by Mary Tastad | Jun 4, 2018 | journal, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Things To Do
A long day, getting longer, getting late. Hundreds of miles traveled, dozens of people encountered. Solitary relief was planned. The weather had other ideas. Plans for a grasslands hike were washed out by afternoon rain. It promised to wrap the explorers in a wet...
by Mary Tastad | Mar 31, 2018 | journal, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota agriculture, outdoors, Snapshot Saturday
Snapshot of one nice day on the ranch These are tough days for ranchers and farmers. Ranching is hard work. Cattle producers enjoyed the one nice day this week when temps were in the 40’s and the ground was dry. We just happened to be following the Little...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 29, 2018 | Medora, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go
Thanks to the War Between the States North Dakota almost escaped the War Between the States, but following the war, North Dakota benefitted from the lingering conflicts in Texas, Missouri, and Kansas. (North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming were barely explored...
by Mary Tastad | Jan 23, 2018 | North Dakota history, Watford City
Longhorn history at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park They’re a walking, mooing tribute to the way things used to be. A short history of longhorns on the Long X trail goes back to a day when the nation was rebuilding after the War Between the States. You can see...
