by Mike Kopp | Apr 24, 2021 | Dickinson, History, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history
A Few Million Years is all it took to change the topography They say millions of years and a diverted river make the Badlands topography different from south to north. You can see the difference in the topography or the terrain from south to north. Geologists say...
by Mike Kopp | Feb 2, 2018 | Find Out Friday, journal, Medora, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Places to go
Erosion. Erosion made the North Dakota Badlands. Wind and water cut through the sediment that was deposited here eons ago. Without getting in to deep geological discussions, the simple answer is erosion. Though the region only gets about 12-15 inches of precipitation...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 11, 2017 | journal, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Things To Do
North Dakota’s China Wall The oldest China Wall isn’t in China. It’s in North Dakota. The geological formation was formed many eons ago, long before the more well-known China Wall in China was built. Two routes to the China Wall That’s right if you want to see...