The Montana Badlands sun warmed our tent and got us going bright and early. I'm glad it did because all of us Cascadian Nomads were looking forward to hiking through Makoshika State Park in Eastern Montana. While I packed up camp, 'R' Blood on the Tracks Boys enjoyed hanging out on the grass.
Typist: Bethany The Montana Badlands sun warmed our tent and got us going bright and early. I'm glad it did because all of us Cascadian Nomads were looking forward to hiking through Makoshika State Park in Eastern Montana. While I packed up camp, 'R' Blood on the Tracks Boys enjoyed hanging out on the grass. We walked just across the street from the campground to the trail head and hiked into the Badlands. The clay was cooling and the views were indescribably beautiful. I felt so lucky to have enjoyed this lovely trail all by ourselves. The boys loved sniffing the spring green sages and ancient rocks as we all panted our way up one of the sandstone peaks. With worn out dogs, it was time to hit the highway again. It seemed like no time at all before there was another state to add to our "States I've Visited" t-shirts. We were warmly welcomed into North Dakota by their breath taking Badlands at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Dogs are not allowed down into Painted Canyon but we enjoyed strolling the rim if the canyon, sniffing the breeze (and bison pies,) rolling in the tall grass and making friends. As always, the Cascadian Nomad canines are a big attraction, even with a natural wonder like the Painted Valley to compete with. One woman asked if Huxley was a collie and Newfoundland cross which cracked us up because we had not heard that one before... and he might be because he is such a huge collie! I made a mom smile when I commended her on teaching her kids good dog etiquette- they asked very politely if they could pet my dogs. It was hard to tear them all away from each other after that... Driving on all the way through North Dakota, we arrived at Buffalo River State Park in Minnesota, across the North Dakota border, right before sunset. We had a lot of fun playing in the sand along the river bed. Then we ran through the mowed grassland that is part of the Muskoda Interpretive Trail. This was great fun until Brychwyn began to repeatedly shake his head. We stopped and I brushed the biggest tick I have ever seen from his muzzle. Ew. We don't have ticks like that in Cascadia. I was glad he noticed it and I was able to grab it while it struggled to get into his fur. That ended our evening fun. Camp set up and some serious grooming (as serious as I could get by lamp light) followed. On the bright side, there were no mosquitoes or black flies, as I had very much expected in Minnesota. Plus, we did get to see a beautiful sunset. Yet another great day on our epic adventure. Please forgive any & all rough spots in this post as it has been done on mobile from the road! We will be reading and enjoying your comments but, due to being on the road, it will be difficult for us to respond right away. Thanks for understanding and for coming along on this great adventure.
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6/5/2013 07:02:19 pm
What a great adventure you are having. We can well believe all the new smells must be well worth investigating. Yikes a huge tick. Love the pix. Have a terrific Thursday.
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Looks like you are having a grand time.
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achicken
6/10/2013 07:20:10 am
We are planning on visiting North Dakota with our dog this summer. That national park is on our agenda. Where did you get the states t-shirts? Those are great!
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Bethany
6/14/2013 08:07:34 am
Be sure to check with Theodore Roosevelt National Park about where dogs are permitted and where they are not allowed. The part of the park we visited was just an exit off I-90. We had a nice visit but it was disappointing that dogs could not hike into the canyon.
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