Badlands National Park, South Dakota – Day 4 Sunset – Scouting Photos

There is a gravel road from Interior, SD that goes into the Badlands NP, connecting to SD 240.  I took this road, intending to go all the way to SD 240 and shoot sunset images in the same grassland area from which I had shot earlier this morning, when the sky was completely overcast.

Gravel Road into Badlands NP, September 18, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo

This gravel roadway was very washboarded over long intervals, when I drove it, requiring slow driving.  As I got nearer SD 240, I began to realize that it might be better to shoot from a grassy area to the east of the gravel roadway, rather than going back to my morning location.

I had plenty of time prior to sunset, so I pulled over to scout nearby.

Change of Plans, Badlands NP, September 18, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo
Scouting Photo Badlands NP, September 18, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo
Scouting Photo, Badlands NP, September 18, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo

The big clouds are still hanging around, which bodes well for sunset shooting today.

Scouting Photo, Badlands NP, September 18, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo

After walking around this grassy area and shooting a few scouting images, I decided that this would definitely be a better area from which to shoot than where I had planned to go.

Stay tuned for the results of todays sunset shoot,

Ken

3 thoughts on “Badlands National Park, South Dakota – Day 4 Sunset – Scouting Photos”

  1. Looks like an awesome September day! Great clouds … hope they stuck around for sunset. I went to the Badlands in the spring 4 years or so ago. It was a pretty green year.

    PS/FYI — Tried making this comment using an iPhone and it was not possible. The box was not large enough to fit the whole comment so I could not see the entire comment. There was no ‘post comment’ button. I saved the comment and went to my usual way of looking at blogs … by computer.

    1. Thanks, Denise. I’ve never tried to comment on WordPress via iPhone, but I find using my iPhone to comment on other sites awkward, especially if I make a mistake or want to edit my comment. I often abort and revert to my computer, as you did.

      1. I think a lot of viewers do use their phones (unfortunately). I use the computer 95% of the time for blogs but I use my phone for FB. I can only sit behind a computer so much!

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