by Mike Kopp | Mar 20, 2020 | flowers, Hike, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Places to go, Things To Do
The hunt for Spring Winter seems to never end! Where, oh where is spring green?! When it arrives, it will look like this. Tempting, isn’t it! Here’s how to go looking for it. The calendar marks the evening of March 19, 2020, as the start of spring. That...
by Mary Tastad | Mar 8, 2020 | Billings County, Dunn County, flowers, Golden Valley County, Inspiration, McKenzie County, North Dakota, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog, Slope County, Williams County
Color in the Badlands of North Dakota The term badlands conjures up a mental image of desolation to some people. Let’s face it. Those badlands are called badlands for a reason! While there can be dry, parched vistas in the badlands areas of western...
by Mike Kopp | Sep 14, 2019 | Art, flowers, Photoblog, Snapshot Saturday
Summer Brilliance! The summer of 2019 was a rainy one in the badlands and grasslands of North Dakota. That made for stunning greens the entire season! The brilliance of summer sunflowers carried into early autumn. Sunflowers by Connie Austin Weakly Connie...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 26, 2019 | Agriculture, flowers, grille, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog
Sunflowers Stretch Forever in the Dakotas! August reveals colorful vistas in North Dakota, thanks to waving golden wheat and glowing yellow sunflower fields. The fields stretch to the horizon, and beyond! Dakotas, Top in the Nation! North Dakota and South Dakota are...
by Mike Kopp | Jun 29, 2019 | flowers, Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Summer, Things To Do, Watford City
Hot. Humid. Stormy. Those are the summer conditions that impact outdoor activities — especially in the Badlands. The reflective rocky hillsides add to the bake of the day. And storms? There are few places on earth where storms can be as nasty and unpredictable...
by Mike Kopp | Apr 18, 2019 | flowers, Grassy Butte, Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Things To Do
That wonderful wife of mine—she wears me out! Off the couch on a Sunday afternoon An easy Sunday afternoon, and I’m stretched out on the couch for the traditional Sunday afternoon nap. Before I close my eyes, I look over at her in her recliner, her bright blue eyes...
