Badlands is a remake of the Classic CTF Badlands from Team Fortress Classic, and was released in the February 14, 2008 Patch. Much of the map has been changed and the map type has been changed from Capture the Flag to Control Point. The map consists of a base for each team, an open second point for each team located on the top of a hill, and a center point on the bridge.
South Dakota changed my life. The whole area from the Black Hills to the Badlands to Wind Cave. Such an eclectic mix of three different climates. It definitely creates some weird, unique instances you have to see and experience to understand
@@SweetxGuilt I camped out in the black hills once. The weather changes very fast. One second it was sunny and the next golfball sized hail was falling
The badlands, formerly and commonly referred to as the mesa biome, are uncommon warm biomes, featuring mounds of terracotta, coming in various colors. There are three different variants of the badlands biome. Badlands biomes feature large mounds of terracotta, in layers of various colors; specifically, red, orange, yellow, white, light gray, brown, and regular terracotta may all naturally generate. These mounds rise up from a layer of red sand, and are about 10-15 blocks thick, giving way to typical stone variants below that. Cactus and dead bushes generate frequently across the landscape, similarly to deserts. Badlands biomes generate in warm regions and in areas with low erosion, which means that they usually generate in areas with plateaus and sometimes even mountain peaks. Mineshafts generate at much higher elevations in these biomes, often exposed to fresh air. Their supporting planks and fences are made of dark oak rather than oak. Additionally, gold ore generates up to elevation Y=255 (rather than the normal Y=32), and at much higher rates than the rest of the world, making badlands tunnels excellent sources of gold. While all badlands biomes are rich in unique building materials and gold ore, there are no passive mobs. Furthermore, trees, grass, and water are uncommon, so food cultivation can be difficult. Trees and grass appear only atop wooded badlands. Being a dry biome, it never rains, meaning lightning strikes are impossible. The exceptions are the rivers that cut through the badlands, where it can still rain and cast lightning. The usual darkening of the sky and hostile mob spawning that accompany thunderstorms still occurs during inclement weather.
I didn't realize that either initially. But the more I found out about it, the more it made sense? I'd like to visit myself someday! The Dakotas seem like they have a lot of (relatively) lesser known gems to explore.
Those saying its totally worth it well not really there isnt really anything special about dirt stacked up waiting to be washed away. Step outside the national part and see the reservations and how poor the surround areas are.
Two of the biggest factors that allows badlands to form (as there are many areas in the world with similar sedimentary conditions that don't form badlands) is the combination of the region's rainfall patterns and the fertility of the rock/soil. Firstly, the fertility is a big issue. Sedimentary soils/stone can be a wildly diverse in its fertility, but generally, freshwater sediments laid down by rivers tend to be nutrient rich while anything related to shallow ocean formations tends to be stripped of any soluble minerals and is just the inert crystalline component of rock (like growing in crushed glass). A lot of these badlands also have the addition of clay particles, which, when blended with already nutrient poor larger material, forms a soil that is extremely difficult for plants to take root in in the first place. Plants in clay soils or infertile, nutrient-poor material tend to grow slowly, have shallow and frail roots that don't generally hold soil together well or grow fast enough to stabilise damaged ground. The other component is obviously rainfall. While low average rainfall tends to be important to badlands formation, its the pattern this rain is delivered in that is most important. If the rain falls fairly evenly though the year (like the drizzly greyness of much of the UK), then runnoff is not much of an issue and plants can take advantage of the rain. If the rain falls in cycles of drought and flood (like in Australia), the usual rainfall is too low for plants to grow and when it does fall, it falls in such a deluge that it almost all becomes runoff. If the terrain slope is such that the runoff reaches a critical flow speed, it begins to incise the terrain with erosion gullies. The rain will often wash away seeds that could help to stabilise the exposed ground and the water is gone before much has soaked into the ground and the cycle repeats. If these two factors come together, you end up with an area that is almost impossible to stabilise and will enters a positive feedback loop where its existence creates the conditions that further drive its existence, that is, until the point that it has been eroded flat and the runoff mechanism ceases.
