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Badlands National Park : Dramatic settings and buffalo

Badlands National Park is an excellent one day stopping point on a cross country road trip, if you are going through the Dakotas. The physical setting is dramatic - the eroded hillsides seem like more...

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Camping \| Hiking \| Road Trips \| Scenery \| Wildlife Badlands National Park Dramatic settings and buffalo by rcnick4 from NJ Badlands National Park is an excellent one day stopping point on a cross country road trip, if you are going through the Dakotas. The physical setting is dramatic - the eroded... More
Badlands National Park mt. rushmore by kmhittle from IL Seeing some of the president's up on top of the mountain was very exciting. This was a very beautiful monument up in the hills. My family hiked to the top. At night there was... More
Camping \| Outdoors \| Outdoor Wildlife Badlands National Park The Badland National Park by jennabear from FL 2 cheers The Badlands National Park is a sight to see if you are driving through South Dakota. With miniature sand mountain ranges and wildlife, you can drive through this park and see... More


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