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
California’s state park system offers 3,000 miles of trail and terrain from beaches to badlands, Joshua trees and more.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
Hike, bike, ride horses, canyoneer, take photographs, rock climb, drive an off-road vehicle, stargaze and more in 217,000 acres of badlands, canyons and sandstone formations.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022
Accustomed to farming the Thanagost badlands, they weren’t the sort to sit idle, but helped out however they could.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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