We had a slow start this morning, but finally we got going and went to the Visitors Center at Teddy Roosevelt Nat’l Park. We saw a short movie and had some questions answered. Bill is much more interested in Teddy than I am. I am more in to landscapes and wildlife! We came back out of the park and went for lunch at a place called Cowboy Café. It is a small town country diner, rather noisy and nothing special. The Reuben I had wasn’t bad. Then we went back into the park (just around the corner) to take the 36 mile loop drive.
This park is mainly ‘badlands’ type landscape, but it is probably a bit more impressive than the South Dakota badlands. I especially like the red porcelanite rock that is at the top of many of the formations. It was a really beautiful drive. And the bonus was the wildlife. There were several prairie dog towns. Many of the dogs were used to cars and just acted oblivious to us tourists. Then we saw several herds of bison. The first was right next to the road, grazing. Another herd made a pretty picture along the Little Missouri River. And we saw yet another herd right by the road as we were finishing the loop. We also saw some wild horses. We spent about 3 hours on the road. I took a small hike to a canyon while Bill took a short nap in the car.
We were still full from lunch, so we postponed dinner at the Rough Rider Hotel here in Medora and had a light dinner at the RV. We had two rabbits nibbling grass right by our campsite. They, too, didn’t seem too bothered by our presence. After eating, they just flopped down in the grass and took a nap.
I added some more photos to the North Dakota link at the right. Some of the scenery looks fake, but I promise it is real, as are the bison!
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