by Mary Tastad | 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 Mary Tastad | 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...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 13, 2019 | Autumn, Medora, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photoblog, Photography, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A state divided by weather While much of North Dakota was buried with record snow, southwestern North Dakota enjoyed fabulous colors of bright sun and blue skies. The corner of the state missed the storm. However, the weather influenced the color and light in the...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 23, 2018 | Autumn, Dickinson, journal, Medora, North Dakota scenery, Road Trip
Headed down a greasy, slippery road on a warm melting day, we left our tracks on Stark County gravel roads. We headed south from South Heart looking for three landmarks: Sand Hills, Little Badlands and old a schoolhouse. One of our subjects was a request made of...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 19, 2018 | Autumn, journal, Medora, Photography, Road Trip
Scouting the area in b&w We check out Sentinel Butte often. It stands right next to it’s slightly shorter brother, Camel’s Hump (above). Sentinel Butte is south of the Interstate, Camel’s Hump is north. The contours and shapes are apparent in...
by Mary Tastad | Sep 25, 2018 | Autumn, Food, Medora, North Dakota, outdoors, Tasty Tuesday
Go for Gold Enticed by the thought of fall foliage color changes in the badlands areas of western North Dakota, our quest began on a late September day. Our goal was to experience in depth the hiking trails of the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National...
