June 2020 - Beautiful Badlands ND

Custer’s destiny shaped here by a powerful 3-day June blizzard

Custer’s destiny shaped here by a powerful 3-day June blizzard

by Mike Kopp | Jun 28, 2020 | Custer Trail Auto Tour, Dickinson, History, North Dakota history, outdoors, Places to go, Road Trip, Things To Do

Truth or Myth? Did it really snow on Custer? What’s a Snow Camp? At first I didn’t believe it. It sounded like an urban myth, an old wives tale, or cowboy folklore. In fact, when I repeated the story, I felt guilty, like I was telling a falsehood. How could one...

Surprise! Can This Brilliance be Summer in Western North Dakota?

Surprise! Can This Brilliance be Summer in Western North Dakota?

by Mike Kopp | Jun 27, 2020 | Custer Trail Auto Tour, Golden Valley County, History, Photoblog, Square Butte

Brilliant Summer Colors in Western North Dakota Brilliant summer colors took us by surprise when we adventured through western North Dakota. Our goal was to find General Custer’s Snow Camp. There he and his troops were caught by surprise when a frigid...

Will you discover the Nux Baa Ga Trail and Lost Elbowoods, North Dakota?

Will you discover the Nux Baa Ga Trail and Lost Elbowoods, North Dakota?

by Mary Tastad | Jun 13, 2020 | Hike, History, Lake Sakakawea, Native American, North Dakota, Road Trip

Summer Search for Nux Baa Ga Trail and Elbowoods Our search for the Nux Baa Ga Trail and Elbowoods took us across the colorful face of North Dakota. Fields of bright yellow and gold, and grasslands of emerald green were beautiful against the bright blue...

Enjoy one of 4 Badlands Trails on National Hiking Trail Day

Enjoy one of 4 Badlands Trails on National Hiking Trail Day

by Mike Kopp | Jun 6, 2020 | Hike, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Uncategorized

De-stress on National Hiking Trails Day Need a reason to soak in the calming green of the Badlands? Here’s one: The first Saturday in June is National Hiking Trails Day. That means you have millions of acres to de-stress on trails from easy to challenging. Our...

Try an Easy hike on the Long X Trail, we did it, love it and recommend it

Try an Easy hike on the Long X Trail, we did it, love it and recommend it

by Mike Kopp | Jun 5, 2020 | Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Things To Do

140 Miles! No way! “Yikes! You don’t really expect me to hike a 140 mile trail do you?!” she exclaimed. “Of course not. I know a short cut,” he answered. “in fact, I know 14 short cuts. Let’s check out this easy one.”...