by Mary Tastad | Jun 4, 2019 | Billings County, Golden Valley County, Medora, North Dakota, North Dakota scenery, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt National Park has been in the works since shortly after Theodore Roosevelt’s death in 1919. The state of North Dakota set aside land for such a memorial in 1924 and by the...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 20, 2019 | Billings County, History, Inspiration, McKenzie County, Medora, Mild-mannered Explorers, North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wildlife
It’s National Park Week. April 20 -28, 2019 ….and a wonderful time to visit the north and south units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. It’s Beautiful Out There. And It’s Wild! There’s plenty of wild life waiting for...
by Mary Tastad | Apr 1, 2019 | Medora, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wildlife
A lazy colt peering over the grass was a happy find on a sunny afternoon. Many of the fans of the wild horses at the park are excitedly surveying the bands looking for, counting and naming the new crop of colts. There were two colts in the little band we...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 21, 2018 | Medora, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, North Dakota winter, outdoors, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The backcountry of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Backcountry hiking can be more challenging than hiking one of the marked hiking trails at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. With 46,000 acres in the South Unit, there is a lot of backcountry to explore. We...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 10, 2018 | Medora, North Dakota scenery, Photography, Places to go, Things To Do, Winter
The South Unit at Sunset We like to time our visits to Medora so that we can catch the spectacular color changes at sunset. This weekend, we strolled up Ridgeline Trail to watch the colors of the wintry golden hour turn to magenta and then blue. At the top of the...
