![Rainbows and Rain and Hail, Oh My!](https://i0.wp.com/www.beautifulbadlandsnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/46756.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
![Rainbows and Rain and Hail, Oh My!](https://i0.wp.com/www.beautifulbadlandsnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/46756.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
![Rainbows and Horses in the Green Badlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.beautifulbadlandsnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/65846243_1044044752651613_3238985780244250624_n.jpg?resize=852%2C480&ssl=1)
Rainbows and Horses in the Green Badlands
Green Badlands in North Dakota! The badlands of North Dakota, including Theodore Roosevelt National Park, are usually…..bad! That is, they are rugged and sometimes can seem lifeless in their starkness. But not this summer! Above average rainfall created...![Climbing Chimney Butte — a visual reward from a happy exhausting challenge](https://i0.wp.com/www.beautifulbadlandsnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Tescher-Ranch-Chimney-Butte-sig.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Climbing Chimney Butte — a visual reward from a happy exhausting challenge
For years, we’ve been curious about chimney butte – especially as we learn more about early cowboys, ranching and the settling of the west. We didn’t know what an impressive landmark it is — or the view from the top. We knew years ago we’d hike it when we...![Feel the gloomy rain clouds over the beautiful badlands — Snapshot Saturday](https://i0.wp.com/www.beautifulbadlandsnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/River-Bend-North-Unit-June-162c-2018-.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)