Theodore Roosevelt National Park was originally named Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, the only Memorial Park ever established by the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior, and it is therefore the only existing National Park named for a single individual. It is a fitting tribute, as Theodore Roosevelt was very instrumental in designating large tracts of land as National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, and National Wildlife Reserves while serving as President of the United States. He had spent a large amount of time in the western North Dakota area before becoming the 26th U.S. President, as he enjoyed the rugged solitude of the region. Even today, that rugged solitude can still be felt due to the remote location of both units of the park in the remote western portion of a sparsely populated state. Large resident herds of bison and wild horses are found throughout the grassland valleys between the rugged badlands of the park. The Wild Images Team has spent some time in the park, and here captured an image of bison as they laze in the sunshine below the jumbled terrain of tall badland peaks in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The Wild Images Team has captured many other images from North Dakota such as the contrast created by the horizontal color bands cross through yellow badlands and the entire herd as a group of wild horses cluster together on a hilltop, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from North Dakota have documented the herd of bison grazing in the grasslands and the ever changing colorful badland mound that caps a rolling ridge. In neighboring South Dakota, The Wild Images Team has captured images such as the bright flash of a colorful lightning strike over the badlands, the moment that a pronghorn displays its phenomenal physique, and the time that a massive bison bull came meandering past, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from South Dakota have documented the centuries long carving of the massive Crazy Horse Monument, the very majestic Mount Rushmore and the Avenue of Flags, the expansive view as wild burros walk through the rolling prairies, the ever wary prairie dog stands at attention in the prairie, the amazing location of the granite roadways through Custer State Park, when The Wild Images Team encountered a remote end of trail sign in the middle of nowhere, this close up image of textures in a colorful badlands mound, the interesting time when a flock of turkeys photobombed our image, and The Wild Images Team sunset shadows over Badlands National Park. In neighboring Wyoming, The Wild Images Team has captured images such as the contrast found in the colorful grasslands and background Grand Teton National Park peaks, the varying landscape of Grand Teton National Park rocky peaks and clouds, the large antlers on display as an elk takes a look back in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, the vertical abruptness as Devils Tower rises above the red rocks and green pines, and the many hues found as the colorful badlands cover over this very remote region, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Wyoming have documented as the rugged snowy peaks rise above wildflowers, and as The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome poses for a picture at the Meeteetse “Where Chiefs Meet” welcome sign. In neighboring Montana, The Wild Images Team has captured images such as a group of white mountain goats as they graze the highlands, an expansive view of rocky ridges extending to the horizon, the colorfully massive wall of Hidden Lake, high altitude view of tundra and glacial lakes, a very remote reflective alpine lake covered with rocks, and an ominously approaching heavy downpour over the green foothills, all of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Montana have documented the very deep blue waters of McDonald Creek and the panoramic view of The Wild Images Team at Hidden Lake.
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