I first visited the Bad Lands in 1977. I had graduated from high school and drove out to Wyoming and Colorado to go rock climbing and visit some national parks like Yellowstone. We started our trip from Massachusetts. I had never even heard of the Band Lands. We sort of stumbled upon them. We spent a couple of days hiking around the park. It was a magical time I’m my life and so was the park. I have been back a few more times. It’s a beautiful place. A must visit. Thanks for such a wonderful video which explains so much. Take care
What surprised me about this is how the badlands look less intimidating to me than the unbelievably flat plains beyond. I've lived my entire life surrounded by wooded hills and the Appalachian Mountains, having been outside of this biome only a handful of times, to Florida or California. So the somewhat mountainous feel of the badlands comes across as less frightening than the infinite flatness of the plains.
I know what you mean I grew up in south Germany surrounded by dense forests and mountainous hills before I moved to the steppes of anatolia. I feel much more comfy among the darkness of the trees and vegetation rather than the vast steppes and flat rocky plains far as the eye can see. Something very unsettling about it
That’s so interesting how we fear different things. I live in the desert where everything is very still and quiet. If I go to the forest i get nervous because i don’t know what’s behind all the trees and you can hear the leaves rustling 😂😅
The Badlands are stunning... all of them. In the early 80's I worked on a portable seismograph crew. We would fly by helicopter our equipment & trucks into the Badlands for underground exploration of mineral, petroleum and water resources.
The badlands are wonderful to see. Bring a camera and lots of time for viewing. I hadn’t realized the Cheyenne river had such an influence on the badlands topography. Thank you
I grew up in rapid city near by. My favorite part about the badlands are all the fossils lying about. Not to mention fairburn agates which are beautiful
Just west of there is the Black Hills forest with Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments. And a little farther west is Devil's Tower, WY. The Badlands are a similar geological vein that runs from Yellowstone to the east. All beautiful country that I got to see on a two week road trip in the late 90's just before summer and no tourist were around.
This is one of the best National Parks I have visited in the US. If you get there there is also Custer State Park and the Needles. Great places to hike and tour.
I was working in South Dakota in 2020 during the height of COVID. Luckily, SD didn't shut down, and i was able to spend the 4th of july weekend in the park. With the height of COVID going, the park was EMPTY of people! Seriously saw 10 people. I had the whole park to myself. What a blessing and grand memory I was granted!
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is worth a mention as well, just a bit north from badlands and is basically badlands national park with wild horses and woods inside it, both national parks look like alien landscapes and Theodore Roosevelt commented that they "did not look of this world".
There are also large herds of bison and North American pronghorn antelope, coterie of ground hogs and packs of coyote in the North & South units of the TRNP.
@@luisoutumuro424they don’t talk openly about it, but there’s also wolves in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and, while possibly migrating through, mountain lions!
Broad regional uplift is an important addition to the reasons for the net erosion of the Badlands. The depositional plain to the east of the Rockies, mentioned in the video, was uplifted. This has the effect of eliminating deposition and rejuvenating the erosive power of streams.
There is a state park in Montana called Makoshika. I grew up in the town right next to it. i spent my childhood exploring badlands, and I get nostalgic every time I see them.
Excellent. 0522 I had always shallow-mindedly assumed 'Badlands' was political, probably because I consumed too many hollywood westerns. No where did I ever see the nomenclature was geological. My enduring legacy is that I always associate Lee van Cleft with the badlands.
It's beautiful, never seen so much nothing in my life. Probably the coolest thing in South Dakota besides Mount Rushmore, which looks smaller in person then on TV
@Bobb Grimley Thank GOD the grammar/spelling police are here! Could have been an innocent mistake, and he might be a Marine, meaning you need to give him some fucking slack! He could have been high on Crayola when he wrote the comment.,
Also. Bad lands tap for black and red mana. They count as swamp and mountains. They come into play untapped making them worth 500 bucks or more for revised versions
I grew up in or around the black hills and badlands in South Dakota. I live a couple states over now, but whenever I make it back home a feeling sweeps over me. It’s something else entirely, even my gf who’s never lived outside of Iowa before we got together says she finds herself missing it whenever we leave
I live in Delta Colorado and just north of town on the base of the Grand Mesa is a huge adobe badlands. It's an interesting place to hike through at night.
