Black Hills Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Denver, CO Scotts Bluff National Monument - Gehring, NE Dinner at State Game Lodge - Custer, SD Overnight at Mountain View Cabins - Hill City, SD…
Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota: South Unit
While on our vacation to the Black Hills, we made an overnight detour to North Dakota. After all, we were nearby — relatively speaking. Plus I didn’t want North Dakota to be our 50th state as it is for many travelers. Surely, there’s something to see in our country’s least visited state?
Fortunately, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) sits on land that President Teddy Roosevelt owned when he ran two cattle ranches in North Dakota after losing his wife and mother in 1884. The park, which gained national park status in 1978, consists of 70,000 acres in the North Unit, South Unit, and Elkhorn Ranch Unit. Part One covered our half-day visit to the North Unit while this post covers the afternoon visit to the South Unit.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota: Part 1
Yay! We made it to North Dakota and there’s no better place to visit than Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora.
Our country’s 26th (and at the time – youngest) president discovered the beauty of North Dakota on a hunting trip. After his wife and mother died in 1884, Roosevelt returned to the state, ultimately owning both the Maltese Cross Ranch and the Elkhorn Ranch. It’s only fitting that the national park named in his memory consists of this land.
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