by Mary Tastad | Apr 1, 2020 | Culture, History, North Dakota Badlands, Photoblog
Exploding Numbers! Thanks to YOU! Thanks to you, our readership and viewers have skyrocketed! We began at 0, in all respects, just a few years back. Now, our numbers for social media and website interaction are in the thousands! On average, people...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 10, 2020 | Culture, McKenzie County, outdoors, Road Trip
Take a Road Trip to McKenzie County — it’s bigger than a state McKenzie County county could be it’s own state. That’s because it is larger than Washington DC, Rhode Island or Delaware. It’s rugged, bountiful and friendly. When settlers...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 6, 2019 | History, Medora, North Dakota history, Photography, Things To Do
Late Day Exploration of Custer Trail Work wrapped up about an 90 minutes before sunset. We figured that gave us enough time to take a roundabout road trip on the Custer Trail. Maybe even Initial Rock? Day light was disappearing under a bank of clouds. Some would...
by Mary Tastad | Jul 6, 2019 | Inspiration, McKenzie County, North Dakota, Photography, Snapshot Saturday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
Brilliant Greens of the North Dakota Badlands! The North Dakota Badlands are brilliant green after ample rains in May and June! Thanks to Michael David Hanson II for sharing his photos of the iconic Little Missouri River in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 29, 2019 | flowers, Hike, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Places to go, Summer, Things To Do, Watford City
Hot. Humid. Stormy. Those are the summer conditions that impact outdoor activities — especially in the Badlands. The reflective rocky hillsides add to the bake of the day. And storms? There are few places on earth where storms can be as nasty and unpredictable...