Nevertheless, European settlers were able to call a spade a spade. Here are the Badlands, this is Bad lands - "bad lands." What makes thousands of tourists visit this place? A gloomy panorama of bare toothed hills in the North American state of South Dakota is dotted with gorges, ravines, faults - it is difficult to imagine a more inhospitable land. Here and there, narrow hills are crowned with huge blocks of stone and boulders. In the XVIII century, these vast expanses were dubbed a doom. The heat, lack of vegetation and animals made the Badlands almost impassable. During the summer rains, the soil turned into mud, each step of which was difficult. Badlands extends over more than 15,500 km2. In the west, Bad land, like a milestone, borders Mount Rushmore, and in the east, the border runs along the Missouri River. About 38 cm of precipitation falls here annually, and rainy waters boil between the rocks, cutting the gorges even deeper. Therefore, the famous Vampire Peak (Vampire Peak) every year becomes thinner by fifteen centimeters.
Nevertheless, this region of North America is recognized by all legal and legal authorities as the National Paleontological Reserve. Therefore, if you want to peel off and take with you a fossilized leaf or insect that came across during a walking tour of the Badlands, keep in mind that there will be troubles. Have a nice rest!