North Dakota Travels with Darley Episode: Explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park & Watford City

Explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Watford City and one of America’s most rugged and scenic destinations—North Dakota’s Badlands—on this immersive episode of Travels with Darley. Travel expert Darley Newman enlists North Dakota locals like scholar and Public Radio host Clay Jenkinson, cyclists and adventurer Nick Ybarra and musician Jesse Veeder to hike, bike and explorein Watford City and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. She also visits the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, at Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in central North Dakota and attends a colorful PowWow. Nick and Darley bike the legendary Maah Daah Hey Trail and Darley takes you with the Forest Service into ice caves (in the summer!) in the Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Little Missouri National Grassland.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:
✅ Ride the 144-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail with local legend Nick Ybarra
✅ Explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit & the Badlands
✅ Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark and Teddy Roosevelt
✅ Learn about the Homestead Act and intrepid pioneers from Scandinavia at the Pioneer Museum
✅ Tour the Three Affiliated Tribes Museum with Curator Cedar Henry
✅ Hike along the Birnt Hills Trail in the Little Missouri National Grassland
✅ Learn the Lakota Sioux meaning behind the iconic trail turtle markers
✅ Meet singer-songwriter Jessie Veeder during Watford City’s Homefest
✅ Hike to ice caves in the Little Missouri National Grassland
✅ Enjoy local art, music, and kettle corn at a true Midwestern festival
✅ Stay at the Roosevelt Inn, home to the state’s largest TR memorabilia
✅ Learn about earth lodges and Native American culture
✅ Hear expert insights on North Dakota history, culture & nature

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