by Mary Tastad | Oct 6, 2020 | Autumn, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do, Watford City
Fall advantages Some of the advantages of exploring the Badlands in the fall include no mosquitoes, no ticks and few people. However, that does not mean all wildlife is gone. On the sunny slope of a south-facing hill, a bull snake slithered past...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 16, 2020 | Hike, North Dakota, North Dakota scenery, North Dakota winter, outdoors, Things To Do
Getting a Healthy Reward Oh February, you are such a fickle month. But, thanks for the good days you give us and the noticeably more day light hours with slightly warmer temps. And we’re getting restless to be outside. So, that makes it a good time to...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 3, 2019 | Autumn, Hike, Medora, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photoblog, Photography, Snap Shot Sunday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A Gloomy Day Reverses Itself We found out what happens if you wait until the last minute to catch a badlands sunset. You might miss it, or you might get a rewarding glimpse like we did. Cold and Gloomy It was a cold November evening. Was it still daylight? It was...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 26, 2019 | Agriculture, flowers, grille, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, Photoblog
Sunflowers Stretch Forever in the Dakotas! August reveals colorful vistas in North Dakota, thanks to waving golden wheat and glowing yellow sunflower fields. The fields stretch to the horizon, and beyond! Dakotas, Top in the Nation! North Dakota and South Dakota are...