📍 Badlands NP 📸 Credit: @nicholas_j._narog_photography — The formations in Badlands National Park are the end-product of two simple processes: deposition and erosion. Deposition is the process of rocks gradually building up. Over the course of millions of years, the layered rocks of the Badlands were slowly stacked on top of each other. These rocks were deposited by a number of natural forces which range from shallow inland seas to rivers to wind. Erosion is the process of rocks gradually wearing away. The Badlands began eroding about 500,000 years ago as the Cheyenne and White Rivers carved their way through the landscape. They are the reason for the narrow channels, canyons, and rugged peaks of the Badlands which we see today. ✨🌈 — 🌲Tag #nationalparkwonders to be featured! 🏔Work with us! [email protected]