Road trip across North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, trying North Dakota foods, & MORE!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- On the way to the Great Lakes we decided to road trip through North Dakota from Medora to Fargo, to experience part of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, some of its Native American history, see multiple cities, and eat some local foods. We had a great time experiencing a variety of what North Dakota is known for!
Want to visit North Dakota's southern neighbor? Check out our South Dakota series: • South Dakota
⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Theodore Roosevelt National Park
09:58 Knife River Indian Villages
15:23 Eating scotcharoos
17:15. North Dakota State Capitol
20:08 Bismarck Art Alley
21:40 Exploring Fargo
25:47 Trying Lefse
28:10 Trying Knoephla Soup
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📍Locations in this vlog
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (South Unit): www.nps.gov/thro/planyourvisi...
Painted Canyon at Theodore Roosevelt National Park: goo.gl/maps/1C9oVXkVqNKokEFx9
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site: www.nps.gov/knri/index.htm
Scotcharoos by Gramma Val: / scotcheroosbygrammaval
North Dakota State Capitol: goo.gl/maps/G7pr8TCQ6PusKs7V6
Bismarck Art Alley: goo.gl/maps/SyiA45w144QuiedZ6
Young Blood Coffee Roasters: g.page/youngbloodcoffee?share
Fargo Art Alley: goo.gl/maps/RbWAwt4DsbtYENKV9
Fargo Mario mural: goo.gl/maps/fhfGcv1VYQFCN569A
Greetings from Fargo Mural: goo.gl/maps/ZfyXD4hbA187S9kq5
Wurst Bier Hall (Knoephla Soup): goo.gl/maps/QAMgZtNGGGCEeyfV9
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North Dakota is such a beautiful (unfortunately unrated) state! Thanks again for this great video!
We really enjoyed it! Especially the fact that it wasn't as busy as other places we have been!
If your going to the Duluth area… take a drive up the north shore and visit gooseberry falls split Rock light house and if you want a 7 mile hike.. you can go to Eagle mountain the highest point in Minnesota.. and you can see in the distance Lake Superior ( lowest point in Minnesota)
Thanks for the tips!
I take an annual trip in July/august to the North Shore. Best place to be when it’s 90 degrees with high humidity at home in WI…Have bug spray and bug head nets along in case the mosquitoes and biting flies are bad. Sometimes they are so bad they’ll eat you alive!
Love your smiles, enthusiasm, history and food. So grateful for Teddy Roosevelt and all he did. From hunter to conservationist.
The National Park system wouldn't be the same without him!
Thank you for highlighting the history and traditions of the Native American tribes in the areas where you visited. It is neat to learn about the original inhabitants of the area and I think you guys do a great job showing the indigenous peoples respect with showcasing their history.
That means a lot, thank you! We really enjoy learning Native American history and are trying to share as much as we can. We think their history is incredibly important!
I love your sharing of regional foods - Scotcheroos are to die for and I can’t wait to try that soup. Also, I love that Adam’s favorite North Dakotan is not one of the sports stars but the judge who led the way to school desegregation. Very cool. I am really looking forward to your Minnesota North Shore video. It’s one of my very favorite places. 😀❤️
We love trying foods more local to an area! And we are very thankful for that judge and all he did!
Scotcheroos aren't just normal across the country? 😄
@@sarahkay189 Oh, I’d heard they were a Midwest thing.
There are a lot of great travel vlogs, but your focus on hiking in natural beauty is what made me subscribe. You give a lot of energy in paying respect to the places you visit so your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Good vibes, Godspeed, and Cheers to you both!
That means a lot, thanks Stuart!
Aaaah the prarie dogs - sooooo cute! You did so well with the footage (again) of the bison rolling in the dirt, I remember similar footage from you time in South Dakota last summer and thought you guys were so lucky, but you've captured it again! ❤️
I agree about the landscape transformation between Montana and here, but for me, I'll never forget crossing from Colorado to Utah for the first time on a tour (so wasn't expecting it) and it changes so quickly! I always thought the DAR was something the Gilmore Girls made up... upon hearing the Maltese Cross Cabin was taken over by them in 1959.
