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A newly paved stretch of Highway 44 cuts through the rugged formations near Scenic, South Dakota, beneath a vivid summer sky. This east–west route skirts the southern boundary of Badlands National Park, where blacktop meets eroded buttes carved by millennia of wind and water. The low-angle view emphasizes the contrast between the engineered precision of the highway and the raw geologic textures of the surrounding landscape—an enduring symbol of travel through one of the Great Plains’ most striking natural corridors.

Highway 44 Through the Badlands

A newly paved stretch of Highway 44 cuts through the rugged formations near Scenic, South Dakota, beneath a vivid summer…

Badlands National Park, Highway 44, National Park, Road, Scenic, South Dakota
Amazing storm clouds rolling into Interior, South Dakota at our camp site near the Badlands National Park. It seems every year we get at least one really great thunderstorm when camping.

Badlands from Interior, SD

Amazing storm clouds rolling into Interior, South Dakota at our camp site near the Badlands National Park. It seems every…

Clouds, Ghost Town, Scenic, South Dakota, Storm Clouds, Tatanka Trading Post, Trading Post
A lone wooden shed stands among fields of wild grasses and yellow blooms as storm clouds gather near Interior, South Dakota, on the outskirts of Badlands National Park. The layered sky hints at an incoming summer storm sweeping across the plains, with the rugged formations of the Badlands visible on the horizon. The muted colors and boarded windows evoke both isolation and endurance, capturing the tension between human settlement and the vast, unpredictable prairie environment.

Prairie Storm Over the Badlands

A lone wooden shed stands among fields of wild grasses and yellow blooms as storm clouds gather near Interior, South…

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An approaching storm looms over the rolling grasslands near Interior, South Dakota, at the edge of Badlands National Park. The layered clouds form dramatic bands above the wetland and open prairie, where a small structure and fence line mark the human presence in this otherwise vast and untamed landscape. From this vantage point near the White River, the eroded formations of the Badlands rise faintly in the distance, emphasizing the contrast between the lush foreground and the arid, sculpted terrain beyond.

Storm Front Over Interior, South Dakota

An approaching storm looms over the rolling grasslands near Interior, South Dakota, at the edge of Badlands National Park. The…

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A dirt road cuts through the rolling prairie of Indian Creek Drive in the western reaches of Badlands National Park, near the small town of Scenic, South Dakota. Storm clouds build over the mixed-grass plains, casting dramatic light on the green hills and wildflower fields typical of the park’s early summer landscape. This remote section of the Badlands, less traveled than the main loop road, reveals the quieter beauty of the park—where erosion-carved ridges and open grasslands merge under a vast and changeable sky.

Indian Creek Drive, Badlands National Park

A dirt road cuts through the rolling prairie of Indian Creek Drive in the western reaches of Badlands National Park,…

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Sheep Mountain in South Dakota near the Badlands National Park.

Sheep Mountain sign in South Dakota

Sheep Mountain in South Dakota near the Badlands National Park.

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A weathered wooden sign marks the rugged entrance to Sheep Mountain in the southern reaches of Badlands National Park, South Dakota. This remote area, surrounded by the sweeping prairies of Buffalo Gap National Grassland, offers one of the park’s most dramatic and less-visited overlooks. The region sits within Oglala Lakota lands, where erosion has sculpted colorful buttes and steep ridges over millions of years. Accessible by an unpaved road, Sheep Mountain remains a quiet, untamed corner of the Badlands, revealing the deep geologic and cultural layers of the Northern Plains.

Sheep Mountain, Badlands National Park

A weathered wooden sign marks the rugged entrance to Sheep Mountain in the southern reaches of Badlands National Park, South…

Badlands National Park, National Park, South Dakota
The Tatanka Trading Post in Scenic, South Dakota, stands as a weathered relic of roadside commerce along the gateway to Badlands National Park. Once a small but lively hub for travelers and locals, the post’s peeling white paint and simple gabled design speak to decades of wind, sun, and changing times on the Great Plains. The name Tatanka—Lakota for “bison”—reflects the deep cultural ties of the region’s Indigenous heritage and the area’s rugged frontier identity. Today, the building endures as a quiet landmark of rural South Dakota’s layered history.

