by Mike Kopp | Feb 1, 2020 | Hike, History, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota winter, outdoors, Places to go, Things To Do
Find an old road bed like old Highway 85, and you find an easy hiking trail. You also find a clue to what it used to be like to have to get across the Badlands. These days, we are hiking some of the old roads that used to cross the Badlands. For example, Devils...
by Mike Kopp | Jan 25, 2020 | Cowboys, Grassy Butte, History, North Dakota history, Then and now, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City
A cowboy gets travelers across the Little Missouri River Lemme tell ya a story I uncovered this week. It’s about Bill Chaloner, the man who could be called the grandfather of the Long X Bridge, the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the highway through the...
by Mike Kopp | Jul 21, 2019 | Billings County, Dunn County, Killdeer, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota scenery, Photography, Places to go
Great photographs here give a sample of the Little Missouri River. With the move to build a new bridge across the Little Missouri River, let’s look at how it cuts through the Badlands. Crossing the Great Divide The Little Missouri River is the most...
