05-29-2026 Friday, Miles City, Montana to Medora, North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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...