Tatanka Trading Post, Scenic, South Dakota

The Tatanka Trading Post in Scenic, South Dakota, stands as a weathered relic of roadside commerce along the gateway to…

Ghost Town, Scenic, South Dakota, Tatanka Trading Post, Trading Post
An old steel truss bridge spans Split Rock Creek near the town of Garretson, South Dakota, carrying a narrow, weathered wooden deck over the rocky gorge below. Built in the early 20th century, this Pratt through truss design reflects an era when such riveted steel frameworks connected small Midwestern towns before the advent of modern concrete spans. Its utilitarian geometry and riveted latticework remain intact, framed by the lush, tree-lined valley of Split Rock Creek—a setting that once hosted flour mills, quarries, and river crossings essential to the region’s early development. The bridge now stands as a quiet relic of rural American engineering, linking history and landscape on the edge of the prairie.

Historic Garretson Truss Bridge, South Dakota

An old steel truss bridge spans Split Rock Creek near the town of Garretson, South Dakota, carrying a narrow, weathered…

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Downtown Minneapolis seen from near the Cedar Lake Trail.

Downtown Minneapolis during blue hour

Downtown Minneapolis seen from near the Cedar Lake Trail.

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The Pillsbury A-Mill is a former flour mill located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It held the distinction of being the world's largest flour mill for 40 years. Completed in 1881, it was owned by the Pillsbury Company and operated two of the most powerful direct-drive waterwheels ever built, each capable of generating 1,200 horsepower (895 kW). The mill was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and has since been converted into resident artist lofts.

Sunset at Minneapolis’s Pillsbury’s Best Flour

The Pillsbury A-Mill is a former flour mill located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota….

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Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis

Stone Arch Bridge on a Sunny June evening

Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis

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The weathered brick façade of Leder Bros. Scrap Metal Recycling reflects a century of small-scale industrial life in north Minneapolis. Faded hand-painted lettering and a rusting mid-century sign mark the receiving entrance for what was once a busy recycling yard, a place where scrap from the city’s rail lines and factories found new purpose. The combination of concrete block, yellow brick, and glass block windows speaks to a utilitarian design typical of the post-war industrial boom. Today, its aging surfaces and surveillance cameras evoke a district in transition, where traces of heavy industry linger amid redevelopment and adaptive reuse.

Leder Bros. Scrap Metal – North Minneapolis Industrial Heritag

The weathered brick façade of Leder Bros. Scrap Metal Recycling reflects a century of small-scale industrial life in north Minneapolis….

Leder Bros, Minneapolis, Recycling, Scrap Metal
Inside an abandoned industrial building, a set of corroded water valves and pipes hangs overhead, marked with a fading yellow tag reading “City Water.” The scene captures the quiet afterlife of urban infrastructure—where once-busy mechanical systems now sit dormant beneath exposed rafters and dim fluorescent tubes. These remaining fixtures, wrapped in aging insulation and patched tape, reveal the skeletal logic of a space once dependent on pressurized networks, maintenance routines, and municipal supply lines that connected the factory to the city’s hidden circulatory systems.

City Water Lines – Industrial Remnant, Minneapolis

Inside an abandoned industrial building, a set of corroded water valves and pipes hangs overhead, marked with a fading yellow…

Pipes, Utilities, Water
An electrical outlet inside an empty warehouse.

Electrical outlet in an abandoned warehouse

An electrical outlet inside an empty warehouse.

Hopkins, Minnesota, Warehouse
A tracked John Deere feller buncher with a yellow cutting head sits idle beside the Cedar Lake Trail in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during early site preparation for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension. The machine’s “KEEP BACK 300 FT / 90 M” arm warning and the trail’s closed fencing mark the transition from a popular cycling route to an active construction corridor. In the distance, the bridge approach and industrial structures hint at the scale of redevelopment that reshaped the rail and trail landscape through Minneapolis’s western suburbs.

Tree Feller Along the Cedar Lake Trail – Southwest LRT Work Zo

A tracked John Deere feller buncher with a yellow cutting head sits idle beside the Cedar Lake Trail in St….