You definitely slept on showing the Albertan bad lands. They're frankly incredible to behold. Just a jagged scar cut out of the prairies, dropping away in steep cliffs.
How you think he got so strong ? The lands were so bad to traverse, they died in it so much that a random dude just had to walk near to get all their fresh runes. And thus we got our str lord.
Ay I live in the black hills very close to the badlands and they are one of the most beautiful settings I have ever been to. Fucking beautiful to go on a summer night to watch the sunset. Amazing man. Come to South Dakota, it is way more beautiful then you think. Especially the black hills and badlands!!
I think the gradulastic approach to the formation of the badlands sediment is correct, but the carving out we see today, I believe, is more in the nature of a catastrophic event like a huge flood probably at the end of the last Ice Age, not a gradual wearing down by the Chyenne River. If you look at a satellite map the Black Hills looks like a giant drumlin where the water was mostly forced to the east and south, carving out what we see today and leaving a large area of sand ripples directly to the south in western Nebraska. If you look at the patterns it seems as plain as day to me. It's something to think about anyway.
Most travelers fail to realize there is a southern unit to the Badlands. It is more remote and adventurous. It is also one of the quietest places in the US.
There are actually 3 units to the park. Though, the Palmer Creek Unit has no access as it is surrounded by private property with no public roads or trails in. But I spent many days exploring and driving across the south unit.
Woah, i got lucky and your video was recommended on my start site. Youre channel is great and has even greater potential. Nice voice, quality content and satisfying information. Liked, subbed and shared to my friends... well, friend. But still! Cheers buddy, i wish you all the best and am looking forward to new videos, as soon as i watched all your others.
Hey, thanks so much, I really appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying the channel and can't wait to share more park stories with you. Thanks for being here! (Also, I really like that Daxter photo. One of my favorite games.)
Haha, glad I could help! There's a decent chunk of gaming people who have found this video, which is very interesting to me lol. I'm glad I could help you all learn about parks!
The badlands in South Dakota were made from volcanic ash from Yellowstone. Not mountain runoff. This is what gives the badlands they're beautiful colors.
If you are interested the last segment of Las Bardenas is natural BUT Las Médulas is not. It was a gigantic gold mine in roman times, it's astonishing the amount of change that they could do in a landscape. So after that there were probably many similar natural processes so it wasn't a bad example but remember that, it wasn't entirely natural. If you are interested it was one of the main reasons why the romans conquered the whole Hispania when many regions are not near the Mediterranean (the main interest in roman conquest), there was gold in the Northwest.
We like your videos. This video seemed to have very quiet music playing in the background which did not add anything to the video. It was mildly distracting. You’re doing a good job though.
I live 2 hours away from the badlands and I am Oglala Lakota you’re pronunciation of mako sica is little off it’s sounds too English if you get what I mean but good job for trying. Lakota is a difficult language to learn so I applaud you for it
Badlands is a fictional geographic region, nominally placed in New Mexico. Referred to as the Casualty Capital of the West, it is the location of several game maps, the city of Teufort, Mann Co. headquarters, and hundreds of other Mann Co facilities. It is the location of several elements of the Storyline.
So I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but like how do the Rockies deposit material as they uplift? Is the material literally just tumbling down the slope?
Not a dumb question at all! That material is carried by things like water, wind, and ice as it is eroded down the slopes of the Rockies and is deposited in the Great Plains. That's my non-technical explanation at least, geologists feel free to weigh in here!
Badlands is a remake of the Classic CTF Badlands from Team Fortress Classic, and was released in the February 14, 2008 Patch. Much of the map has been changed and the map type has been changed from Capture the Flag to Control Point. The map consists of a base for each team, an open second point for each team located on the top of a hill, and a center point on the bridge.
