by Mary Tastad | Jul 7, 2022 | Boating, Camping, Dunn County, family, Fishing, Lake Sakakawea, Little Missouri Bay, Little Missouri River, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Quality of Life, Road Trip
Update We wrote earlier this summer that the gem at the Little Missouri Bay Recreation Area near Dunn Center was without water. Back then, conditions were dry, rain was scare, river levels were low, boat ramps were useless. Even then, though, the campsites were...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 23, 2022 | Culture, History, Killdeer, Little Missouri National Grasslands, Little Missouri River, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota Badlands, Road Trip, Things To Do
Scenic Highway 22 – Six stops Dickinson to New Town — 4 Different Cultures in the Badlands 95 miles. 4 hours with stops. A paved highway takes you through at least 4 different cultures in the Badlands: Oil, Ranching, Bohemian and Native American. ...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 4, 2022 | Grassy Butte, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, outdoors, Road Trip, Then and now, Things To Do
Fairview Liftbridge Cartwright Tunnel Grassy Butte Post Office Peaceful Valley Ranch Marmarth Opera House Let me tell ya about 5 unique structures or unusual buildings the badlands you’ll find only in the North Dakota Badlands. They were built for a specific use to...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 24, 2022 | History, Little Missouri River, Marmarth, McKenzie County, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Places to go, Road Trip
Before there was Google maps. Before there was Rand McNally. People got around the rugged beautiful badlands by naming and recognizing landmarks. They carry descriptive names, and if you use your imagination, you can see why. Battleship Butte Imagine a ship in the...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 17, 2021 | Autumn, Custer Trail Auto Tour, Maah Daah Hey, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Road Trip, Snap Shot Sunday
Snapshot Sunday Drive A Sunday drive through the Badlands is better than you might think. Like that image above. Read on. It’s #1 on our top 5 Sunday Afternoon Road Trip ideas for today. #4 National Park Scenic Drive Chances are that on a Sunday Drive...
by Mary Tastad | Sep 22, 2021 | Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, Photography, Places to go, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Autumn is officially here, and its time to see the fall colors in the Badlands. We took an afternoon this week to look down on the Little Missouri River. That’s where small trees and shrubs, cottonwood, green ash and some aspens wear their fall yellow. The...
