Medora and Teddy Roosevelt National Park

On Tuesday, we headed to Teddy Roosevelt National Park.  It was a beautiful drive--we didn't do much hiking as we were on a tight schedule.

SO MANY bison.  Love it.

My original idea when planning this trip was to canoe/camp for three days on that river, the Little Missouri.  

Wild horses. 

So this was on the one hike we did go on, and it was so muddy, and I was trying to keep the kids from getting muddy because we had a dinner and show to go to that night.  

Isabel trail ran the whole thing (that's why she's never in pictures, she's off running), but this time she went around a corner and almost ran into a bison.  Can you spot it behind her? She backed up slow but then took off running to put distance between them and totally wiped out in the mud.  

Then since this bison was just laying in the middle of the trail, and we needed to get back (dinner/show), we hiked back around the loop the way we had come. But by the time we arrived at the part that went up the cliff, back to the parking lot, the bison had moved there.  There wasn't any other good options for going up the cliff, so us and a bunch of other hikers sat and waited for a good 30 mins for that bison to make his way up the trail.  

This was the bison that sat on our trail.  

Despite waiting for the bison, we managed to be early for the dinner, so then we went into the town of Medora and let the kids play at the park.  Seriously, we could have spent hours there.  It was literally the highlight of the younger boys day.  It was an awesome park! So yeah, pictures.  

Then we went to the pitchfork fondue.  They dip big old steaks into boiling vats of oil.  So good. 

I only wish we had piled our plates higher because while it was a buffet (besides the steak), you couldn't go back for more and we were so hungry.  I mean, it was filling, but definitely was a welcome change from my meals from the cooler. 

Met Teddy and Edith.  

And then we went to the amphitheater to wash the show.  It was a musical song and dance skit.  We all thought the best part was the comedian that was showcasing.  She was hilarious.  

And then the next day we drove home.  Nebraska is a boring state.  Also the kids were exhausted.  It was such a fun trip, one of the best.