Tag: North Dakota
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Pothole Prairie
There is a stretch of the Northern prairie that was originally covered with small ponds, wetlands & lakes left over from the retreating Wisconsin Glacier – I.E. potholes. I guess that makes this a ‘pothole prairie‘. The glacial remnants cover southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and parts of Manitoba, Montana, North & South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.…
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Plastic Water
We’re slowly working our way west again, this time towards Montana. The upper Missouri River basin is the target. We’ve been staying in various North Dakota State Parks for the last week, roughly tracking the Missouri River. ND has nice parks. We visited the Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site, which preserves the remnants…
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The Atomic Prairie
One of the ‘features’ of modern civilization that presents itself here on the northern prairie is the presence of a major portion of the US’s offensive nuclear weapons. The northern plains are a former and current home to nuclear armed strategic bombers and ICBM’s. There were a thousand Minuteman silos scattered across the plains at…
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Badlands Less Traveled
After a couple of nights in the southern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park we drove the seventy-five miles up to the northern unit and camped for the night. Another hot and dry day, with temps over 90F in the late afternoon. The northern park is much quieter, with fewer campers and far less traffic.…
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The Other Badlands
Our target for this trip was the North Dakota Badlands – I.E. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. After a couple days in North Dakota State Parks, we’re now camping in the National Park campground, situate in a cottonwood grove in the Little Missouri River valley. Like in Minnesota, there is a bit of fall color here…
Michael Janke 