Monthly Archives: June 2012

Gardiner, MT This morning (Saturday) we left Hardin, MT and headed west on I-90.  The trip was rolling grassland hills for much of the time, but as we crossed the center of the state the Rockies rose up in front … Continue reading →

Hardin, MT We left Medora, ND Wednesday morning for a 250 mile drive across an almost deserted I-94.  This interstate runs east-west across North Dakota parallel to I-90 in South Dakota.  I-94 splits from I-90 northwest of Minneapolis and rejoins … Continue reading →

Medora, ND Theodore Roosevelt came to Medora in 1881 to hunt Buffalo.  He fell in love with the area and purchased interest in a ranch.   When he left to return to New York, he left instructions for the construction … Continue reading →

Medora, ND We set out early (for us) Monday morning and headed east for 25 miles, then north headed for the north unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  The park is two distinct areas about 50 miles apart and … Continue reading →

Medora, ND We left Bismarck on Saturday and continued west about 140 miles to the tiny town of Medora, ND.  Medora is a tiny (pop. 112) community located along I-94 in western North Dakota at the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt … Continue reading →

Bismarck, ND Bismarck, ND lies on the eastern bank of the Missouri River in the center of the state.  Just across the river is the city of Mandan and just to the south of Mandan is Fort Abraham Lincoln State … Continue reading →

Bismarck, ND Today we drove 40 miles north of Bismarck to the site of Ft. Mandan, a small fort built by the Lewis and Clark expedition for their winter home as they headed west during the winter of 1804-05.   Lewis … Continue reading →

Bismarck, ND We left Jamestown on Wednesday morning and drove 95 miles west to Bismarck, where we had a reservation at the local KOA.  While we try to avoid KOA parks as they are always overpriced and often have narrow … Continue reading →

    Jamestown, ND We are spending two days in Jamestown, which is about in the middle of the North Dakota along I-94.  The weather report called for heavy and steady rain on Tuesday so, since we don’t drive the … Continue reading →

Jamestown, ND One of the objectives of our current trip is to tour states that we have never visited.  We have now crossed Wisconsin and Minnesota off that list and are on to number three, North Dakota. We left the … Continue reading →