by Mary Tastad | Jun 18, 2018 | History, North Dakota history, Places to go
Fort Union vs Fort Buford Two forts. One a fur trade outpost, the other an Army installation. So close together. Why? Visitors to the southern edge of Williams County in North Dakota get two forts in one short trip: Fort...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 17, 2018 | Mild-mannered Explorers, outdoors, Photography, Places to go
Dark gloomy beauty It’s the kind of weather that discourages people from a sightseeing afternoon in the Badlands. That’s why people miss the personality of this dark, wet beauty. Under dark clouds, the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 15, 2018 | journal, Places to go, Things To Do
Now’s the time The Achenbach Trail fits your physical endurance any time of the year – but it’s easiest in the spring. Temperatures are cool and shade is abundant. You can choose your difficulty of trail. No matter how many times we hike the trails and...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 9, 2018 | Dunn County, Places to go, Road Trip, Snapshot Saturday
Scenic Byway Snapshots Over the last couple weeks, we’ve been working on filling a contract for promotional photos and research of the Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Highway. In map terms, it’s Scenic Highway 22 which runs from the South Dakota...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 5, 2018 | family, Food, Montana, Photoblog, Places to go, Road Trip, Sidney, Small towns, Tasty Tuesday
Begin your adventure with breakfast at Sunny’s Family Restaurant For years we’d ridden and driven past the unpretentious storefront of Sunny’s Family Restaurant in Sidney, Montana when we passed through on our explorations of the many...