July 25-29, 2022 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota & Makoshika State Park, Montana

Highways up north – as far as the eye can see.
Next Service 52 Miles! … good that our tank is not empty!
Nice Lake – we stayed here for one night.
… with beautiful sunset.
Street Art on the backcountry roads ….
“In Honor of a President
When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York. He could not have imagined how his adventure in this remote and unfamiliar place would forever alter the course of the nation. The rugged landscape and strenuous life that TR experienced here would help shape a conservation policy that we still benefit from today.”
Our campsite ….
… with a nice view.
Rolling hills ….
… and interesting formations.
Beautiful trails … we really like this park.
Little Missouri River – early morning with a heard of bsion in th back.
Bisons everywhere in the park .. crossing streets, stopping traffic …
Beautiful wild horses
The little one – probably just a few days old – soooo cute!
Prariedog twons everywhere in the park.
The Sotted Towhee was super loud 🙂
A very young – just 35 cm long – Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake.
No rattle yet – but poisenes from the first day they are born!
… and nice wildflowers !!
One stop in Montana.
… at the interesting Makoshika State Park.
The park is Montana’s largest state park features badland formations and the fossil remains of Dinosors dicovered in the park. The visitor center / museum is very informative and shows a collection of fossils and dinosors.
Our campsite ….
… with a supr-nice view!
The mountain blue birds living here with us.
Tipi and wagon – are also availible for rent.
Some beautiful sunsets !!
We walked a lot of the trails – super nice !! And even the moderate once are not easy! We wanted to walk the longest one – but could not find the trail. At half way, turned around – we do not want that our fossiles will be put in the museum someday.