It was about a century and a half in the past, that the Great Sioux Nation had displaced the other tribes from the northern prairie, commanding more than 80 million acres. Harsh weather, long freezing winters that never seemed to end, and some of the most difficult terrain possible for both dwelling and hunting, is what the Badlands provided long ago.
The hunting inhabitants continued to come, with the Badlands being the place for the roaming buffalo. This was the hunting grounds of the Paleo Indians, mammoth hunters who were alive at the end of the Ice Age. Evidence found show that this is an area that can be dated back thousands of years to the first nomadic tribes that made the Badlands their home. The Badlands fill people with fascination for a reason. Here, you will find unknown tracks in the mixed grasses, along with archaeological findings of Indian Wars, remnants of gold mining and, of course, the requisite ghost towns with silhouettes of everyone from gunslingers to the fancy brothel girls walking amidst the desolation. In fact, this area has more myths and legends than any you could possibly think of. Speaking about aliens is not out of the realm, or even over-imaginative when it comes to the Badlands. But then, those massive shapes meet up with the most expansive protected grass prairie in the whole United States, giving the Badlands National Park two extremes that offer a home for wildlife, a place for the perfect picture and, perhaps, the hidden ‘homes’ of those spaceship dwellers. The 250,000 acres filled with awe-inspiring pinnacles and spires that reach to the sky look as if they are used as an elevator by aliens to reach the spaceship they left behind.
Over 11,000 years of human history have been recorded in this truly amazing area.
The high rock formations seem to dare and challenge you to reach the top perhaps climb as far and fast as you can in order to meet the people who are still roaming there – just beyond your line of vision. That area is a type of other-worldly experience, as if the land holds mysteries and myths hidden deep within the buttes. Badlands National Park is not only one of the most amazing scenic spots in the world, but it is also one of the most eccentric.
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