One of the other national parks Gabi and I visited on our September road trip was the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Honoring the conservationist president, this is the only American national park that was named after a person. When Roosevelt first arrived to the Dakota Territory in 1883 he fell in love with this place. He originally came to the west for hunting, but he noticed the loss of species and their habitats too. Conservation became one of Roosevelt’s main concerns and after becoming president, he used his authority to protect wildlife and public lands. Honoring his conservation efforts the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area was designated in 1935 and later was renamed the Theodore Roosevelt National Park to protect the badlands of North Dakota and to respect the memory of the president. This park protects 110 square miles of land and the wildlife that inhabits it, such as bison (Bison bison), black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), and many others. The TRNP is similar to the Badlands National Park in South Dakota, but it has more vegetation on the badlands formations. When we arrived to the area, it greeted us with one of the most spectacular sunsets we’ve ever seen. We spent the next morning here and explored the South Unit of the park. I photographed its unique geological formations and some of its wildlife too. The gear I used: Canon 5Ds, Canon 7D, Canon 17-40mm F/4 and Canon 500mm F/4 lenses.