Teddy Roosevelt came to the Badlands of North Dakota in 1883 -- to shot a buffalo before they were all gone! He fell in love with the area and returned multiple times over the next decade. Through the years he came to see the damage done to the land by rampant grazing and over hunting. The lure of New York and national politics pulled him back east, but he was a changed man. And as President, Conservation became one of his major concerns. He established the US Forest Service and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act. This Act proclaimed 18 national monuments; he later added 5 national parks and 51 wildlife refuges. The Badlands of North Dakota renewed & re- invigorated Teddy; as it does today as a National Park in his honor.
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| Come on in -- complete with local color! |
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| Ride'em Teddy -- note the Maltese Cross Brand |
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| The Little Missouri originally flowed north to Hudson Bay but during the last ice age was forced to turn east. This is point of "east" turn. |
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| Guess we will find a new trail. None of that Share the Road ethos with bison. |
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| Maltese Cabin -- scene of TR's glamping in the Badlands. Glamping = glamorous camping.... |
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| TR;s brand -- find bullet casing in upper left corner of brand. It's original... |
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