Not as good as Badwater personally
@@Kombine_Tmod Not as good as 2Fort, of course.
I thought it was the name of the Trigun movie.
I was wondering what made the algorithm recommend me this video until i saw this comment
@@farkrits 2fort is iconic
South Dakota changed my life. The whole area from the Black Hills to the Badlands to Wind Cave. Such an eclectic mix of three different climates. It definitely creates some weird, unique instances you have to see and experience to understand
I love the Black Hills (mountains). That whole area should really be a National Park. Rushmore itself is lame.
i might be stopping by south dakota, would you recommend those sites for camping?
@@SweetxGuilt I camped out in the black hills once. The weather changes very fast. One second it was sunny and the next golfball sized hail was falling
My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Wind Cave sometime this summer. Hopefully I can get her to the black hills as well!
@@SweetxGuilt I would highly recommend camping in the Black Hills, tons of activities you can find in that area from cave exploration to hiking.
The badlands, formerly and commonly referred to as the mesa biome, are uncommon warm biomes, featuring mounds of terracotta, coming in various colors. There are three different variants of the badlands biome.
Badlands biomes feature large mounds of terracotta, in layers of various colors; specifically, red, orange, yellow, white, light gray, brown, and regular terracotta may all naturally generate. These mounds rise up from a layer of red sand, and are about 10-15 blocks thick, giving way to typical stone variants below that. Cactus and dead bushes generate frequently across the landscape, similarly to deserts. Badlands biomes generate in warm regions and in areas with low erosion, which means that they usually generate in areas with plateaus and sometimes even mountain peaks.
Mineshafts generate at much higher elevations in these biomes, often exposed to fresh air. Their supporting planks and fences are made of dark oak rather than oak. Additionally, gold ore generates up to elevation Y=255 (rather than the normal Y=32), and at much higher rates than the rest of the world, making badlands tunnels excellent sources of gold.
While all badlands biomes are rich in unique building materials and gold ore, there are no passive mobs. Furthermore, trees, grass, and water are uncommon, so food cultivation can be difficult. Trees and grass appear only atop wooded badlands.
Being a dry biome, it never rains, meaning lightning strikes are impossible. The exceptions are the rivers that cut through the badlands, where it can still rain and cast lightning. The usual darkening of the sky and hostile mob spawning that accompany thunderstorms still occurs during inclement weather.
Never thought my channel would overlap with Minecraft TH-cam, but here we are...
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.
why does this remind me of minecraft
@@aidaaliten8817 Because it is from Minecraft
LOL
I wondered about the aquatic history of Badlands. Didn't realize the Rockies had so much to do with it. Can't wait to visit this park in person!
I didn't realize that either initially. But the more I found out about it, the more it made sense? I'd like to visit myself someday! The Dakotas seem like they have a lot of (relatively) lesser known gems to explore.
It's worth it! Check out Devil's Tower, roo!! I visited with in 1993. Amazing!
My wife and I made the trip to Badlands NP and Devils Tower last fall. Amazing places, totally worth the trip!
Those saying its totally worth it well not really there isnt really anything special about dirt stacked up waiting to be washed away.
Step outside the national part and see the reservations and how poor the surround areas are.
@@ttss5726 Some people appreciate natural beauty
Two of the biggest factors that allows badlands to form (as there are many areas in the world with similar sedimentary conditions that don't form badlands) is the combination of the region's rainfall patterns and the fertility of the rock/soil.
Firstly, the fertility is a big issue. Sedimentary soils/stone can be a wildly diverse in its fertility, but generally, freshwater sediments laid down by rivers tend to be nutrient rich while anything related to shallow ocean formations tends to be stripped of any soluble minerals and is just the inert crystalline component of rock (like growing in crushed glass). A lot of these badlands also have the addition of clay particles, which, when blended with already nutrient poor larger material, forms a soil that is extremely difficult for plants to take root in in the first place. Plants in clay soils or infertile, nutrient-poor material tend to grow slowly, have shallow and frail roots that don't generally hold soil together well or grow fast enough to stabilise damaged ground.
