Theodore Roosevelt Nat"l Park, July 25 and 26

Hi folks, We arrived at the North end of the park yesterday. What a place! Roosevelt said that this park inspired him to conserve natural resources and the animal population. He came here to hunt Bison and fell in love with the land. When he arrived the last herds of bison were gone having been decimated by hide hunters and disease. When he became president, he pursued his interest in natural history. As a conservationist, Roosevelt was a major figure in American history. Here is the North Dakota badlands, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that honors the memory of this great man. Today we arrived at the South end of the park. It is busier than the North end, because of the vastness of the area. Also, a cute little town, named Medora makes it a great tourist attraction. We are now eating pizza in town enjoying the ambiance of this little western town. Tomorrow we will take the 35 mile tour of the park. See you tomorrow.