The earth lodge was fantastic, I remember learning on my visit to Kenya that the women are also the ones responsible for building the houses... if memory serves me correctly, only pregnant and frail women were excused. It's fascinating to compare different times and/or cultures and see how different things can be - certainly in the UK, the building trade is sadly seen as a 'mans' job... something which as the Careers lead in my school, I'm always trying to quash!
That Super Mario montage may well be my most favourite thing I've watched of you guys to date. I LOVED how it all came together, but if anyone saw you both doing that, I bet they'd have thought you were nuts!!! I also grew up with a Nes at first, then a N64 and adored playing the Mario games... that may have played into why I loved that scene so much! ❤️
The knoephla soup definitely looks like something you'd get from a German beer hall.
We got so lucky to catch that bison when we did! The contrast with southern Utah to Colorado is pretty insane too! Hahaha love Gilmore girls, I totally remember them mentioning that on the show now!
Isn’t it so amazing to hear about women kicking butt?! Especially many years ago when women hardly had any rights!
So glad you loved the Mario scene! Thank the lord no one was around to witness that! 😂😂
I was born and raised in Arkansas, lived there for 33 years and now live in Fargo North Dakota, been in Fargo for 5 years now
The. “GREETINGS FROM” mural is so cool, I’ll have to look where these are located on future trips
They are the best!!! Always so much fun to photograph. We have seen El Paso, Seattle, Tucson, and Moab, with many more to go!
I love the way you present our country's history!!! Thank you for sharing!
We are so glad! Trying to share as much history as we can!
I’m from North Dakota cool too see people visiting here 🙂
We had a great time!
Wow, great video guys, we were just in ND two weeks ago! We grew up in ND and also had issues with the whole "sacagawea" vs "sakakawea" pronunciation when we lived on the East Coast. The best answer we have heard is that sacagawea came from Meriwether Lewis's journals from the expedition (he spelled her name four different ways) and this spelling is what was taught in most schools but the Hidatsa and Mandan Native Americans actually pronounce it sakakawea which is why there is Lake Sakakawea in ND as this is a more accurate translation of her name from the original native language. - Jenny and Lance
Thank you so much for providing more insight into this! We cannot tell you how much time we spent online trying to figure this out and the anxiety we had about seeming disrespectful 😅
Wanted you guys to know that I just got back from a week in SD and ND. I went in part because I was inspired by your videos. Now I can say that I have greater appreciation for how much work you must put into getting all these shots. Nothing compares with being there, but you do a wonderful job capturing on film the many locations you visit. I'm sure many will be inspired to visit these places because of your work -- as I have been. Thank you!
Hi George! We hope you had a great time! And thank you for appreciating the work that goes into these, it's a lot harder than it looks and we try our best to share these places as best as we can!
Loving watching your recent travels. I appreciate not only the views but the history of where you are at.
We are loving learning the history, especially the Native American history. It has been extremely educational for us!
you guys inspired me to travel and i set on a solo road trip from NC to over 20 states and 15 national parks, ND included. loved medorra, really nice people. i visited in May and loved every second and never felt alone. thank you for all the tips, info and inspiration! i'm 25 and never thought about doing a solo till i watched your channel. thanks again!
That is way awesome and sounds like an incredible trip!!! We are so happy that our videos played a role in your adventure, that means so much to us! ❤️ What was your favorite stop?
@@AdventuresofAplusK for north dakota, it was medora. had long conversations with the locals since it wasn't tourists season yet and told me many dramas in town, like the fire fighters doing a control burn and accidently burning 2 out of 3 of the cypress trees in town. apparently the whole town went in a uproar over it. lol but over all favorite is hard to pin down. loved the big 5 in utah and the black hills and badlands of SD, and idaho was just overall amazing with sand dunes, ice caves and beautiful gorge in twin falls and snow. death valley i made friends in and loved the ruins in new mexico. i guess south dakota as a whole was my favorite. i am already planning a trip to iceland now for next year, i have travel fever now!