The other component is obviously rainfall. While low average rainfall tends to be important to badlands formation, its the pattern this rain is delivered in that is most important. If the rain falls fairly evenly though the year (like the drizzly greyness of much of the UK), then runnoff is not much of an issue and plants can take advantage of the rain. If the rain falls in cycles of drought and flood (like in Australia), the usual rainfall is too low for plants to grow and when it does fall, it falls in such a deluge that it almost all becomes runoff. If the terrain slope is such that the runoff reaches a critical flow speed, it begins to incise the terrain with erosion gullies. The rain will often wash away seeds that could help to stabilise the exposed ground and the water is gone before much has soaked into the ground and the cycle repeats.
If these two factors come together, you end up with an area that is almost impossible to stabilise and will enters a positive feedback loop where its existence creates the conditions that further drive its existence, that is, until the point that it has been eroded flat and the runoff mechanism ceases.
I first visited the Bad Lands in 1977. I had graduated from high school and drove out to Wyoming and Colorado to go rock climbing and visit some national parks like Yellowstone. We started our trip from Massachusetts. I had never even heard of the Band Lands. We sort of stumbled upon them. We spent a couple of days hiking around the park. It was a magical time I’m my life and so was the park. I have been back a few more times. It’s a beautiful place. A must visit. Thanks for such a wonderful video which explains so much. Take care
Sounds like an awesome trip, glad you got to experience some wonderful parks. Thanks for watching!
@@NationalParkDiaries Thanks for making the video and explaining so much about how it was formed. Take care
@@mtadams2009 You too!
@Bobb Grimley That sounds like an awesome trip. Take care
What surprised me about this is how the badlands look less intimidating to me than the unbelievably flat plains beyond. I've lived my entire life surrounded by wooded hills and the Appalachian Mountains, having been outside of this biome only a handful of times, to Florida or California. So the somewhat mountainous feel of the badlands comes across as less frightening than the infinite flatness of the plains.
I know what you mean I grew up in south Germany surrounded by dense forests and mountainous hills before I moved to the steppes of anatolia. I feel much more comfy among the darkness of the trees and vegetation rather than the vast steppes and flat rocky plains far as the eye can see. Something very unsettling about it
That’s so interesting how we fear different things. I live in the desert where everything is very still and quiet. If I go to the forest i get nervous because i don’t know what’s behind all the trees and you can hear the leaves rustling 😂😅
wow, this is amazing, can’t believe they named it after badlands chugs, what a legend
The Badlands are stunning... all of them.
In the early 80's I worked on a portable seismograph crew. We would fly by helicopter our equipment & trucks into the Badlands for underground exploration of mineral, petroleum and water resources.
I've been to the South Dakota badlands. Its incredible to look at.
Same and I agree.
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The ones at teddy Roosevelt park in ND are pretty cool
The ones up in North Dakota are better.
The badlands are wonderful to see. Bring a camera and lots of time for viewing. I hadn’t realized the Cheyenne river had such an influence on the badlands topography. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Everyone should try to visit Badlands at least once. Stunning landscape.
It truly is!
Been there and I agree…pics don’t do it justice
Yes. You only have about 500,000 years to do so. It is only a split second from extinction.
Was there last year and had a truly wonderful time. One of the most beautiful sights I’ve seen.
@@answerman9933 too bad we'll only live 90 years from birth
I watched this video because of Elden Ring, and I’m surprised to learn that Badlands are an actual thing! Really cool
Haha, glad I could help! Apparently my overlap with gaming TH-cam is paying off lol
The ones in South Dakota have amazing coloring in places. A must visit even if your just passing through; dal a few extra hours and take the drive.
I grew up in rapid city near by. My favorite part about the badlands are all the fossils lying about. Not to mention fairburn agates which are beautiful
Beautiful. Your Badlands remind me of our beaches at The Dead Sea.
