Teddy Roosevelt National Park

We left Indian Hills and stopped for a few days in Dickinson, ND.  We took a drive to Teddy Roosevelt National Park.  Its actually two different units, north and south.  We ended up going to see both units even though they are about 80 miles apart from one another.  Since the park is in the western part of the state you run into the oil boom traffic.  We saw lots of oil wells and lots of truck traffic servicing them.  We felt like we were back in Midland, TX.

The south unit of the park is right off of interstate 94.  Its got pretty scenery and lots of buffalo herds to see and prairie dog towns full of dogs running and squeaking.  The north unit is up closer to Williston so even closer to the oil boom.  It has great views.  The picture with the Little Missouri River running through the hills is one of the most photographed sites in North Dakota.  We were very lucky during our stay in North Dakota.  We got to see the prettiest parts of the state.

Npw we are in Spearfish, SD -- missed the snow and will head to Hermosa, SD tomorrow south of Rapid City to enjoy more of the Black Hills.