Badlands National Park protects a beautiful eroded landscape of white, yellow, and red hues covering 244,000 acres. It is a massive sprawling park that is broken into three sections known as the North Unit, Stronghold Unit, and Palmer Creek Unit. Despite its gargantuan size, there are only about 11-miles of maintained trails and every single…
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Best of Badlands National Park – Guide to the Top 7 Activities
The term “badlands” conjures up images of a harsh and brutal desert environment. While that can be true they can also be stunningly beautiful places. “Badland” simply refers to an area of land where heavy erosion and soil quality combine to make them bad for farming. You can find them all over the world but…
Tangle Creek Falls – Best Canadian Rockies Day Hikes
#32 – Canadian Rockies Day Hikes: Tangle Creek Falls Location: Jasper National Park Trailhead: Tangle Creek Falls Parking Area Type: Out-n-Back Rating: Easy Total Distance: Less than 0.25-mile Recommended Time: 15 minutes Recommended Season: June – Late September Tangle Creek Falls Jasper National Park’s Tangle Creek Falls is one of the highlights of driving the…