Badlands

We arrived in the late afternoon,  checked out the visitor center,  then set up camp,  and went out after dinner,  which always seemed to be the best time of day in the parks,  between glorious sunsets and active animals.  This seemingly dead land was no exception. We saw our first bighorn sheep perched on a peak,  peering down at us. Such a strong animal.  Not really sheep like in any way except the wool...way too powerful for that comparison. And she was looking at us,  not just an oblivious sheep focused on grass.

And then there was the sunset. We stopped at the first turn out,  and were taking pictures of the striated mountains,  when suddenly everything began to change color! The sky turned pinks and oranges,  and the mountains behind us lit up in roses and ochres....it was astounding.