by Mike Kopp | Dec 13, 2020 | Autumn, Grassy Butte, Hike, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Photography, Places to go, Road Trip, Things To Do
Yep, Summer is past. That does not mean cool-weather outdoor adventures are over. The Badlands beauty remains. We headed out southwest of Grassy Butte toward Devils Pass and shot this little 20 second video from the pickup window. ...
by Mike Kopp | Dec 1, 2020 | family, Food, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Quality of Life, Things To Do
What’s better than a campfire in the summer? A campfire in winter! It’s cozy, warm and sticky gooey with a “s’more fest.” Be aware, you might start a tradition: “Can I have s'(ome) more Please!” I learned this year that...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 21, 2020 | History, outdoors, Road Trip, Snowden Bridge, Things To Do, Yellowstone River
The Bridge to the Calypso Trail in the Terry Badlands As we wrote a few days ago (click here), the North Dakota Badlands has two counterparts to make a Badlands Trio, both in Montana. Besides the rock formations, they also have one other thing in common:...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 16, 2020 | Hike, Maah Daah Hey, McKenzie County, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Photography, Places to go, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
Don’t isolate this winter — explore the outdoors! (See for yourself. Enjoy the winter photos.) Wow! Social critters like humans find it tough to isolate. I’m fed up with the upheaval in normal social functions. I miss the life that used to characterize the...
by Mike Kopp | Nov 1, 2020 | Dickinson, History, Montana, North Dakota Badlands, outdoors, Places to go, Road Trip, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Things To Do
Beyond the Beautiful Badlands of North Dakota –The Badlands Trio I’ll admit I was surprised to find two siblings of the North Dakota Badlands, making a rugged set of triplets we call The Badlands Trio. I thought the gnarly layered photogenic Badlands of North...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 31, 2020 | ghosts, History, Marmarth, North Dakota history, Places to go, Small towns
Spooky Bad They are called the spooky bad lands for a reason. Long before settlers moved across the region, indigenous people considered the land to be bad. They thought it could be very spooky. Murders and untimely deaths mark the history of the region. Those...
by Mike Kopp | Oct 24, 2020 | Cowboys, ghosts, History, Marmarth, North Dakota history, Slope County
Thanks to the railroad, the years leading up to 1920 were some deadly years in Marmarth – especially between 1900 and 1920 with at least one shocking murder in town. It seems trouble followed the rail line in to town to mix it up with miners, cowboys and railroad...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 19, 2020 | Billings County, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota Badlands
Badlands? Not so bad! The Beautiful Badlands of western North Dakota are unknown to most, and missed by many travelers who don’t venture quite far enough north to discover the region. Who would ever go there, and why? What is there to do in the...
by Mike Kopp | 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 Mike Kopp | Sep 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yep, Labor Day is past. That does not mean your outdoor adventures are over. Autumn adventures are some of the best. All you need is your sense of adventure, a map, a tank of gas and your camera. Fall Photography Autumn is an excellent time to get into the Badlands....
