Badlands Poster Scenic Destinations John Wesley Powell described a

John Wesley Powell described a “great stairway” of geologic layers climbing from the

With changing conditions of light and air

What was once a major highway between Chicago and Los Angeles has become a legendary path through the heart of the southwest

Seventeen years passed before this scenic drive was developed by engineers and landscape architects

Steel first suggested building a circuit around Crater Lake in 1907

Badlands Poster Scenic Destinations John Wesley Powell described aProduct Details 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy When Badlands became a national monument in 1939, roughly 70 miles of roads were accessible. Though the paths were rough, travelers turned from smooth highways by the thousands to see the scenic monument. Negative criticism brought the first hard surface to the road in 1948, and with the creation of the Mission 66 program in 1956, funding finally afforded paving for the entire Badlands Loop Road.