In sharp contrast to the verdant Black Hills country, the White River
Badlands, a barren, treeless region, lies about 50 miles east of the
western foothills.
Here nature has beautified the earth with all shades of buff, cream,
pale green, gold, and rose. Fantastically carved erosion forms rise
above the valleys, some of them 150 to 300 feet high.
The constantly shifting color and the weird formations make this a
region of strong imaginative appeal.