The Needles by RodS
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This formation is called "The Needles" for obvious reasons. It is located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
This region has some of the most spectacular scenery I've ever seen! The formations here have an almost alien feeling - no wonder the native Americans that lived here long ago believed even the rocks had spirits.
We'll be leaving tomorrow on the 2 day journey back home. We've already decided a return visit is a must-do!
Thanks for dropping by! I'll be doing a little commenting tonight, but probably won't get completely caught up until we've been back a few days. I will get to all your wonderful art, though. Thanks for your patience!
I'll be posting a lot more photos once I get back to my computer with Photoshop CS6 - I've been shooting in RAW on this trip with my Canon, and I'll be processing a bunch of photos once we get back. So more will be forthcoming!
And of course, I'll be getting back to the T.N.A. Girls' adventures. Speaking of which....
While I was taking this photo up in the mountains today, a convertible car zoomed by where we - and a bunch of other tourists - were parked. One guy commented that "they must either live around here, or have no idea what they are about to encounter" (the mountain road where we just came from was very winding, and at one point has a sheer drop off - and no guard rail). Someone said there were two girls in the ragtop vehicle.... A redhead, and a brunette with short hair. Makes me wonder.... (and no, I'm not making this up..)
Comments (24)
find any gold there? cool shot
If it WAS your girls in that convertible, I'm sure they'll be fine. Ranpha probably outfitted it with booster rockets or something. :P This is totally cool! We need to get back to that area in the spring and make a few stops we've missed before. Having a cousin in Rapid City means we visit a lot and forget to go out and see the sights!!
So they were "sight-seeing" I guess? LOL... Seriously though, this is one fantastic shot man!
Gorgeous shot...I LIKE THE HISTORICAL in those rocks ! Thanks for the Info :)
Nice shot!
Sounds like the girls might be tailing you. And I hope you have more shots of this gorgeous countryside.
Didn't know the 'girls' were also vacationing...hehe...They wanted to keep it a secret.. Mother Nauture sure allows us to capture her beauty!
Rod, this is one fantastic view and photoshot....love it.
i knew the gs had something up their sleeve and would show up sooner or later..........secret mission
Now that you mention it.... I can't seem to find G4 or Ar... and Ranpha, Trish, and Rico have gone missing too!... makes me wonder???... Cool shot!!
All will be revealed soon....... Muaaaahahahaha.... :-P
Great work on what can only be called an epic capture, Rod.
love the tour you gave us Rod, thanks for sharing and have a safe trip back my friend.
Great capture, Rods -looking forward to seing more from the trip. As you already know I'm sure one meet know friends the weirdest places! ;o)
Incredible view! Thank you for sharing these wonderful images.
Wow! Really beautiful!
Wooow....
Great view.. wonderful shot :)
Fantastic landscape! Looking forward to more photos of your trip!
"Wow"!!!! What a view!!! Awesome photo Rod..... Maybe the two gals who "zoomed" by you in the convertible....heading for the sheer drop off.....maybe....just maybe....they were "Thelma and Louise"......"lol"!! (just a crazy thought)......
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! What an awesome shot Rod! Truly a beautiful area indeed! Well, if those two chicks WERE G4 and Arawen, I'm sure they made it OK. If not ... I only hope so! :-)
full screen is needed to take in the beauty here and a marvelous capture
So great place to visit all around this globe Whoooo ((5++))
What a stunning looking place to walk and see Rod! Wonderful shot, thanks so much for showing us.. Great lighting.. Rob
Great capture and interesting that the two might be around - checking up on you, perhaps? Does Jo know about them?