Category Archives: Red Chair

Bighorn Sheep

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

About halfway along our drive through the Badlands, we happened upon three Bighorn Sheep grazing right along the road. I pulled off and took a Red Chair photo, then walked back along the road to get some other shots. I … Continue reading →

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Roberts Prairie Dog Town

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

The main reason we drove along the dirt Sage Creek Road in the Badlands was to see this prairie dog town. We didn’t know there was another town along the paved road in the other direction. There are at least … Continue reading →

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Bird #459 — Ferruginous Hawk

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

buteo (hawk) regalis (regal, king) Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Badlands National Park, South Dakota — Sage Creek Road My wife and I were driving the roads through the park, seeing what there was to see. I knew the Ferruginous Hawk … Continue reading →

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Badlands National Park, South Dakota (Part One)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

We spent about four hours in the Badlands, driving the tour road and getting out whenever things looked particularly interesting, which was often. We began on the western end of the park where the road runs along the edge of … Continue reading →

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — South Dakota (Part 1)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

After breakfast in the fireworks store, we headed back east two miles to an exit that led to this. They weren’t kidding about the cows either. This one was standing four feet from the road. After about a quarter mile, … Continue reading →

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