Rushmore and Badlands National Park in one day. You can start or finish ... Wildflowers bloom in the spring, and the lush greenery contrasts beautifully with the park’s iconic rugged terrain.

Lesser-known gems like Bisti-De-Na-Zin in NM and Badlands National Park ... unique palate of greenery that contrasts with the rocky pinnacles popping out of the ground. The park's Echo Canyon ...

That includes Lydia Jones, who was fired from her first permanent park service job last month at Badlands National Park after working as a seasonal ranger in multiple parks for several years.

Since his move to Fort Collins, KUNC Commentator Peter Moore has been focused on water efficiency. His pride and joy might be his status as a "super sipper." ...

The terminations are ongoing, and they include 1,000 National Parks employees, employees like former Park Ranger Lydia Jones, who worked at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. She joins me now.