Theodore Roosevelt came to the North Dakota Badlands in September 1883 to hunt buffalo. The rugged landscape and strenuous life that Theodore Roosevelt experienced would help shape a conservation policy that led to creation of the National Parks.

Here is a link about establishing Theodore Roosevelt National Park https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/park-history.htm

Our Campsite

Another view of our campsite

We drove to a Farm in the Park

Here you can see our van in the parking lot.

We drove up to Boicourt Trail to see the view of the Park

On the Trail

View overlooking the Park

Driving back to our camp site we encountered a Traffic Jam

A Bison Traffic Jam