by Mike Kopp | Dec 16, 2022 | History, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, North Dakota winter, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Bison Power Bison may be the largest North American animal in North America, and that’s part of why they are celebrated every November 2. As you may expect, they are the stars of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. If you don’t believe me, just look...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 12, 2022 | Billings County, Custer Trail Auto Tour, Dickinson, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, North Dakota winter, outdoors, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wildlife
Stay warm while you are on a winter road trip Yeah, I don’t want to freeze my face in negative temperatures, either – and especially not if the wind is blowing. Yikes! So, let’s consider a warm winter road trip. We suggest staying warm on one of these road trips in...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 26, 2022 | History, Killdeer, Medora, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history
6 exciting books about the Badlands: myths, and legends, lynchings, murders and killer blizzards that shaped the people of the North Dakota Badlands. 6 “must-read” exciting books about the Badlands What if you could stand on a Badlands hill and see the old...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 12, 2022 | Hike, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors
The Absolute Must-have! (to get to the top of that next hill) If I had to pick one item I could not do without when I spent time in the rough outdoors, it would be my boots. I’m wearing them today as I write and scoop snow from the 2-foot dump we got. My feet...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 10, 2022 | family, Little Missouri River, Little Missouri State Park, McKenzie County, MHA Nation, North Dakota Badlands, Places to go, Quality of Life
Kids and quality of life in the West Have you ever noticed you are around something a lot, but you don’t notice it? Then, once you notice, you can’t help but notice it every time. That happened to me this summer. We shifted our focus this summer from hiking and...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 1, 2022 | Autumn, Camping, Little Missouri National Grasslands, Maah Daah Hey, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Photography, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
It’s kind of a scarred-up place. We like Magpie Valley because it’s pretty isolated and that’s why it’s free to be just what it is, wild and free. Antelope are at home here. We’ve seen mountain lion tracks, so I guess they know where to get wild and free...