Deforestation, John Deere, Machinery, Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Southwest LRT
A John Deere 843L feller buncher sits parked near the railway tracks in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during the early stages of construction for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. Designed primarily for forestry work, this heavy-duty machine—with its massive front grapple and thick treaded tires—was adapted for clearing brush and trees along the rail corridor. The mix of heavy equipment, rail infrastructure, and suburban backdrop highlights the region’s ongoing transformation as the light rail expansion reshapes Minneapolis’s western suburbs.

John Deere 843L Feller Buncher – Southwest LRT Construction

A John Deere 843L feller buncher sits parked near the railway tracks in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during the early…

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Green Bay Fire Station No. 3, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, represents a classic mid-20th-century firehouse design with its red brick façade, steep rooflines, and distinctive arched bay doors. Serving the west side of the city, this station houses an engine company, battalion chief, and medic unit, providing rapid response coverage to nearby residential and commercial areas. The building’s architecture reflects an era when civic structures balanced functionality with traditional craftsmanship, embodying a sense of permanence and community trust.

Green Bay Fire Station No. 3

Green Bay Fire Station No. 3, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, represents a classic mid-20th-century firehouse design with its red…

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The entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wisconsin, shows the tree-lined approach to one of the state’s oldest operating prisons. Opened in 1898 as the Wisconsin State Reformatory, the facility was designed during an era emphasizing reform and rehabilitation, reflected in its spacious campus and classical stone buildings visible in the distance. Today, the institution remains part of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections system, standing as a significant piece of the state’s correctional history and architectural heritage.

Entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution, Allouez, Wiscons

The entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wisconsin, shows the tree-lined approach to one of the state’s oldest…

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Built in 1898, the Wisconsin State Reformatory in Green Bay is a monumental example of early 20th-century correctional architecture, designed to project authority through its Romanesque Revival stonework and fortress-like symmetry. The façade, constructed from locally quarried gray limestone, features narrow arched windows, heavy masonry, and a commanding central pediment above the main entryway. Originally intended as a progressive institution focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment, the reformatory combined rigid design with reform-era ideals. The weathered sign above the entrance—still reading “Wisconsin State Reformatory”—marks one of the few remaining intact examples of this architectural period in the state’s penal history.

Wisconsin State Reformatory Main Entrance – Green Bay, Wiscons

Built in 1898, the Wisconsin State Reformatory in Green Bay is a monumental example of early 20th-century correctional architecture, designed…

Allouez, Green Bay, Green Bay Correctional Institution, Prison, Wisconsin
The Nicolet Mill complex in De Pere, Wisconsin, stands alongside the Fox River, a remnant of the region’s historic paper-making industry that once defined the economy of the Green Bay area. The long, brick mill structure—now operated by American Nippon Papers—dates back to the early 20th century, when Wisconsin’s waterways powered dozens of mills along the Fox River. Still active today, the facility reflects the enduring legacy of papermaking in the Midwest, blending vintage industrial architecture with modern manufacturing extensions visible on the river-facing side.

Nicolet Mill on the Fox River, De Pere, Wisconsin

The Nicolet Mill complex in De Pere, Wisconsin, stands alongside the Fox River, a remnant of the region’s historic paper-making…

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US Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings, in Downtown Minneapolis.

U.S. Bank Stadium at Night – Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, photographed under a clear night sky, showcases its striking angular design illuminated by the…

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Downtown Minneapolis glows under a clear night sky, with Target’s illuminated headquarters on the left displaying its signature red and white colors across the rooftop screens. To the right stands the Campbell Mithun Tower, its reflective glass façade mirroring the surrounding city lights. The historic Foshay Tower, crowned with its bright beacon, anchors the scene in the background—a reminder of the city’s architectural evolution from early 20th-century art deco to modern corporate design.

Minneapolis Skyline — Target Headquarters and Campbell Mithun

Downtown Minneapolis glows under a clear night sky, with Target’s illuminated headquarters on the left displaying its signature red and…

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The Minneapolis City Hall Clock Tower in downtown Minneapolis.

Minneapolis City Hall Clock Tower

The Minneapolis City Hall Clock Tower in downtown Minneapolis.

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