Theodore Roosevelt National Park ND 09 2020

Yeah, I mentioned previously that North Dakota is the last state many roadtrippers visit.  Well, there are some VERY cool spots to visit in North Dakota....  I think, in many ways, North Dakota is OK with keeping its secrets, and keeping the tourists away.  

We were able to visit the south unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  We drove from Rapid City, South Dakota and back in one, very long day.

Its probably 9-10 hours of drive time the way we did it, but it was one amazing day on the road.

Once we were in North Dakota, going on many scenic rural roads, we saw almost no traffic.  

The scenery to the park was great too.  And, we drove the Enchanted High part of the way to the park (see my other post/video).

We passed through a couple of GREAT North Dakota Towns on the way (Dickinson and Medora) that I am already itching to visit again.

AND the Roosevelt National Park can easily justify several more visits.  There is a lot to see.

As we drove back into South Dakota, we stopped by a great little diner/gift shop by Crow Buttes, where a marker stands about a very strange Indian conflict.  This site was worth a visit on its own.

The entire trip was a bit haunting too, as we left when it was still very dark.  Black mountain shapes moved ghostly in the background, as grey deer stood looking at as by the road.

Check out my youtube video for highlights!