The Badlands National Park is 224,000 acres of scenery south of the I90 and it is stunningly beautiful. A prairie grassland with striking rock formations. And the sun shone all day.I saw Bison and Pronghorn Antelope roaming the Plains, Bighorn Sheep on the rocks, Mule Deer in the valleys and Prairie Dogs in their townships. The bird list increased with Burrowing Owl living among the Prairie Dogs, stunning Mountain Bluebirds, Rock Wrens (which took me a while to work out) and others, including a Magpie.This was the type of day I came to the USA to enjoy and I got the most out of it – even watching the sun set in the direction of Yellowstone where I will be in a few days time.
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Have you seen any of the prairie flowers yet Mark?
My abiding memory (inevitably we will all see landscapes and their inhabitants through the prism of our own interests and knowledge) of the prairies of Wyoming and Montana was the spectacular display of flowers, but then again I was there later than you are – perhaps they haven’t started yet. If they are starting I would recommend another Peterson Field Guide – Rocky Mountain wildflowers by Craighead, Craighead and Davis. It’s never too late to start!
An excellent read, as always, Mark.
Miles
Miles – thanks. See yesterday’s blog. Cheers
Sounds absolutely wonderful!