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05-31-2026 Medora Eating and Shopping Day

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Our first stop today was at the visitor center. We wanted to see if any of the rangers checked on the Bison we saw stuck in the mud yesterday. We talked to two in the parking lot, and they got the call but did not have a chance to go check. They asked us to show them where on the map we saw it. They said they would check on it today, but from the description we gave them, it didn’t sound very good.  After our conversation with the rangers, we drove into town and toured the  North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame . Surprisingly, we enjoyed it. It has great exhibits. They are expanding the museum in the next few years. It’s going to be 10,000 square feet bigger. They are also going to redo the entire front. All funded by donors, very impressive. There was a display that featured a book I was interested in,  Land in Her Own Name  by H. Elaine Lindgren. I asked at the gift shop desk, and they are sold out. One of the volunteers even checked the back to make sure. She directed ...
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05-30-2026 Saturday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park Drive

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The first stop was the visitor center to watch the NP movie about the park and get Barry a t-shirt. We also walked through the displays since we didn't have time yesterday. Then we drove the 32-mile Scenic Loop  Drive. Again, we used GuideAlong and enjoyed the commentary about the park and Teddy Roosevelt.  Our first stop was Skyline Vista. Yesterday, we were informed we could see the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library from there. It’s on the other side of the freeway. Afterward, we made numerous stops at overlooks and pullouts. The views are vast and beautiful. The prairies are still green. It rained until about 2:00 PM, when we stopped for lunch at Boicourt Overlook. Great view while we ate our sandwiches. We did see lots of Bison and Prairie Dogs during our drive.  Another stop we made was at the Badlands Spur Trail. Barry saw a Bison in the dry river bed, and at first it looked like it was dead. I got out the binoculars and took a closer look, and to me,...
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05-29-2026 Friday, Miles City, Montana to Medora, North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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The drive was horrible. The winds were crazy. I thought we were going to be blown off the road a few times. We crossed into North Dakota at 11:00 AM. Not long after, we saw a pronghorn standing all by its lonesome. Probably trying to stay on the ground and not be blown away. We crossed over the Yellowstone River a few times. Nothing but flat plains.  Once off the Highway and getting into the campground was a challenge due to construction.  A new hotel, Hotel 1883, is being built, and it looks like the entrance road is the same as the campground’s. Somewhat confusing since there are no street signs. Anyway...we made it.  The  Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library  is opening in Medora on July 4th. Just in time for our country’s 250 th celebration of the Declaration of Independence. Medora is going to be crazy. I would love to come back here someday and see it. The library will have a living roof of grasses and native plants collected by volunteers from the...
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05-28-2026 Thursday, Miles City, Montana and the Range Riders Museum

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We are staying in the Miles City KOA Journey . I spoke to one of the employees this morning. I wanted to know the names of the trees in the campground; they are cottonwood trees. It’s so pretty. He told me they were here when General Custer was here, so they are over 200 years old. He also told me Custer camped on the river a little way from the KOA. What a great history this park has. I think this is the cleanest KOA we have stayed at. The grass is really green, and they keep up with the weeds.  We went through the Range Riders Museum today. What a surprise this place was. So much history of the area, relics, antiques, stories of locals, pictures and history of range riders, and so much more. There was a barbed wire display, taxidermy eagles, golden eagles, beavers, marmots, and foxes. Their collection of guns was impressive—along with Indian artifacts, original wagons, and carriages. There were six buildings in total. This was one of those surprises you go in not knowing what to...
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