The backcountry of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Backcountry hiking can be more challenging than hiking one of the marked hiking trails at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. With 46,000 acres in the South Unit, there is a lot of backcountry to explore. We...
Two Trails, Many Rewards Yes, it’s winter. No, you don’t have to stay indoors. Yes, you can find easy hiking in the Badlands. A short bout of fresh air and stimulating exercise does a body good. That’s why we hit two trails in the south unit of the Theodore Roosevelt...
A barn for the royal babe Where did the Texas cowboys sleep on the cattle drives to the Badlands? Where did ranchers sleep when riding herd before across the west? Where did ranchers take shelter on their ranch a long way from their house? A barn was good enough for...
Roosevelt’s Contemporary Most people correlate the badlands of North Dakota with Theodore Roosevelt. After all, our 26th president once said,”I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.” ...
Time Mesmerized, I gazed, looked and absorbed the landscape. A perfect landscape. I would not improve it, even if I could. Which I cannot. It took time to make this scene I devoured. A quick glance is cheating. It took time to create, and it takes time to grasp. I...