Polar Bears in a Blizzard?

I scanned these slides, so they must be of something important, right? And since they are on the internet, they must be truthful as well.

Indeterminate locations

Hard to tell where these were taken, so listed separately
Badlands, SD? A prairie dog town
Possibly near Devils Tower
Petrified Forest site

Unknown Jeep trip

Possibly from a "Backside of Princeton" trip, but it is hard to tell.