Had the chance today to tour both the North and South Units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park located in western North Dakota. North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a true hidden gem that doesn't get the notice that its more popular cousin "Badlands National Park" in South Dakota gets. Having seen the each state's version of the Badlands, they are quite distinct from each other. Where South Dakota's Badlands have vivid oranges, beiges and pinks and a more arid look to them, North Dakota's are much greener with pinks, beiges and even some blue hues to them. North Dakota [View Full Entry]

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Here's my second blog post on Theodore Roosevelt National Park located in western North Dakota. This post is about the South Unit of the Park. I didn't have a lot of time today, but was able to do the Scenic Loop through the South Unit of the Park. The South Unit is much, much bigger than the North Unit of the Park with over 46,000 acres in this Unit. The South Unit also has a much bigger 36 mile scenic loop through the Park as compared to the North. Lots and lots of wildlife. I saw several wild horses, lots of [View Full Entry]

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Had the chance today to drive up to the Mandan Indian Village site and catch the great view of the Missouri River from high above on one of the hills of the Missouri River Valley (from the Bismarck, ND side). The Missouri River is pretty low nowadays so the sand bars are pretty evident. Still a very pretty view looking toward Mandan, ND and down the River. Also has an easy walk to the remnants of the old Indian Villages. I also went down by the Missouri River and took some shots of the very cool looking old railroad bridge (one [View Full Entry]

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Again I sit in an airport, only this time it's in Cleveland. I've completed 2 of my 3 flights in my journey home. The next and final departs at 6:05 so I've got about an hour or so until they begin boarding. Thankfully this time I've managed to get myself set up in a Club Lounge so I've got the free refreshments and wireless thing going which always makes waiting a little more pleasant. To recap, I last wrote the day before my birthday so I'll pick it up from there. First off, thanks to all for the birthday wishes which [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Minot! Well I've been here going on a full 4 days and I honestly can't say that it feels a whole lot different from being anywhere else. But I'm getting ahead of myself. To start with, I had no idea the stress that awaited me after I signed off the last time in the PHL airport. My flight was delayed due to another flight coming in which killed my layover time on my next flight. Now you might say, "Cool! Who likes a layover anyway?" Well, I do if it means the difference between having some time to [View Full Entry]

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And so it begins. I'm at PHL right now killing time before my flight (turns out I was roughly 3 hours early!!!) This was not my original plan. I mean, yes, those of you who know me know full well my tendency towards being early to things, but not quite to THIS extent. But let me justify. I was somewhat limited in my options... I had to go from work to PHL in time for a 5:45pm flight. I could have left at 3:00, but doing so would have meant potentially cutting it close as I would be contending with [View Full Entry]

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Spent the morning at the Bismarck Capitol. Was one of the those beautiful frosty mornings where the frost hung on the bare trees making them look so incredibly beautiful. The sky was a pretty blue. The Legislative Session was in full swing so lots of people around. Went and took a few pictures of the grounds. Bismarck is a very pretty little city built in the rolling hills of the Missouri River valley. The Capitol was built on one of the city's hills. [View Full Entry]

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This is the first time I am running on North Dakota. Another "dead zone" for my cell phone. But the view is exiting. Very beautifull. Again, no photos becuase of the battery issue! Videos will come soon... hopefully. [View Full Entry]

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Kate here... We have GOBS of pictures from Glacier that we owe you. It was amazing. To give you some perspective, we woke up at 6am the morning we left so that I could get some pictures of the sunrise over Lake McDonald, where we were camped, and I squeezed off 84 shots within 45 minutes (while Shay wondered where I was and packed everything all by herself 0:)...) Alas, there is no time for uploading pictures at the moment, as our jet-set lifestyle is taking us to the banks of the Missouri River here in North Dakota, where we'll be [View Full Entry]

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Odometer: 31200 In the morning it was clear and warm, with the sun feeling like it was going to be hot later in the day. My plan was to stay in Minot until noon. I would find out where the local ham radio guys have their Saturday morning coffee clatch, join them, and find out what goes on around here. When I heard the forecast was to be 90F, I changed that plan and got on the road while the temperature was still moderate. I stopped a bit down the road at Towner for breakfast. I could have been in an [View Full Entry]

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