North Dakota Bits and Pieces: Quirky Stops and Scenic Surprises
North Dakota is generally considered one of the "fly-over states". The term is so prevalent that country singer Jason Aldean created a song…
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Badlands, Bison, and Presidential Legacy
Theodore Roosevelt National Park isn’t so much of a destination in itself as it is a stop on your way somewhere else with…
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Painted Canyon Hike: Colorful Cliffs in North Dakota’s Badlands
The Painted Canyon isn’t so painted when the Canadian wildfires cloud out the sky. Not So Painted The Canadian wildfire smoke takes away…
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Burning Coal Vein: North Dakota’s Smoky Geological Oddity
Oddly enough, there are no photos of the burning coal vein in this post. That’s because this particular coal vein burned from 1951-1977…
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Cottonwood Campground Horses: Wild Encounters in Theodore Roosevelt NP
We stumbled on these horses taking an evening stroll from our spot in the Cottonwood Campground in TRNP. As soon as we saw…
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White Butte: Hiking to North Dakota’s High Point
White Butte is the North Dakota high point at 3,506 feet in elevation. While not exactly stratospheric, it’s higher than the last 3…
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Jamestown, ND: Frontier History and the World’s Largest Buffalo
Jamestown is a popular stop along I-94 known for the National Buffalo Museum and the World’s Largest Buffalo. Before I get hate mail…
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