August 20, 2020

Medora

Red Trail Campground Medora, North Dakota

It was time to leave the wilderness and return to a campground with full services.  On our way, we stopped at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center.  I have to say that I am very spoiled.  After living in the Grasslands and Jeeping in the Badlands, it was hard to be at an overlook with a throng of people.  The view though was still breathtaking!

We traveled the short distance to the town of Medora.  We had some time before we could check in and so we walked the streets of the town.  Roosevelt spent time here.

The town is a tourist destination directly outside the South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  It is a mid-western town that is preserving its heritage. In ordinary years, this place is very busy.  This year, many of the shops and restaurants were closed and there were few people walking around. 

The remainder of our day was spent doing normal stuff…laundry, cleaning, and catching up on the blog.  We drove 37 miles to Dickinson to get our groceries. 

We took a short drive this evening to get gas in the Jeep and to look around.  We ended up in Chimney Park.  The town’s founder had a slaughterhouse on the site…an interesting place for a park!  People here are very practical!