My Little Tent on the Prairie 💝

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October 3-11, 2021

I became a member of Theodore Roosevelt National Park for a year, even though I won’t be back there anytime soon. For the tiny cost that I paid to visit here for 8 days, ($3.75/day), I decided to support this national treasure with a $20 membership. If you’re able to do anything to support our national parks, it’s a worthwhile investment. We’re very lucky that President Theodore Roosevelt recognized the importance of preserving our beautiful land. 🇺🇲
The town of Medora looks like a town from the old Western movies. Most of the shops were already closed for the season & I never made it into the Cowboy Hall of Fame (closed on Mondays 🥴), but it’s definitely a town that’s proud of its national park & President Theodore Roosevelt. 🇺🇲

If you ever have the opportunity to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, I highly recommend it❣https://www.treehugger.com/theodore-roosevelt-national-park-facts-5193595

According to the preceeding article, “In addition to bison, the park is home to elk, wild horses, mule and white-tailed deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, badgers, porcupines and prairie dogs.” Apparently, everything except the bison, prairie dogs (https://www.nps.gov/articles/prairie-dogs.htm) & 2 deer were hiding from me & I heard coyotes howling every night. Despite my daily excursions to search for the wild horses, I never saw one. 🤷‍♀️ I heard one whinny at an overlook point one morning, but I didn’t see it. There was a man nearby, using a tripod & fancy camera. Before I got a chance to ask if he was photographing wild horses, he took 2 steps from his vehicle & literally disappeared down the ledge! I suspect the horses were right below the overlook, but my fear of heights prevented me from taking a peek. 🥺 It’s a very debilitating problem for me, but it’s very real. Even “wild horses couldn’t drag me away”…to the edge to see them… 😥

Despite my lack of wildlife sitings, I still LOVED our visit to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. 💕 I’m also grateful to have met Janet at the park. She’s the wonderful lady from Iowa & she very generously gave me her annual yearbook of the wild horses in the park. I never saw any horses in real life, but I’m truly enjoying this beautiful book. 💝

As I was driving down off the mountain for the last time, I was still hoping to see a wild horse. 🐎 Maybe next time! Seeing this majestic creature, standing guard high on a hill was the perfect ending to our visit here!

Published by Where's Wendy? Livin' in the Edge!

On May 2, 2021, I departed from Massachusetts in my 2017 Ford Edge (Breezy Blue) with my 13.5 year young pup, Maddie, to fulfill a lifelong dream of a road trip across America. Our departure was delayed by a month, but we're making up for lost time now! My goal is to be out and about for a year.

2 thoughts on “My Little Tent on the Prairie 💝”

    1. Don, it’s a beautiful place! Between my fear of heights & my limitations with Maddie, I didn’t get to explore very much of the park. You will love it!!! 😊

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