I Have Now Been in All 50 States!

I was very excited to get to North Dakota! Probably more than most people are. It took me 65 years, but as of last Thursday, and getting to North Dakota, I have now been to all 50 states. (Bob had already been to all 50 states.)

We spent the last few days in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I don’t think it really merits being a national park, but then again, the last park we were in was Yellowstone, and Yellowstone is a tough act to follow.

These petrified cypress stumps were the best part of the park as far as I was concerned. We have seen petrified logs in four different places on this trip and each type is different, and equally interesting.

This was Teddy Roosevelts 1st cabin in North Dakota. It was originally located a few miles away. It spent a few years being shuttled around the US on exhibition after he became President, until finally being moved here when the park was established.

A burning coal seam. A lot of lignite coal (a poor quality coal) is mined in SD. There is a lot fracking too. And a lot of environmental damage caused.. 

There are bison here also

And lots of adorable prairie dogs

We are now on our way to South Dakota, trying to cram in as much as possible before we come home in a week and a half.