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Thank you for visiting The Haley Hiatus, aka Travels with Barkley, where we're tracking our year-long 2010 travel adventure. We'll post pictures and journal entries as we travel the country by a wandering route from Pennsylvania to, ultimately, Alaska and back. If our trip captures your interest, please stop in occasionally to see what we're up to.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota

What a surprise this park is! After many miles driving through the rolling plains we crest a hill and suddenly are in an eroded valley reminiscent of the desert southwest.


Theodore Roosevelt Park is a hidden gem that is evidently avoided due to its out of the way location. Unlike Glacier National Park, we nearly had the place to ourselves. We were even able to camp right in the park and had a great spot.



The signs told us to be cautious of the wild buffalo. We saw evidence of their presence, but never did get an up close encounter. Trees rubbed smooth and footprints:





Still plenty of flowers for Karen to photograph.







There is plenty of unique geology to be seen here.







Took a hike to a prairie dog town. Had the trail and the entire town to ourselves. The dogs ignored us for the most part and just let us hang out.



This little guy followed Bill quite a ways up the trail.



We had a lot of good bird sightings, but didn't get much cooperation for good pictures.



Red-Headed Woodpecker:


Finally some buffalo on our way out of the park:


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