Back in Black. And White. Saturday Snapshot

Above Talkington Trail in the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Back in black and white.

Yes, I’m back in black and white.
Not quite out of the sight

The textures and lines of the Badlands are part of the beauty and exotic charm of the region. Sometimes color is so impressive the texture and lines are less apparent.

Start in Medora

The Black and White photo safari in the Badlands starts at Medora. A whole album of Medora black and white is possible, there is much to yield itself to the process. The covered wagon is just one example

Medora’s famous covered wagon — uncovered

Down the street, at night, a longhorn skull and a wagon wheel remind you this isn’t New York City.

Head out to the National Park

The stars of the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park — bison.

All winter, bison slowly move across the grassy plains. Sometimes, though, when the sun is warm, they pick a spot to go sunbathing.

The floor of the Badlands at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park is grassy, but the hills beyond promise a different texture.

Once on top of the hills, the never-ending variegated sculpture of the landscape seems endless.

Across the top of the Badlands.

The texture of the Badlands is apparent at a south-facing hill near Scoria Point in the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Near Scoria Point.

A surprise find — just let it lay. It’s nature.

The rib cage of a long-eaten bison is uncovered when the snow melts from the top of a hill over Talkington Trail in the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Of course, not all the land is black and white. You oughta see it during the “golden hour!“

There are plenty of opportunities all winter to visit the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park at Medora. Here’s a suggestion, the little hike we took that got most of these images above.

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Mike Kopp

Love to tell stories -- romantic, nostalgic stories of our explorations in the Northern Plains. 15 years a television reporter/anchor, 12 years radio news director, 3 years newspaper editor, 6 years documentary producer -- a lifetime of communication.