Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the rugged “Badlands” of North Dakota. It is split up into two separate areas that you can explore (North and South). Wildlife is abundant and can best be seen in the evening. Wild horses, black-tailed prairie dog towns, bison, pronghorn and elk roam freely. It is very exciting to see them up close in there natural habitat....
The 2,700 miles of the great Rocky Mountain chain is the world’s longest mountain barrier. Nearly one third of Rocky Mountain National Park is beyond 11,400 feet of elevation. This is the alpine tundra which is above treeline where the climate is extremely harsh. Similarly, there are 72 named peaks exceeding 12,000 feet....
Billions of grains of sand eroded from mountains combined with powerful winds helped create Great Sand Dunes National Park. This 330 square mile huge sand dune is the tallest in North America. We parked our car at the Point of No Return. The creek along the base of the dunefield was mostly dried up and we hiked the black mucky path....
