DAY 11: TEDDY ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK
Teddy Roosevelt national park is similar to Badlands, but we enjoyed learning more about the Dakotas.
I was excited about this stop, because we had booked two adjoining rooms for the same price as one, there was an outdoor musical advertised as the best in the west, and I found a pitchfork fondue dinner option. I was expecting a small restaurant where we could fondue our dinner. But it is an outdoor cookout where they “fondue” the meat on actual pitchforks. And the town of Medora is a mecca for retired folks.
“I’m not saying you pick out lame stuff, you are just 30 years too early.” - Bruce
“I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.” – Theodore Roosevelt
FAST FACT:
Teodore Roosevelt, the noted conservation president, had an huge impact on the national park system. He signed legislation establishing five national parks: Crater Lake, Oregon; Wind Cave, South Dakota; Sullys Hill, North Dakota (later redesignated a game preserve); Mesa Verde, Colorado; and Platt, Oklahoma (now part of Chickasaw National Recreation Area). He also enacted the Antiquities Act of June 8, 1906. While not creating a single park itself, the Antiquities Act enabled Roosevelt and his successors to proclaim objects of historic or scientific interest in federal ownership as national monuments
2 comments:
That certainly sounds like it was an interesting evening. I really like how you've included quotes from your family ~ very fun stuff!
That pitchfork is hilarious! It is NOT lame.
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