pups:
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| LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT |
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| ON THE MOVE |
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| MOTHER ON WATCH |
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| WHAT ARE YOU EATING? |
After breakfast we headed to WIND CAVE National Park, about a 2 hour drive away. It was the eighth National Park, founded in 1903. It is a dry cave in the sense that there are no stalagmite or stalactite formations. It gets its name from the wind that blows across the entrance all of the time due to barometric winds that blow at its entrance. It is one of the longest caves in the world with 149 miles of explored passageways.
Within the park there is a large herd of male bison. The few that we saw were much larger than the ones I had seen and photographed in Custer State Park. We did not get the opportunity to photograph any of these bison as we needed to check in for a tour of the cave. The drive to and from was pleasant and scenic.
We returned to Badlands National Park for an evening shoot in the Cliff Shelf area. There were some storm clouds which added to the drama of the evening:
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| AN EVENING NIBBLE |
Sunset time -
It was a lovely end to the day.
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