by Mary Tastad | Jul 30, 2018 | Dunn County, journal, Killdeer, Little Missouri Bay, Missouri River, North Dakota scenery, outdoors
It’s coming back! You will be able to experience water in the Badlands as a historical recreation area comes back to life. Changes in the regional population in the last 10 years has prompted Dunn County to provide more recreational opportunities – especially...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 22, 2018 | flowers, gardens, journal, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Snap Shot Sunday
Sunny and Wet It’s an unusual year to visit the North Dakota Badlands. It’s the end of July. It’s green. Unlike the last two years, wildfires are not an issue. Flash flooding is. There’s been plenty of rain and the 2017 drought is history. ...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 9, 2018 | journal, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Road Trip, Things To Do
It seems that summers can be quiet intense here in the Northern Plains. The days are long, the activities are packed and we do as much as we can before winter sets in. Sometimes it’s good to have a place to find absolute quiet, peace, rest, isolation —...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 4, 2018 | Dunn County, journal, Killdeer, North Dakota history, Photoblog, Places to go, Things To Do
Authentic Americana Even before this part of the North American continent had states, cowboys raised cattle here to feed America. It is physically hard, demanding job. These guys are tough athlets and to prove it, they created 3-way contests. Cowboy vs Cowboy vs...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 2, 2018 | journal, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Road Trip, sentinel butte
Be an explorer — get off the highway We’re huge fans of getting off the Interstate, exploring alternative roads…and following road maps, not google maps. That’s how to get to unusual sites, scenes and corners of rural America and the Badlands...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 1, 2018 | Dickinson, journal, North Dakota, Places to go, Snap Shot Sunday
Red Roses and Green Expanses Our quest was to hike as high was we could. We wanted to see endless expanses of summer green! We found it, and you can read about that adventure here: Our Hike For Green! Roses! But along the way, we found Red! ...
