While I was doing a land cover survey for NLCD working for the USFWS, I went through the Badlands National Park a couple times in South Dakota. It had just rained and the soil was still just damp enough for the colors to really pop out.

It’s a really beautiful area. I can’t wait to get back there.

Taken with: Canon 30D

While I was doing a land cover survey for NLCD working for the USFWS, I went through the Badlands National Park a couple times in South Dakota. It had just rained and the soil was still just damp enough for the colors to really pop out.

While I was doing a land cover survey for NLCD working for the USFWS, I went through the Badlands National Park a couple times in South Dakota. It had just rained and the soil was still just damp enough for the colors to really pop out.

This image was taken in one of the remotest areas during my survey work with the USFWS. There were areas where the only human structure you can see, even with binoculars, is the two track road leading through the grassland. It’s amazing to be so isolated.