Just west of there is the Black Hills forest with Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments. And a little farther west is Devil's Tower, WY. The Badlands are a similar geological vein that runs from Yellowstone to the east. All beautiful country that I got to see on a two week road trip in the late 90's just before summer and no tourist were around.
I love the comparison to a construction site. Great videos, keep it up!
Haha, thanks! That came to me one day driving around town. Thanks for watching!
This is one of the best National Parks I have visited in the US. If you get there there is also Custer State Park and the Needles. Great places to hike and tour.
THANK YOU!!!!
I was suffering from severe insomnia and you put me out like a light.
I was working in South Dakota in 2020 during the height of COVID. Luckily, SD didn't shut down, and i was able to spend the 4th of july weekend in the park. With the height of COVID going, the park was EMPTY of people! Seriously saw 10 people. I had the whole park to myself. What a blessing and grand memory I was granted!
Very cool video. I came in thinking badlands were just desolate areas where bandits lived in videogames.
Haha, thank you!
Great video, National Park Diaries 🕊 thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hoarah Loux, Chieftain of the Badlands
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is worth a mention as well, just a bit north from badlands and is basically badlands national park with wild horses and woods inside it, both national parks look like alien landscapes and Theodore Roosevelt commented that they "did not look of this world".
There are also large herds of bison and North American pronghorn antelope, coterie of ground hogs and packs of coyote in the North & South units of the TRNP.
@@luisoutumuro424they don’t talk openly about it, but there’s also wolves in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and, while possibly migrating through, mountain lions!
I used to live near the south unit of TRNP, and miss hiking there in the badlands❤
They may be a pain to cross but they are achingly beautiful, imagine having a home that looks out onto that view.
Broad regional uplift is an important addition to the reasons for the net erosion of the Badlands. The depositional plain to the east of the Rockies, mentioned in the video, was uplifted. This has the effect of eliminating deposition and rejuvenating the erosive power of streams.
Love this channel! What an interesting information I’ll take on the national parks. Definitely learning a lot from you my man
Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying everything!
There is a state park in Montana called Makoshika. I grew up in the town right next to it. i spent my childhood exploring badlands, and I get nostalgic every time I see them.
Excellent. 0522 I had always shallow-mindedly assumed 'Badlands' was political, probably because I consumed too many hollywood westerns. No where did I ever see the nomenclature was geological. My enduring legacy is that I always associate Lee van Cleft with the badlands.
The name bad lands is not of French origin though. This guy made up a few things.
It's beautiful, never seen so much nothing in my life. Probably the coolest thing in South Dakota besides Mount Rushmore, which looks smaller in person then on TV
Went on a road trip out West from PA, and this was the first place on our trip; the place was just mind numbing, I cannot wait to go back!
I hope you stopped at Murdo SD. Pioneer auto museum is something to see also. I-90 just East of badlands
I've been to Indiana's badlands atv park. Definitely worth checking out if your into dirt toys and rock crawlers.
@Bobb Grimley You sound like a Nancy.
@Bobb Grimley Thank GOD the grammar/spelling police are here! Could have been an innocent mistake, and he might be a Marine, meaning you need to give him some fucking slack! He could have been high on Crayola when he wrote the comment.,
@Bobb Grimley nobody cares this much grow up.
@Bobb Grimley nobody cares like he said, victim bob. Cringe.
@Bobb Grimley awee poor whittle Bob thinks he’s getting bullied for being a pretentious ass, how adorable.
Also. Bad lands tap for black and red mana. They count as swamp and mountains. They come into play untapped making them worth 500 bucks or more for revised versions
I grew up in or around the black hills and badlands in South Dakota. I live a couple states over now, but whenever I make it back home a feeling sweeps over me. It’s something else entirely, even my gf who’s never lived outside of Iowa before we got together says she finds herself missing it whenever we leave
Great video! The Badlands National Park in South Dakota an amazing place that everyone should experience at least once.
Thanks!
I live in Delta Colorado and just north of town on the base of the Grand Mesa is a huge adobe badlands. It's an interesting place to hike through at night.
