Badlands NP: just the North Unit because… COVID

The National Park Service is slowly reopening, but the South Unit of Badlands NP is still closed due to Covid-19 in accordance with Oglala Sioux Tribe ordinances.

Checking stuff off the bucket list

We did a thing this past weekend. We drove to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

I got to visit this back in November. I’m not going to give you a history lesson, but I think you should go on the NPS website and read about this piece of American history.

La photo du mois: mythes et mythologie

This is my seventy-third participation in the “photo of the month” challenge. Since this is a French-speaking group, I put the translation below. On the 15th of every month, bloggers from all over the world post a photo on a predetermined subject. This month’s topic is “myths and mythology.”

Yellowstone: a pot pourri

This is the very last Yellowstone post, my friends!

Yellowstone: Midway Geyser Basin

AKA the home of Grand Prismatic Spring.

Yellowstone: Lower Geyser Basin

Ready for your daily dose of crazy colors and ultra hot water?

La photo du mois: trophée

This is my sixty-second participation in the “photo of the month” challenge. Since this is a French-speaking group, I put the translation below. On the 15th of every month, bloggers from all over the world post a photo on a predetermined subject. This month’s topic is “trophy.”

Yellowstone: Norris Geyser Basin

Another post another geyser another pretty color. Are you bored yet?

Yellowstone: Cervus canadensis

In plain English, we had the pleasure to see some elk up close.

Yellowstone: Grizzly Bear

Second bear encounter of the year (and of my life)!

Yellowstone: Old Faithful

Yup! This one is definitely a staple. 

Yellowstone: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Grand Canyon… still in Wyoming.

Yellowstone: Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces

If I had to rate my favorite things at Yellowstone, this one may very well be at the top.

Yellowstone: Mud Volcano & Sulfur Caldron

The Mud Volcano Area and Sulfur Caldron are almost right across the road from each other, which made me think they would be ok cohabiting in the same post.