Many people, myself included sometimes, tend to think you have to get out of the midwest to have adventures. But that isn’t true! You can have some of the best adventures in the midwest! This summer as I can’t go jet setting around the world, I’m making it a goal […]
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10 Legendary Reasons to Visit North Dakota Now
When I tell people that I’m from North Dakota, frequently their reaction is like the movie Fargo? Yup, you betcha! Many of them are disappointed to learn that the newer series was not actually filmed in North Dakota’s largest city. Their next question is usually do you guys really have […]
A National Park Road Trip Through the Dakotas
You can do a national park road trip anywhere in the country and almost anywhere around the world. However, the Dakotas are so unique and offer three hugely different landscapes making it the perfect place to do a national park road trip. This is the perfect trip to do over […]
The Best Places to Eat in Jamestown, North Dakota
Some of the best places to eat in Jamestown, North Dakota are, no surprise, the locally owned restaurants. Jamestown has its fair share of chain restaurants, but you can get food from Taco Bell or McDonald’s anywhere you go. Jamestown has a good mix of American and foreign favorites such […]
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Black and White
I have been sitting on these photos for the better part of a year struggling to edit them correctly in color. Then I remembered I love black and white photography. Theodore Roosevelt National Park in black and white is a simple photo series that doesn’t need many words. I’ll still […]
North Dakota’s Winter Weather
North Dakota’s winter weather is incredibly unique and unlike anywhere else I have been. We have extremely frigid days and more often than not our snow is powder. Read More: Surviving Winter in North Dakota The day I took these photos, the temps hovered in the -30 range and the wind chill […]
Snow in North Dakota in October
On October 10th, we got well over a foot of snow. No travel was advised. And winter had officially arrived. Until it melted. These photos are in black and white (I like black and white!) but all of the leaves on the trees were still green! Have you ever seen it […]
10 Reasons to Visit North Dakota
There are so many reasons to visit North Dakota. These are just 10 of my favorite reasons that I have discovered in 11 years of living here. I remember way back when we first moved here I hated it and wanted more than anything to be anywhere else. Somewhere along […]
Knoephla Soup Recipe
What the heck is knoephla soup and how do you say that “k” word? Knoephla soup (pronounced neff-lah) is unique to North Dakota. Ask any North Dakotan about it and they’ll probably tell you their grandmother made the best knoephla soup in all of North Dakota. And no, you cannot have […]
Stunning Photos of Western North Dakota
Western North Dakota is a stunningly beautiful place during the summer. Sometimes you need to take a break and enjoy the beautiful landscape around you. I have lived in North Dakota a little bit shy of 11 years. Crazy, right? Before here, the longest I had lived anywhere was 3 […]