Medora, N.D.

July 26-29, 2017 That Medora is a tourist-oriented town is evident in comparison of its population and its theater seating:  210 to 2853, respectively.  Besides Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we took advantage of two productions. Joe Wiegand portrayed Teddy Roosevelt in “A Teddy Roosevelt Salute to Medora”.  He was enthusiastic Read more…

Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Geology

July 23-26, 2017 One of the first things we noticed at Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, ND was the amazing layers of different sedimentary rocks. The black layer is lignite, a soft coal that was formed 60 million years ago when this area was Everglades-like swamp.  The blue-green-gray layer Read more…

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

July 23-26, 2017 Theodore Roosevelt had hunted bison and raised cattle in the area around Medora, ND.  Those were among the experiences that led Roosevelt to pursue the preservation efforts that brought us the National Forest Service, 18 national monuments, five national parks, 150 national forests, and dozens of federal Read more…

Belle Fourche, SD

July 11, 2017 It’s less than 90 miles from Custer to Belle Fourche (pronounce bell foosh) but we found so much to do in Custer that we decided to extend our stay in the Black Hills and reposition ourselves to take advantage of the sights to the north.  Belle Fourche means Read more…