Beecroft derives unquantifiably rich scenic value from the stunning South Dakota horizons, including weightless drone shots through the vast, corrugated folds of the Badlands. But it's the tough ...

A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in southwestern South Dakota, stops me ... buttes draw 900,000 people a year to Badlands National Park, the heart of the landscape.