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Painted Canyon Visitor Center in Theodore Roosevelt National Park - east of Medora, North Dakota
Views seen while walking the canyon trail on June 11, 2010.

Painted Canyon seen from the visitor's deck.
[Sweeping view of domed rocks rising from grass and treed canyon floor.]

Wild flowers blooming everywhere.
[Single white blooms scattered throughout tall grass.]

Some unusual color (light green) blooms
[Plant with what appears to be green blooms.]

The canyon trail goes down and up.
[Logs marking edges of steps down into a low spot then back up the other side.]

Trail marker is at the bottom of photo while picnic shelters are on canyon rim.
[A view from the trail back up at a picnic shelter.]

Trail marker is in the center of the photo. They are very helpful when hiking these trails.
[This portion of the trail is down in the canyon. A dirt path is going through the grass with views of huge rock structures.]

Colorful rock in the canyon
[Reddish rock faces sprinkled with multiple shades of green shrubbery.]

View of trail from an overlook within the canyon
[Looking down on a dirt path evident among the greenery on the canyon floor.]

Wild roses
[Pink blooms in the grass by the side of the trail.]

Gumbo lily
[White flower in full bloom on a plant which looks like a weed growing among the small rocks on the ground.]

Yellow blooms along the trail
[Flowers with spiky yellow petals and a yellow center.]

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Scenic Overlook on Interstate 94 near Beach, North Dakota
Beach is at the western edge of the state and is outside of the national park, but the land is just as beautiful.
May 22, 2008

[Bison feeding their young on the park road.]

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