{"id":11816,"date":"2018-10-13T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=11816"},"modified":"2018-10-13T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T02:04:08","slug":"theodore-roosevelt-national-park-north-dakota-the-landscape-trnp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/theodore-roosevelt-national-park-north-dakota-the-landscape-trnp\/","title":{"rendered":"Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota, The Landscape #TRNP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) – The Landscape<\/h1>\n

Roosevelt first came to the North Dakota badlands to hunt bison in September 1883. During that first short trip, he got his bison and fell in love with the rugged lifestyle and the “perfect freedom” of the West.<\/p>\n

Following Theodore Roosevelt’s death in 1919, the Little Missouri Badlands were explored to determine possible park sites.\u00a0Civilian Conservation Corps\u00a0camps were established in both of the future park units from 1934 to 1941, and they developed roads and other structures in use today.\u00a0 \u00a0President Truman established the\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park<\/i>\u00a0on April 25, 1947, the only National Memorial Park ever established. In 1978, in addition to boundary adjustments and the establishment of 29,920 acres of the\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness, the park’s designation was changed to\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt National Park<\/i>. -wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I recently had the pleasure of spending 3 nights\/4 days in TRNP with two other photog friends.\u00a0 My goal was to photograph the wild horses in the park as well as capture a sunrise and sunset.\u00a0 I also wanted to photograph the Elk and Bison in the park.\u00a0 We accomplished all of that an more.<\/p>\n

Sunset along East River Road, South of Wind Canyon Trail Head<\/h2>\n
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Sunrise at Badlands Overlook<\/h2>\n
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We arrived late afternoon on a Tuesday in early October.\u00a0 It was windy and cold.\u00a0 Watching the forecast leading up to the trip was interesting to say the least.\u00a0 Weather, though, can change at any moment; it did.\u00a0 There was no freezing rain to speak of and only a dusting of snow on the first and last morning we were there – all of which added to the already incredible beauty around us.\u00a0 The frost on the second morning was epic.\u00a0 At 19 degrees in the a.m., it stuck around for a long while even after sunrise.<\/p>\n

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A truly rugged and beautiful landscape awaits you at TRNP.\u00a0 The vast open expanses of land inspire awe and wonder to those that gaze upon it.\u00a0 Looking out across the land today it is hard to imagine the forests and swamps that used to be there.\u00a0 [More on the geologic formations<\/a>]<\/p>\n

TRNP – South Unit<\/h2>\n

We spent the majority of our time in the South Unit looking for the wild horses.\u00a0 There was plenty of time between sightings given the weather to take in the scenery.\u00a0 So much beauty; so many acres.<\/p>\n

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There are coal veins burning in the park.\u00a0 They were hard to detect the first few days because of the wind.\u00a0 Once things calmed down some, the smoke was easy to see.\u00a0 We first noticed it at sunrise on day 3 when it was 19 degrees.\u00a0 We didn’t realize what it was until we got closer and could smell it; then we saw exactly where it was coming from.<\/p>\n

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I saw a smaller coal vein burning pretty close to the road<\/p>\n