at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
in North Dakota
June 6 and 7, 2012
The
Painted Canyon is part of
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park
just off of I-94 in western North Dakota
just off of I-94 in western North Dakota
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at The Painted Canyon and Nature
Trail at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota June 6 and 7, 2012 |
The
Painted Canyon is part of
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park just off of I-94 in western North Dakota |
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While
the two RV Gypsies were traveling west on 1-94, a scenic road within itself,
they came across the Painted Canyon Overlook, about seven miles east of
Medora. The two RV Gypsies began their visit to the Theodore Roosevelt
National Park at the Painted Canyon Overlook with a spectacular view of
the Badlands, a flat desert landscape broken by petrified wood and rock
formations. Although it was a cloudy day with light rain, the images of
color and light playing across the face of the wild and broken land was
an amazing sight. The view had a quiet, haunting beauty. Wind and water
shape the canyons; light and shadows add depth and contrast to define
their character. |
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| Here on the upper margin of the Badlands is a magnificent panorama of the broken topography in its colorful hues. No admission fees were charged at Painted Canyon. The Painted Canyon was really so much more colorful than what shows in these photos because the photos were taken on a rainy day. | |
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6, 2012 - a rainy day at the Painted Canyon |
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June
7, 2012 - Below is the same photo as above, but on a sunnier day at the
Painted Canyon |
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A panorama of the Painted Canyon and the hiking trail to the bottom of
the canyon. |
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Views of the Painted Canyon from an overlook |
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June
7, 2012 - The two RV Gypsies decided to walk the Painted Canyon Trail
Head. It is a one-mile loop, easy walking. |
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Below:
The two RV Gypsies viewed the rock formation from further down the hiking
trail. |
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Below;
Part way down the trail, the two RV Gypsies could hear the people at the
top of the rim, but they could barely see them. |
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Below: Animal poop along the trail - Lee insisted
on taking this photo - Karen Duquette will never understand why! |
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The two RV Gypsies at the
bottom of the trail.
Karen Duquette was amazed at the view from the bottom of
the canyon and got a different view of the colorful mound that she had photographed
from above a bit earlier. |
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Below: An
amazing view from ground level at the Painted Canyon |
Below::
This looks like hard rock, but it was soft moist clay |
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| This was a relatively easy trail, except for the fact that it rained the day before and there was a bit of water and a lot of gooey mud to walk through. | |
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Menu for the two RV Gypsies in North Dakota,
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Below are eight (8) sections of the adventures of the two RV Gypsies in North Dakota. You may view them in any order you wish. There is also another link below this menu. |
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Rugby - the Geographical Center |
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The Painted Canyon (this page) |
The
International Peace Garden |
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