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Not many people visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and even fewer make it all the way up to the North Unit. On this very stormy day, there were almost no other people in the North Unit. It had been storming and raining all day, but it was starting to wind down. We made our way to the Cannonball Concretions. The badlands are comprised of porous sandstone, where mineral-rich water can seep through the layers and deposit minerals in empty spaces. This can create some truly unusual rock formations, and in many cases here in Theodore Roosevelt, they form spheres that resemble huge cannonballs.
I made my way into this little valley and used an ND filter to capture the movement of the clouds across the sky. The piles of rocks that have formed inside the walls of the badlands have been ejected into a pile that lays in the center of the frame. This image allows the viewer to experience the dynamic nature of the landscape, with the motion of the clouds adding to the dramatic scene.
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