Painted Canyon Nature Trail

We drove to the Painted Canyon Overlook in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park for our lunch break and to hike down to the Painted Canyon Nature Trail, 1 mile with 200 ft gain on the way back up. Views from the Overlook before hiking down the trail:

Once we reached the loop portion of the trail, we went clockwise, we started in the woods.

One of the butterflies we saw along the trail.

Rock formations and views along the trail:

some of the wildflowers seen along this trail: