A1CKot
10-27-2010, 09:44 PM
So prior to this weekend I had worked 25 of the last 28 days, or something like that. I was burned out and was ready for a full weekend, the last until Nov 12 maybe longer. After getting off work at 7am on last Friday and sleeping for somewhere close to 12 hour I started brainstorming of things to do.
The search for things to do in North Dakota is kind of short but I came across the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and almost instantly made up my mind. So at 6ish in the morning I set about printing maps and packing my car. I decided to bring my cross bike, to ride the scenic road, but ended up spending the whole day on hiking trails. Growing up in Northern Illinois, I really never experienced terrain like this. I even spend some time at school in Southern Illinois and that doesn't even compare.
It was a bit of a sensory over load and at one point I just found a nice area to just sit and take it all in. It was so quite, so peace full, and so good to get away for the Air base. I got back to base quite late in the night and slept like a baby. When I woke I felt recharged and ready to go. And good thing I did because we had our first snow storm yesterday. With the temp in the 20s and the wind blowing the snow sideways at 30+ mph, it made for a fun work night.
Picture of my weekend trip can be found here (http://s1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/A1CKot/Theodore%20Roosevelt%20National%20Park-%20North%20Unit/)
The search for things to do in North Dakota is kind of short but I came across the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and almost instantly made up my mind. So at 6ish in the morning I set about printing maps and packing my car. I decided to bring my cross bike, to ride the scenic road, but ended up spending the whole day on hiking trails. Growing up in Northern Illinois, I really never experienced terrain like this. I even spend some time at school in Southern Illinois and that doesn't even compare.
It was a bit of a sensory over load and at one point I just found a nice area to just sit and take it all in. It was so quite, so peace full, and so good to get away for the Air base. I got back to base quite late in the night and slept like a baby. When I woke I felt recharged and ready to go. And good thing I did because we had our first snow storm yesterday. With the temp in the 20s and the wind blowing the snow sideways at 30+ mph, it made for a fun work night.
Picture of my weekend trip can be found here (http://s1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/A1CKot/Theodore%20Roosevelt%20National%20Park-%20North%20Unit/)