by Mike Kopp | Nov 26, 2022 | Art, Cowboys, Missouri River, North Dakota history
6 places to find stories, myths, and legends — from lynchings to murders to killer blizzards. Ready to get the most out of the North Dakota Badlands experience? 6 “must-read” books about the Badlands What if you could stand on a Badlands hill...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 10, 2022 | Cowboys, Culture, McKenzie County, Quality of Life, Watford City
An Error of Omission I made an error of omission at the NDRA Finals Rodeo in Watford City. It’s one of the many fun things to do using Watford City as a base camp, or hub spot. So, hitting up the rodeo was a natural. What wasn’t a natural was my...
by Mike Kopp | Sep 6, 2022 | Cowboys, Culture, Fair, North Dakota, Photoblog, Slope County, Things To Do
Show, not just tell. (A startling image above, isn’t it. Innocent clean little blonde and those dirty pigs. Both drinking water.) We sure did not expect anything this vibrant and entertaining when we decided to head to Amidon, North Dakota. So, this Slope...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 4, 2022 | Cowboys, Dunn County, History, Killdeer, rodeo
Flag Time We love going to the Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo. To us it seems about as authentic as you can get. And it starts days early in the preparation when they put up the Flags at the Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo. Sure there are bigger and louder rodeos...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 3, 2022 | Cowboys, Dunn County, Little Missouri River, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, Photoblog, Places to go, Quality of Life, Summer
Mud — It’s to Play in Yesterday’s trail riding kids are today’s Little Missouri River mud-playing kids. The kids at the Trail Ride Family Bible Camp at the Little Missouri State Park get bussed to the Little Missouri River mud. I’ll bet...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 2, 2022 | Cowboys, Dunn County, Little Missouri State Park, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog, Photography, Places to go, Quality of Life
Little Missouri State Park — a Trail Ride Paradise Where else in the state can you find great big badlands — 650 feet deep — and class 10 trails for a family camp trail ride. The Little Missouri State Park. It opened late this year, just in time to...