This is actually the home land of Horah Loux, chieftain of the Badlands
I came here with the expectation to learn something about the zone Badlands in WoW. Even so, I still watched the whole video and learned something.
Haha, thanks for sticking around!
You definitely slept on showing the Albertan bad lands. They're frankly incredible to behold. Just a jagged scar cut out of the prairies, dropping away in steep cliffs.
Drumheller was a treat to visit for sure. He definitely slept on showing it.
Hoarah Loux, Chieftan of the Badlands!
I like hanging out in my local badlands. Its nice to know a little bit more
Horoah Loux, chieftain of the bad to traverse lands!
thought this was an elden ring lore video
How you think he got so strong ? The lands were so bad to traverse, they died in it so much that a random dude just had to walk near to get all their fresh runes. And thus we got our str lord.
@1:25 That is one heck of a golf course!!!
Very interesting video, I was looking for Badlands chugs though
Hahaha, I'll admit I had no idea what that was until I just looked it up. Glad you enjoyed the video though!
great video , 1 inch per year is crazy!
I know, I couldn't believe that! Thanks for watching!
Hey enjoyed you video, keep them coming!
Thanks so much, will do!
I grew up 15 miles from Bryce canyon it's an amazing drive through it if you ever decide to do it I recommend 10/10
Been to Badlands NP couple times. Beautiful place. Looking forward to getting back there again.
That was a very good explanation of just what the Badlands are,nasty but sublime.
Thank you!
And here i was thinking Badlands was just a cool name for a mountainbiking area near Ainsa, Spain. Learn something everyday!
Glad I could help!
Arena mode is the best one to visit since it's usually full with mercenaries.
Ay I live in the black hills very close to the badlands and they are one of the most beautiful settings I have ever been to. Fucking beautiful to go on a summer night to watch the sunset. Amazing man. Come to South Dakota, it is way more beautiful then you think. Especially the black hills and badlands!!
Well done! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching!
Thought this was a TF2 video, stayed anyway.
Haha, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Watched one video and got hooked on this channel.
Thanks for being here! I hope you enjoy the other videos!
Used to live close to the badlands. It was one of my two favorite places to hike through in SD.
The cretaceous interior seaway covered the plains states and parts of the mountain states. The midwest hasn’t been underwater for a while
I think the gradulastic approach to the formation of the badlands sediment is correct, but the carving out we see today, I believe, is more in the nature of a catastrophic event like a huge flood probably at the end of the last Ice Age, not a gradual wearing down by the Chyenne River. If you look at a satellite map the Black Hills looks like a giant drumlin where the water was mostly forced to the east and south, carving out what we see today and leaving a large area of sand ripples directly to the south in western Nebraska. If you look at the patterns it seems as plain as day to me. It's something to think about anyway.
Badlands! Woah Woah Woah Woah Badlands!" - Springsteen, Bruce
3:07 For Sale By Owner; One seaside dwelling with -three- two acres. Price will drop as acreage decreases. Motivated seller..
The views in this video are so inspiring..
Have you been to Theodore Roosevelt National Park? I’m always surprised when it gets left out of badlands videos.
I haven't been, but yes, it has plenty of badlands as well! I mainly went with Badlands to explain the concept since they're the "namesake" park.
Really enjoyed that, thanks. Subscribed, looking forward to more, thanks.
Thanks for watching and welcome to the community!
I love my adopted home state. South Dakota is beautiful!
I absolutely didn't expect this guy to know las médulas in spain.kudos to you
Haha, definitely looked that one up 😂
I used to live near the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and loved hiking there in the badlands❤
Nice! I'm hoping to make it out there sometime soon myself
Most travelers fail to realize there is a southern unit to the Badlands. It is more remote and adventurous. It is also one of the quietest places in the US.
There are actually 3 units to the park. Though, the Palmer Creek Unit has no access as it is surrounded by private property with no public roads or trails in. But I spent many days exploring and driving across the south unit.
