Badlands Beauty

An opening in the clouds near Panorama Point in the Badlands of South Dakota at the start of golden hour provided a reddish tint to rock strata seen in the image above. Image captured at 5:39 pm MDT, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

A panorama at Pinnacles Overlook two minutes after sunset on September 16. Official sunset was at 6:57 pm MDT.

Entering Door Trail from the parking lot at the Badlands, 6:11 am MDT, Sunday, September 17, 2017. Official sunrise was at 6:31. Visible in the eastern sky in this image is the -3.94 magnitude planet Venus, and the waning crescent moon.

Moving farther into Door Trail moments later. The brilliant red sky was probably augmented by distant wildfires.

Rock pinnacles, tinted red from the rising sun at Badlands Door Trail are contrasted by white wispy cirrus clouds in a west-viewed blue background sky. Image captured at 6:51 am MDT, 20 minutes after official sunrise. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera. 1/160 second, f/16, ISO 320, 16mm focal length.