Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Theodore national Park, Medora, ND

Sept 6th - 8th

We only stopped in ND  for a few days. First  place was Medora to see the Theodore Roosevelt  National Park.  He spent many years in the area before he was President.  One fact that I didn't know about him is that he came to the area to mourn and heal. His wife and mother died the very same day.  His wife from childbirth, his mother, typhoid fever.  I can't imagine  going  thru something like that. One death is bad enough,  but 2 on the same day, unbearable. 

This is the first cabin that Roosevelt lived in when he first came to the area. 



 We saw lots of wild bison and horses. This guy looks like he is looking straight at me. 

This bison was so close that I  took this picture sitting in the  truck, using no zoom  at all.  Glad he didn't feel like charging. 





Views of the park


  Also visited a summer house built in  the early 1880's.  It was only used a few months of the year.  The owner considered it a cabin because he lived in a real castle the rest of the year. it was huge to Montana standards. 


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