by Mike Kopp | Nov 5, 2022 | Billings County, McKenzie County, Medora, outdoors, Photography, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City, Wildlife
We drove through the TR National Park the other day. Just an afternoon drive. Think about That For us North Dakotans, it seems so normal to say “I drove through the National Park the other day.” I imagine millions of Americans do not have that luxury. ...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 3, 2022 | Autumn, family, Little Missouri River, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip
Take a drive along the Little Missouri River in the Badlands. Any time of the year it will yield some of the best views of the Badlands. Good hiking, good mountain biking, good camping. Now, as trees turn colors its a treat to see good native color. 1. The...
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...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 23, 2022 | Boating, Dunn County, Fishing, Killdeer, Lake Sakakawea, Little Missouri Bay, Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Photoblog, Photography, Places to go, Snapshot Saturday, Summer
Saturday Snapshot Summertime Green It seems like every time rain enters North Dakota this summer, the central Badlands get a dose — and that includes Dunn County. The Killdeer area is enjoying summertime green even now into the end of July as we shot these. ...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 2, 2022 | Cowboys, Dunn County, Little Missouri State Park, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog, Photography, Places to go, Quality of Life
Little Missouri State Park — a Trail Ride Paradise Where else in the state can you find great big badlands — 650 feet deep — and class 10 trails for a family camp trail ride. The Little Missouri State Park. It opened late this year, just in time to...
by Mike Kopp | Jun 5, 2022 | McKenzie County, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, Photography, Snap Shot Sunday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
It’s been a few years since it’s been this green in the Badlands — and it must be satisfying for the bison grazing in the grass. The last couple years have been tinder dry but not this year. Grasslands have recovered. Since it’s been a few...
