Nebraska-Dakota 2014 Part 8

[Roanoker]

A place to stand and view.


Mostly grass.


Bright city lights! Um, no. Just a bright, Badlands spot.


Back to grass. But closer. And filtered.


At least some of the area is flat.


Still making allowances for that grass.


This plant has a nice view.


Flowers try to sneak in. I will let them.


Before, we had long-horned sheep. Now we have people.


I added a few stripes of my own.


You have to have some way to get here.


There must be a volcano nearby. This plant likes lava.

[Roanoker]

Who likes flowers? Bees. And I.


Num num.


What planet are we on?


Are we going to drive through this thing?


I think I’m crossing over into that third stage.


Worth climbing? Guess so.


How nice of the park people.


Sort of like an ancient temple.


So, where do they hide?


Super dune hopper.


Dry beauty.


Back where we started.

[Roanoker]

Maybe we’re on the moon.


How did it all form?


Must be something interesting.


“Please help me find my keys."


How can those horizontal stripes be so level and consistent?


Flowers blooming in rock, right on the edge.


What’s on the other side?


Not a good place to walk.


The following four photos were taken through the windshield. Rear view mirror or dashboard had to be cloned out.


And a sky cloned in. In all four pics.


Don’t mind any bug splatter.


Don’t get dizzy as we careen around the curve!

[Roanoker]

I guess we’re at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center.


There were lots of things to see in the visitor center. Only a few pictures are shown here.


…such as this dog fossil.


Which one to pick?


Cleaning up a fossil.


Hey! We know where we are!


Does this place never end?


Guess not.


Gotta grab ‘em when you see ‘em. If you stare through them, they may turn 3D.


He’s always looking at something.


It seemed like a good idea to take a picture of this twisted tree base at the time.


Whoa! Not so close anymore.

[Roanoker]

Peaceful Badlands.


When the background is too busy...


Purple flowers cannot be ignored.


Like round rubies.


The path goes all around.


Dark evergreens grace the light rock.


Evergreens have their own special berries.


Aww...


More trees and rocks.


Trees stand guard at the white wall.


Again, a too busy background.


Magical path through the forest.

[Roanoker]

Mmm, flowers.


Bee careful!


Trees and rocks.


I wondered what the three diagonal dots middle left side were. Lens flare? Aliens? Then I realized it was a reflection of something in the vehicle from which I took this picture.


I thought this looked like an interesting golf course.


Looks like a Grecian temple. Taken from a moving vehicle.


Furry sand, as I see it.


More temple impressions.


Otherworldly.


I called this picture “Hole in One.” But it could also be called “Kissing Rocks."


Chipmunks be everywhere.


Being tricky here to salvage as much detail as possible.