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Road Trip! 3 Badlands, 2 states, 1 day.

Three Different Badlands in One Day The great prairies of the Northern Plains surprise me from time to time. By…

3 years ago

Snapshot Saturday — Take your camera on a road trip like this

Social Distancing with your Camera on Back Roads Take your camera on a social distancing road trip. We've been social…

4 years ago

A second idea to get off the beaten path in the Badlands

Take a break from Cabin Fever Okay, okay. It's cold right now. We know that. We also know there are…

5 years ago

Did you know that was a Beaver Moon last night?

We had no idea this brilliant object was called a Beaver Moon until after we recorded its rise over the…

5 years ago

B&W — Amazing photos you can try right now in the Badlands

Scouting the area in b&w We check out Sentinel Butte often.  It stands right next to it's slightly shorter brother, Camel's…

5 years ago

365 days to honor Veterans in the North Dakota Badlands

Veterans Day People in Western North Dakota take no second place when it comes to honoring and remember veterans. All…

5 years ago

When too many people flood the National Park — Tips from the Mild-Mannered Explorers

These North Dakota Badlands ARE big enough. When the Theodore Roosevelt National Park has a flood of people interfering with…

6 years ago

Trace a mystery to flooded Elbowoods with the Mild Mannered Explorers

Hiking to a town that does not exist “Hey, you wanna check out a historic town?  It’s the home of…

6 years ago

Mondak, the legendary wild town of 100 years ago — Sunday Snapshot

Mondak carries a grizzly history It didn't start out to become a legend.  Built on the state line, Mondak, the…

6 years ago

No bridge? No problem. Just drive across the river.

Bridges aren’t the only way to cross the Little Missouri River. We found several unusual crossing including a cable car…

6 years ago