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 ...

Headed up by Kina and Nellie, the Pickett family are on an epic road trip around the United States in their RV. While exploring South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands National Park, the family ...

A hiker in Badlands National Park discovered a Leptauchenia fossil, a type of creature that paleontologists describe as “monkey-faced little sheep and llama-like animals.” Unsplash via Zachary ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — A new tribal national park in North Dakota's rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a Native ...

If you're a retiree with an RV, you should consider visiting this city—it offers easy, affordable parking and access to ...

KADOKA, S.D. (Nebraska Examiner) — Nebraska’s quirky replica of England’s prehistoric Stonehenge, “Carhenge,” is about to get some new competition in a neighboring state. And a former Nebraskan is ...

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