April. Get Out and Hike! April! At last the snow has melted and the earth is warming. It’s an ideal time to hike Theodore Roosevelt National Park to catch the first glimpses of green, of new life, in the North Dakota badlands. The Achenbach Trail in the...
The Warmth of the Church at Grassy Butte Sometimes only one photo, one split second, is enough to convey multitude thoughts, feelings. What additional pictures are painted in your mind when you view this historic and picturesque church in the quaint little ranching...
Frigid Winter Hike on Square Butte When we see a high point, we want to get to the top of it to see…….whatever it is we can see! On this frigid winter afternoon (yikes! -30 + degrees with out windchill!) in western North Dakota, we did! We took on a...
Cold? What cold? The bison roaming the Theodore Roosevelt National Park are built for cold. So, if you want to take a winter drive through the park — whenever the road is open – you’ll see bison alive and doing well. When we get a chance to visit the...
Back in black and white. Yes, I’m back in black and white. Not quite out of the sight The textures and lines of the Badlands are part of the beauty and exotic charm of the region. Sometimes color is so impressive the texture and lines are less apparent. Start in...
Those Deer Are Everywhere! Deer. Oh dear! There are times we’ve driven through the badlands and not seen much wild life. But then there are times when it abounds! On this visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park on a warm day in mid December,...