Winter Hike on Scoria Trail

Though the snow and ice had melted on the south faces of the badlands formations, we discovered the protected northern surfaces were extremely slippery, not only from visible ice, but from the greasy clay beneath the seemingly dry dirt.

Theodore Roosevelt National ParkhikebadlandssunsetDecember2018 Square ButteSentinel ButteCamels HumpBeautiful Badlands NDNorth Dakota