After visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Tom and I decided to splurge and spend the night in Medora. We wanted to see the famous Medora Musical and eat at the Pitchfork Fondue. The little town of Medora is the gateway for Theodore Roosevelt National park. Since most people only see Theodore Roosevelt from the exit …
Volunteer Organizations at Fort Union Trading Post
Most National Park sites think they are doing well if they have one volunteer organization working with them. Fort Union Trading Post must be doing something right because they have three volunteer organizations affiliated with the site. The first of the volunteer organizations is one that I’ve mentioned before: The Fort Union Muzzle Loaders Association. …
Visitors Center at Fort Union Trading Post
Tom and I are now fully in the swing of volunteering at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. We have been working for a month already and have learned a lot. One of the places I work frequently is the Visitors Center, so I thought I would describe that and what I do there. …
South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Today I will focus on the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This is the part of the park visited by the most people and what people generally think of when they say they have been to the park. Medora is the gateway to the park and I will write about Medora more in …
Grand Canyon of North Dakota
The Grand Canyon of North Dakota is located at Exit 34 on I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This makes it one of the most accessible and most visited of all the states grand canyons. The Grand Canyon of North Dakota is named The Painted Canyon and it is a special part of the National …
North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is just a short distance south of where Tom and I are working for the summer. We have only been in North Dakota a month and already we have been to Theodore Roosevelt three times. I’m going to be writing a lot about the National Park this week, beginning with the …
Prius Visits the Toyota Dealership for Service
Last week we had to take the Prius in to the Toyota Dealership for Service. We bought the Prius in August and have been dealing with a particular problem since March. The battery kept dying and the car wouldn’t start. It happened for the first time after a drive-in worship service on Palm Sunday. We …
Amanda Watson, Volunteer Spinning Demonstrator
During Rendezvous, I had the privilege of meeting and working with Amanda Watson. Amanda was camping out as part of the Muzzle Loaders’ group, but she was also spinning and demonstrating during the Rendezvous. Amanda and her husband, Ben, moved to Williston seven years ago at the height of the oil boom. Ben drove oil …
Physical Structure of Fort Union Trading Post
Today I am going to write about the physical structure of Fort Union Trading Post Historic Site. The physical structure is an important part of the story because Fort Union was built to impress. Fort Union Trading Post was first erected in 1828 and built out of cottonwood, the only wood available in the area. …
Earthbound and Unaware
My favorite picture of Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is one that was taken by a drone. I love the perspective of the picture, because you can see the Missouri River behind the fort. When we are standing at the Fort we can’t see the river. It is on the other side of …