We arrived in Fort Benton today to visit Missouri River Breaks National Monument today. Its another BLM owned property, this one along the Missouri River, also part of the Lewis & Clark exploration journey. We were lucky that Claudette noticed that they are closed on Sundays, so right after we finished setting up, we went… Continue reading Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Going Country in Billings, Montana
Country music is NOT one of our go-to musical genres, in fact we don’t ever listen to any when we do listen to music. That said, the KOA campground where we stayed did host a performance by Chicago-based guest band “The Rangers“. They were surprisingly good, and played nonstop for two hours. We had a… Continue reading Going Country in Billings, Montana
Pompei’s Pillar National Monument
Pompei’s Pillar is a National Monument that is owned by the Bureau of Land Management, and therefore not the National Park Service. Our stay in Billings, MT was going to be our basecamp to go and visit it, but it turns out that it was along our route from Miles City, MT, and we were… Continue reading Pompei’s Pillar National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt NP – south unit
Today was all about hiking in the park. There are several short trails that have their trailhead along the 22 mile drive inside the park boundaries. Key attractions along the route, aside from the stunning scenery, were two groups of inhabitants of the park: bison and prairie dogs. Click below for a video Claudette made… Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt NP – south unit
Special post – happy 7th anniversary to our RV
RVs are definitely not an investment…they are a depreciating asset. But without it, we wouldn’t have created some of the wonderful memories that we hold dear in our minds. The 7-year anniversary happens while we are on a trip where we will finish adding stickers to our map showing the states that meet this criterion:… Continue reading Special post – happy 7th anniversary to our RV
Drive to Medora ND, and Painted Hills @ Theodore Roosevelt NP
There were a number of interesting sights during our drive to Medora, ND. We saw lots of fields that were a vivid yellow, and decided that there was so much of it that it couldn’t possibly be mustard. A bit of research revealed that this is rapeseed (aka canola) The eastern side of the state… Continue reading Drive to Medora ND, and Painted Hills @ Theodore Roosevelt NP
Fargo ND
We arrived in Fargo early enough to try and squeeze in an activity, despite Fargo being a one-night-only stopover. We visited the Plains Art Museum. The exhibit that impressed us most was a famous Japanese woodblock print, ink on paper from 1830 titled “The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa” But we truly enjoyed… Continue reading Fargo ND
Voyageurs National Park
Minnesota calls itself the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Voyageurs National Park illustrates that, as much of the parks activities are water-centric, such as fishing and boating. This inscription from one of the exhibits in the visitor center states: “Voyageurs paddling birch bark canoes transported furs from as far west as Lake Athabasca to Montreal, three thousand… Continue reading Voyageurs National Park
More falls
Today, we took another trail that leads to falls, this time at “Judge C.R. Magney State Park”, where our RV is parked. This one had quite a bit more elevation change, some was just sloping terrain, but also Claudette counted that one section that had over 125 steps, close to the falls, themselves. The first… Continue reading More falls
A twofer day: Grand Portage State Park and Grand Portage National Monument
Today, we had two back-to-back activities. First we stopped at the Grand Portage State Park and did a short hike to the High Falls. A fun fact about that Park is that it is along the Pigeon River which also happens to be the international boundary between Canada and the USA. Below is a picture… Continue reading A twofer day: Grand Portage State Park and Grand Portage National Monument