1. Oh give me a home…
Sunrise at Prairie Sky Ranch
2. Where the buffalo roam…
3. Where the deer…
Mule deer in badlands
4. And the antelope play…
Custer State Park
5. Where seldom is heard a discouraging word…
Blue-winged teal in flight Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
6. And the skies are not cloudy all day
Pool 8 at sunset, Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
7. The skies of South Dakota definitely have clouds from time to time
Skies of Much Oblige
8. But the scenery is no less beautiful because of them
Clouds rolling in from the Northwest
9. Nor is the ground any less beautiful from the snow they bring
Frosty Blue Grama Grass
10. South Dakota is a land where heroes become giants
Mount Rushmore
11. And where legends appear on the horizon to point you in the right direction
Crazy Horse scale replica and mountain
12. Although, if you’re headed toward the badlands, you’re always headed in the right direction
The Badlands
13. Seriously, they’re beautiful from the bottom
Badlands National Park
14. To the top
The Badlands
15. And every point in between
16. Well, maybe not at this point
Bison at Custer State Park
17. But definitely underground
Wind Cave National Park
18. And certainly along the surface of the water
the White River at sunset at the Valburg Ranch
19. Even when it’s frozen
The morning sun highlights the ice outside Headquarters at Waubay National Wildlife Refuge
20. Or churning
21. Eventually, you’ll learn how to manage South Dakota’s water
22. Because sometimes the water helps South Dakota’s understated beauty stick out
Spider web in South Dakota’s prairie
23. Because in South Dakota, there is beauty in both the end
24. And the beginning
Buffalo and newborn
25. At the end of a storm
Badlands National Park
26. Or the beginning of an eruption
Volcanic storm clouds
27. And even when you think you’re alone in the wilderness
Yellow-headed blackbird in the grasses
28. You’ll discover friends where you least expect them
Prairie dog
29. Because here, everyone is family
30. And there’s always someone watching out for you
Crazy Horse Memorial
Feature Image Source: Flickr user Justin
