Our morning started out by going on an excursion to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It was something we decided to take time to do even though we wondered if we should keep trekking down the road so that we can get to Glacier National Park on Saturday.
We were so glad we took the time to visit the park. It was a glorious sunny 71-degree day with a nice breeze. The loop we could drive was about 37 miles, which took us about 2 hours to do. The park is so interesting with all the different colors of sand and stone. Of course, what was really neat were the different animals we saw.
First off, we were greeted by a bison almost at the entrance to the loop. On our way out, the bison was still standing around the area. I told Rich I think it got paid to stand there to spark excitement for the visitors. He was terrific!
Farther into the park, we got to see many wild horses, lots of prairie dogs, an elk at quite a distance and a mule deer. It was well worth the ride and time spent there.In the early afternoon, we headed down the road towards our route back on Hwy. 2. We drove over miles and miles of prairies with hundreds of cows and fields that we weren't sure as to what had been planted in them. Some may say it's a bit of a boring ride, but I found it to be beautiful with the different shades of greens and browns. Maybe that's the artist in me! We are staying tonight in Glasgow, MT, at Shady Rest RV Park. We have been told so often by so many that to go through Williston, North Dakota, is a very dangerous place to drive through or even stop because of all the oil drilling going on in that area. It just isn't a safe place both from the oil field truck drivers and the crime that has been created. We saw a lot of vehicles from the oil drilling companies and miles of trains hauling oil cars heading to and from the wells. We feel safe where we are and just feel listening to the people's advise is a wise thing to do. We look forward to a good rest tonight and in the morning traveling on to Havre, MT, or further. We'll try to check in again tomorrow.
Mark wants to go and see the Badlands. He had a whole trip planned out, in his former life. Your blog had inspired me to want to do that trip with him. It sure is a different world over there. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt's such different country than what we see every day. I feel like we are starting out (in a little way) like when we were first married and going to Georgia to live. It's a big adventure going places you've never been to before. :)
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