Still Learning

Last night as we drove through hours of what I would call lonely country (and thinking about how harsh the winters must be) I kept wondering how and why people live here. We visited the Cowboy Hall of Fame and found some answers but also found what huge gaps there are in my American history knowledge!



We enjoyed the quaint little town of Medora for the morning and our buffalo burger and onion rings at Maltese Burger for lunch (tastes a lot like very lean beef).



Our time in Theodore Roosevelt National Park brought a kind of calm understanding. Teddy came here to hunt, fell in love with the area, started a ranch and had this cabin built and stayed here to mourn the loss of his wife and his mother before her went on to become our conservation president. We are certainly enjoying his commitment to the natural world!



We did lots of driving and hiking in the park (worked off lunch so we could enjoy our dinner) and saw wild horses, elk, huge prairie dog settlements, and herds of bison. It is gorgeous countryside and even though it is desolate we can see how it brings peace to the soul.






After a delicious and entertaining meal called the Pitchfork Steak Fondue, with a view that goes on forever, we are settling into our tent camping in the park on the bank of the Little Missouri River. The meal consisted of pitchforks of ribeyes thrown into vats of boiling soy oil (sounds strange but tasted great, very tender) served on tin trays with all the sides






Even though it may drop below 50 degrees, it is crisply clear with a big moon, tons of stars and a bison herd on the opposite bank. I think for this kind of beauty, we can snuggle up and make it through. Does anyone know if bison swim?



Stats:
92 miles
$27.63 for a spare blanket and sweat pants :)
Camping $10
Cowboy Hall of Fame entry $16
Lunch and postcards $16.47


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