We LOVED South Dakota too! Especially the Black Hills! And we hear Iceland is amazing, so stoked to hear you have the travel bug now. We both didn't grow up traveling much, so it's never too late to start!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I spent my childhood traveling up and down the east coast only but never making it over the Appalachian mountains other than Tennessee. its nice to see places outside of east coast. I almost want to move to SD but charlotte is my home. since the start of last year i now only have 5 states left to see. (and of course revisit as you never see it all at once) keep up the good work and thank you again for inspiring me!
Great episode! Some absolutely beautiful scenery. TR national park is definitely overlooked by many. TR is a giant of our nation, often under-appreciated I think. For those of us who love the outdoors, traveling, exploring, public lands, etc.... we really have TR to thank. Knife River looked really cool, never heard of it! The Lewis& Clark expedition is one of the most fascinating parts of our country for me; read a couple really good books about it recently. Adam must really love Kathryn to share a scotcharoo!!! DIdn't know the non-dome style capital info. Very interesting! The observation deck was really neat! Fargo looks interesting! The murals were cool! The Knoephla Soup looked awesome!
The NPS wouldn't be the same without him! It is a really great park and we hope to visit the North Unit next time!
You guys are just pump up my last year memory.. we visited South Dakota last year june. Couldn't manage time for North Dakota though. You are giving us the target to visit North Dakota as well..The wall arts; love them..
It's definitely worth a visit. There is a lot we had to miss, like the North Unit of TRNP, which we hear is beautiful!
@@AdventuresofAplusK The Petrified Forest in TRNP is also amazing!
I live in Dickinson...when my late husband moved me here in 2015 he made sure to be at the painted canyons right at sunset on the way so I would fall in love with ND. It was red/orange and one of the most gorgeous places ever. Red Rocks concert venue outside Denver is like that, too...
The sunset there is amazing!!! Well, not this time, but the trip before haha
Love those Earth Lodges! Chicago's Field Museum had a reproduction Earth Lodge in their Native American History exhibit. They're such cool structures!
We loved seeing them! And loved learning more Native American history!
Another great video. My wife and I love how much research you do on the places you visit. We also love the format of adventure, food and history. Keep up the great work. And we hope this new career choice is working out well so far.
Thank you so much Brent! It has been pretty hectic since I quit my job, not gonna lie, but thankful we can fully focus on this now!
Had absolutely ZERO clue Phil Jackson was from North Dakota 😂 Loved all the fun little facts of North Dakota and how beautiful it is ❤️
Us either! We learned so much in our few days in the state!
He was born in MT but grew up in Williston ND and went to the of Uinivesty of North Dakota.
So was Roger Maris
I have fond memories of going to Theodore national park on field trips as a kid! It was fun to see it again. ❤️
Also, thank you for saying bison and not buffalo! 🤣
Hahaha we got confused with the whole bison/Buffalo thing our first time at the tetons and try to say it right!
You two are putting some miles on that van ! I'm amazed at your energy and enthusiasm ..... so nice :-)
After not driving a ton in Utah and Colorado, the van is being put to work the rest of the year!
You're heading into my neck of the woods . . . Minnesota! We just got back from the North Shore! I highly recommend, if you have time, to head to Grand Portage, MN and hike to High Falls (tallest waterfall in MN) and Middle Falls along the Pigeon River - the international border separating Canada and the United States. I also recommend you hike Mount Josephine in Grand Portage for an overlook of Lake Superior, Canada, the Susie Islands, and Isle Royale National Park. Be sure to stop off at Gooseberry Falls State Park, Tettegouche State Park, Temperance State Park, and, of course, Grand Marais, along your journey.
We have a lot of this on the list! Unfortunately won't have time for it all, but excited for what we have seen and can do!
Dang cool video , Im from NW North Dakota lived here all my life. Alot of people think it's boring here but you just have to find things to do . From town 150 people and live couple miles out of town, really peaceful.
We believe every place has cool spots to explore!
What a great video full of history (love those women made earth lodges!), the scotcheroos look and sound so delicious, not to mention those cinnamon and butter treats you made too! 😋 The scenery is just gorgeous and the bison are real characters…from just strolling sloooowly and the road to rolling in the grass! 🤣 Oh, and I cannot forget the murals and you all in the Mario one made me smile BIG! Love seeing your personalities really come out!
We LOVE seeing the bison roll in the grass! So funny! And that Mario mural was a blast 😂
This video is perfectly timed for me! I’ll be visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park in a couple weeks! Thanks for the preview!
We hope you have a great time and see lots of bison! 🦬
Grandma Val lol - thx for doing a video on North Dakota. You two are so awesome and amazing. Thx for sharing your travels!
Grandma Val makes some top notch scotcheroos! Thanks, Brian!
SWEET! I've been to 'Devils Tower' but that's the extent of my sightseeing in the Dakotas. I ran a route, for several years, delivering brown-n-serve rolls (3300 cases per trailer) to a freezer in FARGO. The only place I ever got a ticket in 20 years of trucking. If I ever make it to the 'Going to the Sun Road' I will check out the badlands and those Scotcharoos.
You have to drive through OGALALA!
Oh no! So glad we didn't have the same ticket bad luck there!
Devils Tower is in WY.
@@krismiller5126 was going to say the same thing. Not exactly in the dakotas.
So great! What were you and T.R. talking about Adam :) ? I know I'm probably a broken record but maybe new folks who read the comments will appreciate the fact that I love the mix of nature, history, culture food and heart your channel provides. No matter my mood, I am always smiling and inspired after watching you all adventuring around our beautiful country
They had an inside joke! 😜 We love that mix as well, it's always our favorite to film! So glad you enjoy it too!
Great exploration. I enjoyed watching it. Thanks for the virtual tour.
Thanks for watching!
So awesome to tune in and see you in ‘my back yard’! Hopefully some day you can come again when the drought is gone and the visibility is good. You really need to visit Fort Lincoln State park if you haven’t, so much history there. Thanks for visiting ND!!
We will be back! And we almost went there, but opted for Knife River since Fort Lincoln was going to take us too long to properly explore!
@@AdventuresofAplusK On your way back through you MUST try a caramel roll! They are to die for. I can't understand why it's not found all around the country because they are so good. Just remember it's pronounce car mel here and not care a mel.
It's fun to see you trek through my area. I'm glad you were able to share this with others...the beauty of the area and the good people.
We had a great time!
I love your videos. We are actually about to take a road trip in the opposite direction of yours. From Michigan to Montana/Wyoming via North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt. We were going to Theodore Roosevelt and North Dakota because we have never been to those places (as opposed to South Dakota/Black Hills where we have previously visited). I am even looking more forward to that part of the trip now after watching your video! As for the smoke - we are having overcast days from the smoke even as far east as here in Michigan. Those fires must be terrible. Enjoy Lake Superior - it is incredibly beautiful.
The smoke has been following us! We read it may die down a bit soon though...fingers crossed!
Watching you guys we get to know so many more places we would like to explore! Thanks!
We are so glad to add to the list!
I’m very glad I found your channel; you guys do a great job of making us feel we are there with you. Thanks for the terrific videos.
Thanks for the kind words and watching!
Y’all’s videos r so incredibly thorough😲
We try our hardest to make them detailed!
Just found your channel, love how you mix history and the scenery together, plus trying some local foods. This is how I like to travel too. I grew up eating Lefse, and when i have to explain it to people i call it Swedish tortillas 🤣 you ate it the best way possible.
Hi Monica! So glad you love the mix of things we try to include! Very happy we didn’t totally butcher lefse!
Another superb action and info. packed adventure.Love the way you both look so adoringly at each other when you talk.Precious💕
Hahahah it’s either stare at each other or stare into the camera awkwardly 😂
Thanks for showing so much of the beauty of North Dakota.
Absolutely! We had a great time!
You 2 are sooo down to earth, my kind of people. Love your videos., very well done!! Always looking for the next one. Keep up the good work and stay healthy. Say hi to Kona for me.🐶
Thanks for the kind words John! Kona says woof!
Awesome video! Looking forward to your MN/MI adventures. We are hoping to get there this fall.
We can't wait to share them!
This was yet another amazing vlog guys! You guys are so excited and passionate about every place you visit! Your trips are so well researched and so educational because of it! You’ve always got me drooling with your food experiences! Also the sequence you did at the Mario mural was awesome! 😁😂
Thank you so much Brad! We super appreciate all of your support and so glad you enjoyed Mario lol!
So glad I found your Dakotas videos. I'm planning a two week trip to the Dakotas for next years, which are the last two of the lower 48 states that I haven't been to.
So glad you found them too! We hope you enjoy them! They are both very different and have lots to see!
Love the Greetings From murals, gotta get my hands on a scotcheroo! Enjoyed your video, as always.
They are the best murals! 😍
Hello - find the Scotcheroos by Gramma Val page on Facebook and we can possibly make that happen 😎
Just found your channel when googling North Dakota for a trip we plan to do this summer. I like the way you present historical and other details about the places you are visiting. . Looking forward to watching more!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching!
Great vid as usual. Fargo has a lot to offer...glad you got to at least get a taste of it. And it's really surreal to see that you're headed to home territory and the North Shore!
We hope we do your state proud Nate!
Glad you swung by! Love it here 🤗
We had a great time! 🙌🏼
Awww super sweet couple. Thx for sharing.
I enjoy your videos.
Thank you for the kind words Darlene!
Enjoyed the video! It was so colorful, lol! Have not been to ND yet so definitely looking forward to it sometime down the road! The food you chose to share with us looked delicious! I always love your coffee stops!
So many beautiful murals! There is a lot to see in ND and so much history!
Beautiful video and depiction of North Dakota! First time watcher and North Dakotan! Scotcharoos are life.😃
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I remember that cow sculpture! 1st drive across I94 was in the bleak of winter in the 90's. Looking forward to your further adventures from the shores of Gitchee Gumee.
Wow in the winter?! That sounds crazy!
Appreciate your video, and your respect to places , people, and history. Good luck A+K.
Greetings from North Dakota! Born and raised. Been to Medora multiple times and the Medora Musical is by far my fav!
Lefsa-yes please! But I like mine with just butter and sugar. You really should have tried lutafisk with your legs for a true Norwegian experience. Fun fact-many churches around the state will put on a lutafisk (cod soaked in lye) and lefsa feed one time per year.
Ours is a family Christmas tradition of lutafisk and lefsa for Christmas eve dinner, dating back to before I was even born.
Thanks for visiting our state and come back again!
We had wanted to try that as well! We will next time!
We were just there! We have been travelling to Glacier, but stopping at a lot of places you have recommended, Pella IA, Sioux Falls, Porter Sculpture Garden, The Badlands, Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon. We took a drive up to Theodore Roosevelt NP Thursday, but had a run in with a deer on the way back to Deadwood. So, now we're finishing our trip with a rental car.
Oh no! So sorry to hear that! We hope you’re okay.
Need to check out the National Park. I missed the art alley in Fargo but did see one in Rapid City, so cool! We did eat at Wurst Bier Hall and LOVED the food there! Hope while you're in Minnesota you get to "walk" across the Mississippi River. I did! Have fun!
Wurst Bier Hall was such a cool spot!
Thanks for the City Name Mural info!! We always like to find those too! Will have to check out their website! Loved following along your North Dakota adventure!!!!🥰
They are our favorite! Always make for the best photo op in a city!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I totally agree!!!!
This was a wonderful trip!! What a beautiful part of this country ❤
It’s very underrated! We love finding beauty in places that aren’t always as expected!
That is what makes your channel so special. 🤩
Nice video, you do a great job of integrating in the popular foods for each area, besides the hiking and touring the popular sites. I would have never known about Lefse or the soup that you had. I like the shots of the bisons and prairie dogs as well, have never been to North Dakota, but have visited Teddy Roosevelts home in Oyster Bay, NY on Long Island. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a bunch Ron! Adam would love to visit Teddy’s home! We will have to add that to the list for next time we are in NY!
WILD HORSES!!!!! WOO HOO!!! Now you've got me researching how far it is from here to the park so we can explore it. Great video.... Travel Safe.
