by Mary Tastad | Aug 1, 2021 | Billings County, Custer Trail Auto Tour, Dickinson, family, Grassy Butte, Hike, History, Lake Sakakawea, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, outdoors, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
These 5 Attractions Get You Outdoors 2021 is a great year to get out and enjoy the outdoors. We keep track of reader’s interests, and these are the 5 best places in the Badlands. Over the last two years they proved to be the most popular attractions to visit. So...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 25, 2021 | family, McKenzie County, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, Sidney, Uncategorized, Yellowstone River
It’s a snaggin’ party! It’s like a big rally or family reunion when the paddlefish snaggers get together on the Missouri River at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, or on the Yellowstone River at Fairview, North Dakota. Right...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 18, 2020 | Billings County, Bowman County, Christmas, Culture, Dickinson, Dunn County, family, Golden Valley County, McKenzie County, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog, Sidney, Slope County, Twin Buttes, Watford City, Williams County, Williston
Christmas Spirit Prevails! There is no lack of Christmas Spirit in the Beautiful Badlands and Grasslands regions of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Despite a challenging 2020, a strong Christmas Spirit prevails! Best Christmas Lights Drives in...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 1, 2020 | family, Food, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Quality of Life, Things To Do
What’s better than a campfire in the summer? A campfire in winter! It’s cozy, warm and sticky gooey with a “s’more fest.” Be aware, you might start a tradition: “Can I have s'(ome) more Please!” I learned this year that...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 10, 2020 | family, Hike, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Things To Do
Reward Comes With a Risk The lure of the great outdoors is rewarded by the Badlands of North Dakota. A family hike, or a challenging solo hike is more rewarding than we can explain here. Ya gotta do it yourself and you will see. However, along with the wide open...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 27, 2020 | family, Grassy Butte, Hike, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Things To Do, Uncategorized
Lemme tell ya a story about crawling into an Ice Cave This was not my first time, and I’m planning on making sure it is not my last time. But it was a bit unusual. It first started with getting there. I’ve done it more than one way over the last couple decades....