I've been wanting to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park for eighteen years, and I'm finally here! June 20, 2026 This is one of the most amazing scenic drives I’ve ever been on. I’m stopping at every pullout, snapping photos of the ever-changing scenery. The badlands in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are huge and colorful, and every twist in the road reveals something new. Look at those tan-and-black stripes! That bluff is slumped sideways! Here’s some

I was excited to discover that Penn's Cave is still open and offers the same boat tour that the Keene family went on many years ago Penns Creek arises out of one end of a large cave hidden under a cornfield. It simply wells up, full blown, almost frighteningly, from somewhere underground. Several times when our girls were young we went to see Penns Cave and take a ride through it by boat. The boat was carried along on the water by that incredible fountain arising from out of