P3 Update Magazine Looks Ahead To PQ Badlands
Posted on 12/12/08 8:29 PM| by Kraig
P3 Update Magazine, a publication devoted to the preproduction, production, and post production (P3 get it?!?) of video and films has an excellent write up on Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT in their December issue. The article looks ahead to the race next summer and what racers can expect in the backcountry of South Dakota. Here’s an excerpt:
South Dakota’s Badlands are considered among the most rugged terrain on earth. It has earned its name in many languages. The Lakota called it, “Mako Sica” or “Land Bad.” French voyageurs that had to cross this land of deep canyons, dry alkali washes, volcanic ash, mountains and arroyos called the place “Mauvaises Terres.” From a high altitude, the Badlands resemble a natural maze. In summer, temperatures soar and it is not uncommon to experience 130-degree weather. The 244,000 acre Badlands National Park is accessed from the towns of Wall and Interior. A scenic byway joins Interstate 90 at exits 110 and 131.
Primal Quest Badlands TV show will start August 15-24, 2009, during the height of summer heat in the Badlands. For early travelers forced to cross the terrain, survival alone was paramount. Even for today’s visitors, few venture off well marked and boardwalk-laid trails, where signs proclaim: “Danger Rattlesnakes.”
To read the rest of the article, click here.
(Photo by Jason Perriera)
