We arrived at the Badlands National Park a few hours before sunset on July 24th. Just in time to experience the park during the "golden hours". Millions of years ago, the Badlands used to be a sea, then (still millions of years ago) the sea dried out and it became a subtropical forest. Some more millions of years later, the climate became drier turning the Badlands into a prairie. Because of this geological history, the Badlands are rich in fossiles...
It is a very strange place. The dry, hot climate and the strange rock formations make it feel as if you're on the moon. It's hard to believe that the Badlands have so much wildlife... But when we woke up at 4.30 am (yes, we are crazy) on July 25th to explore the park during the cooler, more quiet hours, we came across antelope, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, birds, bisons and even a burrowing owl!
We made the wise decision to take a siesta during the hotter hours of the day but by evening, we made it back into the park. We were planning to focus on the sunset, but the moonrise turned out to be much more beautiful! (note: these pictures are not photoshopped!)
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