@@zero22884 what’s located in Palmer? Anything cut off from access generates curiosity in me so.
Woah, i got lucky and your video was recommended on my start site. Youre channel is great and has even greater potential. Nice voice, quality content and satisfying information. Liked, subbed and shared to my friends... well, friend. But still!
Cheers buddy, i wish you all the best and am looking forward to new videos, as soon as i watched all your others.
Hey, thanks so much, I really appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying the channel and can't wait to share more park stories with you. Thanks for being here!
(Also, I really like that Daxter photo. One of my favorite games.)
im watching this video to get research on writing a borderlands d&d campaign oh my god this is awesome
Haha, glad I could help! There's a decent chunk of gaming people who have found this video, which is very interesting to me lol. I'm glad I could help you all learn about parks!
The badlands are now under control of Horah Loux, Chieftain of the Badlands
damn you tied up the end so well. that was beautifully said.
Thank you!
The badlands in South Dakota were made from volcanic ash from Yellowstone. Not mountain runoff. This is what gives the badlands they're beautiful colors.
South Dakota was one of the few places, where I knew I would have to come back, while I was still standing there.
I’ve heard of Badlands and always thought they were… well, I don’t know what I thought they were.
Thanks for telling me!
You're welcome!
A badass name for a badass geoformation
my first exposure to the badlands term was in spyro
If you are interested the last segment of Las Bardenas is natural BUT Las Médulas is not. It was a gigantic gold mine in roman times, it's astonishing the amount of change that they could do in a landscape. So after that there were probably many similar natural processes so it wasn't a bad example but remember that, it wasn't entirely natural.
If you are interested it was one of the main reasons why the romans conquered the whole Hispania when many regions are not near the Mediterranean (the main interest in roman conquest), there was gold in the Northwest.
Are you going to show the harbor freight winch factory? It's right there, the Badlands winches....👍👍
The badlands are also the home of a legendary ancient warrior tribe led by a mighty chieftain.
aka badlands chugs
Hoarah Loux, Chieftain of The Badlands!
I like how it looks like the earth's caught in upheaval. The ground's crackin' open, trees are fallin' in.
A 100% perfect explanation of the process. Thank you for passing your knowledge on to others.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!
We like your videos. This video seemed to have very quiet music playing in the background which did not add anything to the video. It was mildly distracting. You’re doing a good job though.
Thanks!
Tsingy De Bemaraha National Park is another great example
The badlands are most obviously the land of hoarah loux, warrior.
I live 2 hours away from the badlands and I am Oglala Lakota you’re pronunciation of mako sica is little off it’s sounds too English if you get what I mean but good job for trying. Lakota is a difficult language to learn so I applaud you for it
Haha, thanks!
so how were the sand hills of Nebraska formed?
Badlands is a fictional geographic region, nominally placed in New Mexico. Referred to as the Casualty Capital of the West, it is the location of several game maps, the city of Teufort, Mann Co. headquarters, and hundreds of other Mann Co facilities. It is the location of several elements of the Storyline.
So I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but like how do the Rockies deposit material as they uplift? Is the material literally just tumbling down the slope?
Not a dumb question at all! That material is carried by things like water, wind, and ice as it is eroded down the slopes of the Rockies and is deposited in the Great Plains. That's my non-technical explanation at least, geologists feel free to weigh in here!
HOARAH LOUX, CHIEFTAIN OF THE BADLANDS
Was wondering how many people were recommended this because they kept watching the elden ring intro
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Nice content! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, much appreciated!
Traveling through the Siskus into northern cali, around Weed, looks a bit like Badlands too.
I got this linked after watching Elden Ring... a sign??? From the magnificent Hoarah Loux CHIEFTAIN OF THE BADLANDS!
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Good explanation.
Thanks!
Very interesting and informative.
Thank you!
I lived next to Bryce Canyon for years and had no idea!
Yeah, pretty crazy! Badlands are everywhere!
Been there. Such a cool place!
Very nice!
Interesting video!
Thank you!
Graham Hancock's research on the badlands is something to think about.