From Glentana we set out across the Badlands (early French explorers named this area “mauvais terres a traverse”)- more Big Sky Montana countryside and into North Dakota. The journey was long and hot; we have had temperatures into the 100’s for several days now, which is not very comfortable! If the heat continues we will have to limit our riding hours to the mornings only, which will delay our schedule. Our destination for the evening of 7th August was the Southern end of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park - this was a real treat. The park is dedicated to the 26th [View Full Entry]

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Thanks to all of you who have been so patient with me. Unfortunately, the blogs that I had previously posted have been erased due to a failure within the website so I am going to have to start over. What I am going to do is post the main activities that we did each day and elaborate on some of the highlights. From there, if any of you have any activities, sites or experiences that you would like me to elaborate on or would like to see more pictures of, either message me or send me an e-mail and I will [View Full Entry]

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North Dakota Driving on the side roads to Theodore Roosevelt National Park included seeing lots of hay growing. However, every time I got out of the car, it smelled like cows. Apparently, the cows were "out to pasture", wherever that meant. All I know is I could smell them at each gas & go stop (my usual pit stop for ice for my cooler, yogurt, and a potty break). Theodore Roosevelt National Park This little-visited national park is a gem. There are some nice hiking trails through the grassland a [View Full Entry]

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Driving on the side roads to Theodore Roosevelt National Park included seeing lots of hay growing. However, every time I got out of the car, it smelled like cows. Apparently, the cows were "out to pasture", wherever that meant. All I know is I could smell them at each gas & go stop (my usual pit stop for ice for my cooler, yogurt, and a potty break). Theodore Roosevelt National Park This little-visited national park is a gem. There are some nice hiking trails through the grassland and badlands areas, which I hiked. Of course, I had to keep my eye [View Full Entry]

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My nephew is a lover of history so we decided to spend a couple hours on a warm day in the air conditioned comfort of the North Dakota Heritage Center. I hadn't toured the Center for many years. The Museum is very full of items relating to North Dakota's history. So full in fact that they are trying to get the funds to expand because they have so much in storage that they are unable to display. The Center is the largest museum in the State of North Dakota and located on the campus of the State Capitol. There are also [View Full Entry]

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June 30 With advice from the locals I hopped on hwy 212 and blasted east. I dropped in and visit the Bear Butte State Park where several Indian tribes regarded the mountain as holy ground and would perform spiritual ceremonies. I'm out of the mountains and traveling across the American plains. Like the joke says "you can see your dog run away for days". I'm battling wicked crosswinds and boredom. I wished had a buysa or ZX14 to "shorten" the long straight aways. I was planning on spending the weekend in Aberdeen, but there are no free hotel rooms. I'm forced [View Full Entry]

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Bahamas North America » United States » North Dakota » Grand Forks By Pinkphoenix June 28th 2007 For my graduation trip, I was able to go on a fantastic cruise to the Bahamas with my daddy! This trip was eventful, and I was able to meet a lot of g [View Full Entry]

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As my previous blog posts have mentioned, I've been trying to hit a number of the off beat attractions in my home state of North Dakota. The vast majority of these attractions I was never aware were there. Here's another that I have been well aware of all my life but had never stopped to actually get an up close look at. It's New Salem "Sue", the oversized Holstein cow perched on a hill in New Salem, ND. I have driven by Sue countless times in my life and never drove up the hill for the close look. Sue is 40 [View Full Entry]

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Williston Maureen Kelly/Robert Tait Now that Monday, June 25, is here, we are at the Dodge Dealer in Williston, to have the A/C evaluated. Good news they have located the problem, it is the condenser; bad news the parts needs to be ordered and will be here tomorrow after noon. We drove south to Ft. Union Trading Post. It was built in 1828 and soon became headquarters for the trading of beaver furs, and buffalo hides with the various Indian Tribes. The main means of transportation, at the time, was the river, so it was [View Full Entry]

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Teddy's Park Maureen Kelly/Robert Tait Roosevelt first came to the badlands in 1883, and he became interested in the cattle business. He returned to New York, but had a small cabin, the Maltese Cross Ranch built the Dakota Territory. When he returned he spent most of his time hunting and tending to his ranches. By spending time in the Dakota Territory, he became alarmed by the damage that was being done to the land and its wildlife. When he became president in1901, Roosevelt pursued this interest in natural history. As a [View Full Entry]

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