One of the most spiritual experiences I've ever had, was sunrise at Panoramic Point . Alone, I stood at the top of Panoramic Point, listening to the cooing of Morning Doves throughout the Pinnacles. A Rabbit approached and calmly walked around me, eating the short, sparse grasses as I composed images. I truely felt at one with nature at that moment. It was difficult to leave this place, the memory of which, I will carry forever. I could easily spend a lifetime exploring the Badlands and never really capture all that is there to experience.
Our stay in the Badlands has been stormy - sometimes great for dramatic skies, but often missing the magic hours. I have many more images to post, but have had a VERY hard time finding a reasonable broadband connection. last night, in particular took us to an incredible overlook, but as the sunset approached - a storm came up - we made the 25 mile ride back to the lodge with lightening flashing off the hoodoos surrounding the Badlands loop - it was quite a ride!!. Thanks for stopping by to share the experience.
1st sunrise in the Badlands was short lived - a storm was brewing in the West, moving fast. The blue near the horizon was actually a deep purple blue. The forground clouds were starting to swirl and I realized it was proibably not a good idea to be as far away from the car as I was, since there was no straight, flat route to it. That and the posted warnings about poisonous snakes was enough. I stopped shooting and worked my way back to the car to head back to the motel. Got there just in time for the storm to break. Too bad, I was looking forward to some lightening strikes over the hills! The storm turned out to be short lived and the rest of the day was picture perfect. - just enough clouds to keep the sky interesting as the strom moved off further east.
