A Quick Trip–Theodore Roosevelt NP (Day Two)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is made up of three “units” in western North Dakota. I reached the town of Medora and the entrance to the Southern unit around 6:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Since the visitors’ center was not scheduled to open until 9:00, I sat in SB and started reading to kill the time. Fortunately, …

A Three-Day Tour… of National Parks

I’ve been back from my three-day tour of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Voyageurs National Park for two days at the point I created this post, and both parks are still on my mind. What an impression each made on me in such a short time! Folks crowd onto Yellowstone, Yosemite and other big parks–and …

Afterthoughts about Goin’ West 2014

This is the map of my 16-day, Goin’ West 2014 trip: This surpassed my previously longest car trip from Grinnell to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, by a whole 17 miles!! I stuck pretty closely to my original route, with some new additions–especially Little Bighorn National Park and North Cascades National Highway–and only two major deletions.  …

Day 3: Memorial Day at Little Bighorn

Before hitting the road, I headed to the nearby zoo but didn’t go inside.  The weather was a little cool, and I was still getting over the flu.  So, I visited the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.  They had just concluded a Memorial Day program, and there were WWII posters on display in the …

Day 2: A Little Bit of History

Although this is not my first visit to Minnesota, I want to stop somewhere new in each state, whether or not I’ve previously visited the area. This time, I visited the Runestone Museum in Alexandria.  They have historical displays of cultures that developed in the area. Town’s getting ready for Memorial Day, but I’m hoping …