badlands

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It’s also Robby’s final day of work before embarking on a three-month motorcycle road trip set to take him from Pittsburgh to the Canadian badlands.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

"The badlands in Wyoming where the finds were made is a unique 'mummy zone' that has more surprises in store from fossils collected over years of visits by teams of university undergrads."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Photographers rise early and take their four-wheel-drive vehicles up a four-mile dirt road to catch the sunrise badlands panorama from Font’s Point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

The fossil was discovered in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area, which is home to badlands and unique rock formations and is largely overseen by the federal Bureau of Land Management.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

The bajada beneath the badlands is open country cut by steep-walled arroyos.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer