by Mary Tastad | Jan 8, 2021 | Hike, History, Maah Daah Hey, MHA Nation, Montana, outdoors, Places to go, Road Trip, Snowden Bridge
For your 2021 Calendar — 4 more of the top Healthy Badland Attractions 2020 Badlands Attraction Goals Carry Over to 2021 There are places in the Badlands where you will have all the isolation you want. Like a fellow from Wisconsin told me on New Years Day,...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 5, 2021 | Billings County, Bowman County, Custer Trail Auto Tour, Dunn County, Golden Valley County, Hike, History, Inspiration, Maah Daah Hey, Marmarth, McKenzie County, Montana, North Dakota, Photoblog, Road Trip, Stark County, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Williams County
My Top Photo Memories of 2020 The past year was one we filled with intense explorations to seek beauty and peace in a world which at many times seemed the opposite. The result of those adventures was reassuring! Conclusion drawn: There is, indeed, beauty in our...
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 | Aug 16, 2020 | Cowboys, History, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Road Trip, South Dakota, Things To Do, US Forest Service
When cowboys returned from the Civil War, they faced problems: left untended for many months, even years, and their cattle herds became wild. Then, came the next challenges. They battled each other, weather and the U.S. Government to restore their cattle production. ...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 15, 2020 | Cowboys, Culture, History, Inspiration, journal, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photoblog, Photography, South Dakota, Things To Do
Social Distancing with your Camera on Back Roads Take your camera on a social distancing road trip. We’ve been social distancing because it’s very rewarding out here in the west. Following gravel roads and two track trails we’ve got a sense of what...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, History, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota
Ghostly Sitings in the Badlands! History sometimes confronts those who explore the grasslands and badlands of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Author Claire Eide of Williston, North Dakota, shared one real experience with another realm in this short...