Showing posts with label National Parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Parks. Show all posts

Saturday, May 29, 2021

MY QUALITY TIME BLOG #WISDOM #JOKES & #TRAVEL... "I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money."... SMOKEY MOUNTAINS,,,,,ADULTERY...

 

  MY QUALITY TIME BLOG #WISDOM #JOKES & #TRAVEL


Today's Quotes::: 

"I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money."
"I like a President who tells jokes instead of appointing them."
"No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's why we have two parties."
“You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.”
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.”
“If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”
― Bob Hope

  MY QUALITY TIME BLOG #WISDOM #JOKES & #TRAVEL
































































 MY QUALITY TIME BLOG #WISDOM #JOKES  & TRAVEL








xx



Reporting from Cades Cove (Smokey Mountains) Linda and I hope you have a great day.....

Monday, November 13, 2017

You Will Not Have A Bad Time In The Badlands…just saying….

MQTlogoa Get ready for a “Quality Time” visit to Badlands National Park. PRESERVE OUR NATIONAL PARKS…… Let them know your wishes..Directory of Representatives

Bookmark and Share

DSC_0147

Badlands National Park (Lakota: Makȟóšiča) is a national park of the United States located in southwestern South Dakota. It protects 242,756 acres (379.306 sq mi; 98,240 ha) of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The park is managed by the National Park Service. READ MORE

DSC_0180

“Little is known of the prehistory of the region which comprises Badlands National Monument. The time of man's entry into the Badlands-Black Hills region is unknown. The oldest Indian site found in western South Dakota is in the Angostura Basin south of Hot Springs. Studies indicate it to be a little more than 7,000 years old. Evidence shows that these early people were big-game hunters who preyed upon mammoth, large bison, and other animals that lived in the lush post-glacial grass lands.” READ MORE

BadlandsHikingTrails1

DSC_0150

DSC_0145

DSC_0146 "I was totally unprepared for that  revelation called the Dakota Badlands. What I saw  gave me an indescribable sense of mysterious elsewhere."       Frank Lloyd Wright

DSC_0148

“Homesteaders Aspects of American homesteading began before the end of the American Civil War; however, it did not affect the Badlands until the 20th century. Then, many hopeful farmers traveled to South Dakota from Europe or the eastern United States to try to seek out a living in the area.” See what a typical homestead and sod house looks like:: CLICK CLICK CLICK  DSC_0151

DSC_0156

DSC_0158

DSC_0169

“On Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, pine forests and massive upheaved rock formations of the Pahá Sápa (Black Hills) give way to Nature’s spectacular maze called the Makȟóšiča (Badlands), the Great Thíŋmakȟočhe (Prairie) and rolling Chasmú Pahá (Sand Hills). Even people from other cultures are quick to understand the Lakota Nation’s strong bond with Unci Maka (Mother Earth) once they see they the unique and amazing features of the landscape in this Sacred area.” READ MORE

DSC_0167 Trump Continues Corporate Fueled War on National Parks.. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke,  reversed a 2011 ban on plastic water bottles within National Parks. READ MORE

DSC_0163

Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others, Zinke tells Trump..READ MORE

Bookmark and Share

DSC_0172 Trump Administration Threatens National Parks and Monuments…  READ MORE

DSC_0176

DSC_0178 Time for a little lunch in the Badlands………. I hope that isn’t Linda holding a plastic bottle….

DSC_0183

DSC_0182

IMG_4102 Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed your visit to the Badlands N.P. As you can see Linda finally did find a prehistoric animal…LOL………..

greatday  and go ahead and SHARE

Bookmark and Share

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

The Circle Of Sacred Smoke..Devils Tower National Monument

MQTlogoa What we need in this country is a Peaceful Insurrection.

DSC_0005

“The Western obsession with productivity and accumulation of wealth has led the world into a crisis.

DSC_0094

DSC_0090

adjusted

“To come out of it, we need a radical departure from this constant rush forward—the constant quest for more and better—that we’ve been carry out not only in the financial,but also in the realms of science and technology.”

DSC_0091 ”It is high time that integrity,justice,and sustainable development be allow to prevail.”

DSC_0089

DSC_0093DSC_0092

“There are grave issues. Our adventure on Earth is imperiled, and should man persist in making the planet uninhabitable it will come to an end.”

DSC_0095 White Buffalo Calf Woman

“The traditional story is that, long ago, there was a time of famine. The chief of the Lakota sent out two scouts to hunt for food. While the young men travelled they saw a figure in the distance and as they approached, they saw that it was a beautiful young Indian woman in white buck skin. She had dark hair, skin and eyes. One of the men was filled with lust for the woman. He approached her, telling his companion he would attempt to claim her as a wife. His companion warned him that she appeared to be a sacred woman, and to do anything sacrilegious would be dangerous and disrespectful. The man ignored the other's advice. The second man watched as the first approached and embraced the woman, during which time a white cloud enveloped the pair. When the cloud disappeared, only the mysterious woman and a pile of bones remained. The bones were the remains of the man. The remaining man was frightened, and began to draw his bow, but the holy woman beckoned him forward, telling him that no harm would come to him as she could see into his heart and he did not have the motives the first man had. As the woman spoke Lakota, the young man decided she was one of his people, and came forward. At this time, the woman explained that she was wakȟáŋ (holy, having spiritual and supernatural powers). She further explained that if he did as she instructed, his people would rise again. The scout promised to do what she instructed, and was told to return to his encampment, call the Council and prepare a feast for her arrival. She taught the Lakota seven sacred ceremonies and gave them the čhaŋnúŋpa, the sacred ceremonial pipe. After teaching the people and giving them her gifts, Ptesáŋwiŋ left them, promising that one day she would return.”

DSC_0035 Joe Todd and Linda touching the wall of Devils Tower. This is a Sacred Site to American Indians and maybe it should be for all. MQTlogoa1500x500 Have a “Quality Time” day………

Saturday, September 09, 2017

Western Trip more to come LOL

Welcome to the West

DSC_0009

DSC_0127

How the West was won………

100_0616

DSC_0005DSC_0048 I’m to old to climb the tower but a lot of people do.

DSC_0235

DSC_0059 Just taking a “break”

DSC_0072

DSC_0006 That’s all for today. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

MQTlogoa1500x500