by Mike Kopp | Dec 6, 2019 | History, Medora, North Dakota history, Photography, Things To Do
Late Day Exploration of Custer Trail at Medora Work wrapped up about an 90 minutes before sunset. We figured that gave us enough time to take a roundabout road trip on the Custer Trail. Maybe even Initial Rock? Day light was disappearing under a bank of clouds. ...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 2, 2019 | Art, History, Medora, North Dakota history, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Like an old west story, well-told? Imagine shelves of old west stories, each one about western North Dakota, the Badlands, and Medora. Some are fiction, some academic, some illuminating. And that’s the way it should be. This region of the U.S. holds more...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 1, 2019 | Medora, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wildlife
Wildlife at dusk Just after the the sun sets in the Badlands, we leave the “golden hour” and enter the “blue hour.” Our drive into the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is slow and slippery after ice left a coating on the roads...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 17, 2019 | Autumn, Hike, North Dakota Badlands, Things To Do
Do what is says on National Take a Hike Day It’s a day when you can get away with telling someone to “go take a hike.” The day gets national attention, but it’s even better when you do what it says. Take a hike. A National Forest Service Map...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 3, 2019 | Autumn, Hike, Medora, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog, Photography, Snap Shot Sunday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A Gloomy Day Reverses Itself We found out what happens if you wait until the last minute to catch a badlands sunset. You might miss it, or you might get a rewarding glimpse like we did. Cold and Gloomy It was a cold November evening. Was it still daylight? It was...
