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Here’s why evenings are the best time to go to the Badlands

Here’s why evenings are the best time to go to the Badlands

by Mike Kopp | May 29, 2020 | Hike, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

It’s green out here After our afternoon  3-mile hike on Long X Trail, we headed across the river to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park north unit. Evening comes and it’s time to look for awesome sights. (Here are three recommendations.) The region is...
Today, visit one of these Badlands cemeteries to pause and reflect.

Today, visit one of these Badlands cemeteries to pause and reflect.

by Mike Kopp | May 25, 2020 | Billings County, Cowboys, Culture, History, North Dakota history, Places to go

You’ll be encouraged and enlightened at one of these Badlands Cemeteries. On Memorial Day, honor and respect veterans and families here. Medora Cemetery Step back 140 years in time, and walk this graveyard hill. Families in the region honor their families buried...
3 Important Western Cemeteries to Reflect and Remember

3 Important Western Cemeteries to Reflect and Remember

by Mike Kopp | May 25, 2020 | Billings County, Culture, History, North Dakota history, outdoors, Places to go, Things To Do

You’ll be encouraged and enlightened at one of these Badlands Cemeteries. On Memorial Day, honor and respect veterans and families here. Medora Cemetery Step back 140 years in time, and walk this graveyard hill. Families in the region honor their families buried...
This Museum in Grassy Butte Will Surprise You!

This Museum in Grassy Butte Will Surprise You!

by Mary Tastad | May 24, 2020 | Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, Photoblog, Snap Shot Sunday

    Grassy Butte Post Office, North Dakota Grassy Butte Welcomes You!   Located on busy US Highway 85 in western North Dakota is a hidden gem of a town, Grassy Butte.     Discover Grassy Butte’s Historic Post Office Don’t just drive past!...
We Drove The Remarkable Lonely Custer Trail. Have you?

We Drove The Remarkable Lonely Custer Trail. Have you?

by Mike Kopp | May 23, 2020 | Billings County, Dickinson, Hike, History, North Dakota history, Snapshot Saturday, Things To Do

Saturday Snapshot on the East Custer Trail Years ago, we headed to a high point on one of the nastiest winter days to get a shot of sunset over the Badlands, west of the Missouri River. We crossed the Custer Trail a time or two on our drive west of the River. Then,...
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