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Stunning Sunrise Over Sentinel Butte!

Stunning Sunrise Over Sentinel Butte!

by Mary Tastad | Mar 31, 2019 | Agriculture, eatery, outdoors, Road Trip, Snap Shot Sunday, Things To Do

 We Need Color! Late March.  We were coming out of a long, taxing winter.  A late spring snow storm had turned the landscape white in central North Dakota.   We wanted to escape west, our favorite direction!  And we wanted color, a sunrise! An Early Start For A...
Burn 1300 calories with 2 hours in the Badlands

Burn 1300 calories with 2 hours in the Badlands

by Mike Kopp | Mar 29, 2019 | Hike, North Dakota, outdoors, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City

We Burned 1,300 Calories in 2 Hours in the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We’re not yet in shape. Yet.  Our memories are stronger than our bodies. We remember our level of hiking as we ended 2018 explorations of the Badlands interior.  Then...
Excited to get outside? Plan your next exploration of the TRNP

Excited to get outside? Plan your next exploration of the TRNP

by Mike Kopp | Mar 25, 2019 | North Dakota Badlands, Places to go, Quality of Life, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do, Watford City

Which Park to start with? Ahh…warm weather.  It makes us excited to get into the Badlands and the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Plan a hike. Which of the two units are you planning on exploring? This can help you decide. We love taking visitors, even young...
This Cool Badlands Eatery Could Be the Best Kept Secret in North Dakota!

This Cool Badlands Eatery Could Be the Best Kept Secret in North Dakota!

by Mary Tastad | Mar 19, 2019 | bar, cafe, eatery, Food, Foodie, North Dakota, restaurant, Tasty Tuesday, Watford City

Adventure.  Explore.  Eat!  Could this cool badlands eatery be the best kept secret in western North Dakota? Could we have found a hidden gem?    Adventure! Our day began early, as did our adventures and explorations in the Beautiful Badlands of North Dakota.   A...
It’s easy for wildlife to winter at the TR National Park — Snapshot Sunday

It’s easy for wildlife to winter at the TR National Park — Snapshot Sunday

by Mike Kopp | Mar 17, 2019 | Billings County, McKenzie County, North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

It’s not exactly a school photo, but it is a friendly photo. Yes, we photographed that bison after it face down in the snow — and for good reason — to eat. It wasn’t until the end of winter they got a snow face like this.  The winter started...
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