State 31:
Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!
I will be featuring the states alphabetically. The next state in my series is
North Dakota
North Dakota became the 39th state on November 2, 1889. The capital is Bismark.
Our one and only visit to North Dakota was way too short. After traveling into North Dakota from Saskatchewan, Canada we were headed for South Dakota when we stopped for a night in Williston. It had been a long driving day and we just wanted a hot meal and a place to sleep for the night.
The next day as we continued driving south on Highway 85 we stopped for a panoramic view of the Badlands of the Little Missouri. We also passed close by one of the entrances to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. There were bison far off in the distance. We would have loved to stop to explore a little more but time was against us on that trip.
This is my contribution to this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient
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Wandering Dawgs 
After looking at those long shots you captured, I’m thinking I may need a nice western movie this afternoon. 🙂 I really don’t know if I’ve been to North Dakota, but I think I might like it.
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Judy, I wish we could have spent more time there.
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Yes…. we can relate to this place. It is one of our favorite places yet!!! We stood in spots you stood. https://usathroughoureyes.com/2016/09/28/memories-of-theodore-roosevelt-national-park/
So much to see.
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Thanks for the link! We tried to get back to Theodore Roosevelt NP a couple of times on other trips out west but either the weather was horrible or the timing didn’t work out. Glad we got to see what we saw on our quick trip through the state.
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We’ve traveled through North Dakota twice, once on the very northern route 2 and then 94. We loved both drives. Both of us were surprised how much ND has to offer and how much we enjoyed the state. Devil’s Lake on route 2 is beautiful and has a wonderful campground. Minot is a cute town. On 94 we stayed in Jamestown for a few days and did some bike riding and visited the little town museum which was very well done. Bismark’s capitol building is very interesting and different. Nice city. Then, we stayed in Medora to visit Theodore Roosevelt NP which we didn’t explore enough. If you get back that way, do plan to really explore the state.
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It all sounds wonderful! We had plans to travel across route 2 on one of our trips but it was too early in the season and nothing was open yet.
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Other than a drive through RV trip when I was 13 and remember little, North Dakota has eluded our travels. Roosevelt NP is on my radar though.
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Ingrid, we have wanted to return to ND but it was always too far out of the way from the way we were traveling or the weather was too cold. Glad we saw what we did.
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I drove through North Dakota a long time ago. Beautiful pictures.
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