Tom and I headed to the Fairview Lift Bridge and Cartwright Tunnel for a walk on a beautiful day. After all the heavy history of Bighorn Canyon and Little Bighorn Battlefield, Tom and I needed something a little lighter. The Fairview Lift Bridge was completed in 1913. It is one of two almost identical bridges the Montana Eastern …
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Pompeys Pillar National Monument in Montana
A couple of weeks ago Tom and I met Johnny and Val Johnson at Pompeys Pillar National Monument near Billings, Montana. If you are a long-time reader of the blog, you might remember Johnny and Val from the seasons we worked at Grand Portage or San Juan Island. We haven’t seen them for three years, …
Museum Center in Dickinson, North Dakota
When Tom and I had to take the Prius in for a new battery, we made sure we had time to check out the Dickinson Museum Center. Consistently listed #1 among things to do in Dickinson, the Museum Center is a complex of four distinctive museums. There is a dinosaur museum, a regional history museum, …
Chateau de Mores in Medora, North Dakota
Before I leave the Medora area, I want to tell you about one more place we visited, the Chateau de Mores. The Chateau de Mores was built as a hunting cabin or rustic lodge by the Marquis de Mores in 1883. The Marquis de Mores was born Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa in June 1858. …
Medora Musical and Pitchfork Fondue
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 …
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 …
1500 Miles from Ohio to North Dakota
The morning after the big bash party, Tom and I started on a 1500 mile trip from Ohio to North Dakota. Usually we would take a week to make such a long trip, but we had to do it in just three days. We couldn’t leave until after the party on Sunday and we needed …