In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

Home to the Black Hills, the Badlands and the sprawling prairies of the Great Plains, South Dakota is a state rich in scenery and features monuments and dedications to the likes of everyone from Crazy ...

All at once, we noticed the teeth — a whole row of them, big, gray and pointed. During several days of hiking at Badlands National Park, our girls had been determined to spot a fossil, stopping to ...

South Dakota’s Badlands National Park is one of several national parks to visit while in the Black Hills. It offers geological formations, wildlife viewing, history and dark skies programming all ...

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What would I do with a five-day mini-getaway? Let's see, maybe New York City, San Francisco, Miami or - South Dakota? Let's be honest, the Mount Rushmore State doesn't generally come to mind when ...

Researchers have discovered a new genus of prehistoric deer that they believe existed some 32 million years ago in an area around what is now southwestern South Dakota. The deer would not have ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...