Headlights streaking through Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Headlights streaking through Badlands National Park, South Dakota

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Headlights streaking through Badlands National Park, South Dakota

The hidden gem of South Dakota may not get the high volume of visitors that Yellowstone and the Great Smoky Mountains do, but the unusual landscape and singularly American ecosystem (hello, buffalo) rewards those who make the trek.

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