Jamestown ND to Roosevelt National Park

 

 

Sunflowers are a native
North American Plant and a short-
season crop. Grown mostly in NorthDakota,
South Dakota, Kansas and Minnesota.
The seed is a source of transfat-free
vegetable oil.

North Dakota Fields of Sunflowers
along highway West to Medora ND.

The Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Painted Canyon entrance. The park
covers 110 sq miles of Northa Dakota Badlands.
President Truman established the park
in 1947.
 

The Theo. Roosevelt Natl Park
stretches across over 70,000 acreas of
western North Dakota.

Judy at  Painted Cayon Lookout
at Theodore Roosevelt Natl Park
August 2012. 

View of the North Dakota
Badlands

We are at a lookout from the Medora ND

side of the T. Roosevelt Natl Park. We

are heading to Prairie Dog Town.

Steve and Betty at the same overlook.

This day we see prairie dogs and bison.

Prairie Dog Town in the North Dakota

Badlands. Looks like a lunarscape. A "coterie"

consists of one adult and several females and

offspring. There can be up to 50-60  burrows

in an acre.

Prarie dogs are actually rodents

and  related to squirrels

These "dogs" are small and weigh

about 3 lbs. They identify each other

from a kiss or sniff. They are cohesive

and close knit.

The above 3 pictures are of bison

in the Theodore Roosevelot National Park

near Medora North Dakota. The middle

picture is of a bull bison about 1200-1500 lbs

and it was stompin' and snortin' at the passerbys

in their vehicles. They can be very dangerous

due to their quickness.

 

 

   

 

 

 

Annie Oakley, Lowell Thomas - Greenville Ohio

Annie Oakley married Francis Butler

in 1876 at age 16. She beat Butler

at a shooting match the year before with

a perfect score.

Famed Annie Oakley
Born in Western OH in 1860.

Annie joined the Buffalo Bill Cody
Wild West Show in 1885

Lowell Thomas also from
Darke County, Home of
Annie Oakley

Our visit to the Garst Museum
in Greenville OH July 2012.

National Museum of US Air Force July 2012

National Museum of the
U S Air Force Dayton OH

The USAF Museum dates back
to 1923 with current site opened
in 1971. Over 360 aircraft on display.

Wright 1909 Military Flyer
Max Speed 42 Mph.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
"Shoo Shoo Baby"
Flew 24 Combat missions
from England in 1944.

Boeing B-29 dropped the
A-Bomb on Nagasaki Japan
August 9 1945
"Bockscar"

Drone

Visiting Franconia NH

The Basin, a large pothole in the NH
Pemigewasset River going back 25000 yrs
at Franconia Notch.

Not 25000 year old but at the Basin
June 2011.

Chris, Lynn Holmes on the left with
Judy at the Flume Gorge Area, NH.

Lynn and Chris starting up
the Gorge.

Lower Flume Gorge view.

Avalance Falls at the Gorge

Liberty Gorge

Sentinel Pine Bridge

2011 NE Montana Rally BoothBay Harbor Maine

2011 June Northeast Montana Rally

BoothBay Harbor Maine

Q. What is this? A. Maine! First thing we met upon our arrival at Booth Bay Harbor.

Drew and Betty Greiner, 2011 NE Montana

Rally WagonMasters - Great Hosts!

Pemaquid Lighthouse, Bristol Maine
Established 1827

Update:July 29, 2012
Eating at Red Lobster in Chatham IL. On the
wall was this photo. Look familiar?

Pemaquid view from Lighthouse.

Dennis and Judy at Pemaquid PointLighthouse Maine

June 2011

Boarding the Schooner Eastwind for a great Boothbay cruise.

Captain Herb Smith and wife Doris were outstanding

with a hands on approach with their guests.

Captain Herb hand built the Eastwind.

Judy embarking on the Schooner Eastwind. She

was a great sailor during the cruise.

Cap'n Chris Holmes and his First Mate Lynn ready

to assist the Skipper.

John and Judy Michael with

Betty and Steve Senderovitz

and Chris Holmes in the background.

Judy, my First Mate enjoying a great cruise

aboard the Schooner Eastwind.

The BoothBay Our Lady Queen of Peace Church completed

                              in1917. Viewed from the schooner Eastwind June 2011.

 

June 2012 Windjammer Days at Booth Harbor ME

The Windjammer Parade

Windjammer at Boothbay Harbor

June 2011

No scooner here.
This is the USS Oak Hill
LSD 51 at WindJammer Days at
BoothBay ME June 2011

                                              LobsterClam Bake Hosted by

Drew and Betty Greiner, WagonMasters

Our Friends Steve and Betty pausing

for pix for a great LobsterClam Bake

Red's Eats at Wiscasset ME
It's hard not to stop here!