Badlands National Park anniversary Nov. 10, 2023

This densely layered image is not an error of your screen, but the fascinating tiers of fossil beds in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Under the multicoloured coating lies the land"s history, conserving the remains of ancient horses, camels, tigers, and rhinos. The barren landscape, decorated with pinnacles and prairies, was mainly formed by two contrary forces of nature: deposition (the process of small rocks being moved around and deposited in new places) and erosion (the process of rocks wearing away). The Red Shirt Table, at 1,020 metres, is the highest point on the rugged terrain. The park covers 982 square kilometres of territory that was established as a national park in 1978. Still thirsty for knowledge? Visit the national park"s museum collection. There are over 360,000 artefacts that have a lot more to reveal!

© Grant Ordelheide/Tandem Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Postcard from the Canadian Rockies
Nov. 10, 2024Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Nov. 10, 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

The only island in Lake Tahoe
Stripes in sight
Apr. 18, 2024International Day for Monuments and Sites
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States
Jun. 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
A dramatic celebration of peace
Nov. 19, 2024Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Spirit of the Puffing Wind
Mar. 11, 2024Koala sleeping in a eucalyptus tree, Australia
Apr. 26, 2025Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
The grass looks greener on this side
Paddle power
Oct. 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Dec. 17, 2023Bohemian waxwings
To the infinite and back
Oct. 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
So fresh, so clean
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
The envy of postcards and snow globes
Mar. 27, 2025World Theatre Day
Festive foliage in the garden
Sep. 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
The Coast of Death
Jan. 28, 2025Short-eared owl
May 13, 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Sep. 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep. 22, 2023World Rhinoceros Day
Feb. 14, 2025Happy Valentines Day!
Oct. 22, 2025Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria