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 Lee and Karen Duquette were traveling
west on 1-94, a scenic road within itself, they came across the Painted
Canyon Overlook, about seven miles east of Medora. They 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 at this time. 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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June
6, 2012 - a rainy day at the Painted Canyon |
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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 - Lee and Karen Duquette decided to walk the Painted Canyon Trail
Head. It was a one-mile loop, easy walking. |
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Below:
Lee and Karen Duquette viewed the rock formation from further down the
hiking trail. |
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| Below; Part way down the trail, Karen Duquette could hear people at the top of the rim, but she could barely see them. | |
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Animal poop along the trail - Lee Duquette insisted on taking this photo
- Karen Duquette will never understand why! And he insisted that she post
it on this website. DUH!!!! |
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Below:
Lee and Karen Duquette 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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| Below: 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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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
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