So many horses! It was amazing!
@@AdventuresofAplusK And they seem indifferent to people. They're alert and watching, but not fazed by humans.
Loved the Fargo segment. I spent four days there at the ND Stockmen’s convention in 1964. Fond memory for a SOCAL guy!
We really really enjoyed Fargo and ND!
We did have a pretty bad grass fires around when your were here. Smoke could have been from that as well. Especially with it being so flat, there’s nothing to stop it
Thankfully it didn’t ruin our time!
Awesome video as usual guys, very nice to see
Thanks William!
Stunning scenery, who are the people that say North Dakota is boring.Great film.
Thanks Mike! The smoke tried to hide it a bit, but it's a beautiful state!
I grew up in Minnesota and loved eating lefse. It’s delicious! The Super Mario mural was amazing! Great video. You both do a wonderful job! ❤
Thank you! ❤️
I am new to your channel and LOVE your positive and interesting take on everything! I live in Fargo and you did a great job with some of the highlights! Loved the lefse segment!! Thanks also for the tips on Duluth, we go there often but have never been to OMC smokehouse, will definitely be checking that out in a couple of weeks!! Keep up the great work!!
Hi Kirsten! Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words! We super appreciate it ❤️❤️
We were just there July 22nd to 24th. One of the most underrated National Parks. We did the North Unit as well and both units are just gorgeous. Enjoyed Medora and the ice cream shop there.
We heard that the North Unit is even prettier than the South, did you think that as well? We hope to check it out next time!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I'm pretty sure that you guys will enjoy the North Unit. For me, both are just as beautiful as the other and are definitely worth checking out.
We just spent the night in Bismarck, went to the Painted Canyon Overlook AND stopped and got a scotcharoo...however my friend makes them and always called them peanut butter chocolate bars lol! Either way...SO GOOD!!🤩😍
Ahh twins!!! And we hear "bars" is a common phrase!
Thank you very much for making this video, I love that place
Teddy! We can't believe you saw our video! 😜😂 We love your park and you! Thanks for watching!
Great video guys! Watching your videos makes us feel like we need to do can life after boat life 🛥➡️🚐
Yesss! Do it!!! So wishing we could be meeting up on the road right now!
I am excited to hear you are coming to the Midwest. As a West Michigander, I hope you can enjoy what our part of the state has to offer.
We are excited to visit!
Thank you for all the ideas. Heading to ND tomorrow and going to explore East to West over the next week,
That's awesome! We hope you have a great trip! ND is a lot of fun!
Was up Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota and Colorado area July to a couple days into August. The smoke was crazy. Had a lot of good viewing in Wisconsin till the day we left. Then had smoke till pretty much getting to the Badlands
We feel ya! We did basically the opposite route of that and didn’t escape the smoke until Wisconsin and Michigan.
I think Kona was the best attraction in North Dakota...lol loved 😍 her running on that grass. Happy Thanksgiving guys hope ❤ you enjoy holiday weekend 😉
She had a great time at the capital!
I have 5 dogs from a boxer to a Yorkie. My favorite walking buddy is max my 30lb schnauzer. Like Kona , Max loves exercise 👍 Just bought a RAV4 Can't wait to hit some of the parks you've done this spring.
Haha! Awesome name for that coffee shop. Maybe there is a clan of North Dakota Youngbloods that I was never told about.
Great video of your travels across ND. This state always seems to get downplayed but nice work showing that it has great things to offer. Enjoyed your selection of activities and great work on pulling this edit together.
We did a Dakotas Vacation in 2017 but primarily focused on TRNP when in North Dakota. We all enjoyed the park greatly and thought it was really underrated. Spent two full days there, one for the North Unit and one for the South Unit. It was insanely hot though, so we couldn’t hike much. However, this trip had one of my favorite campsites ever. It was a walk-in site and was right of the banks of the Little Missouri River and across the river was a wall of the Badlands. We even had a solitary bison stroll within feet of our tent at like 5 am.
North Dakota was awesome! Those Youngbloods know what they're doing with the coffee!
Oh ya it can get super warm up there! That campsite sounds pretty epic!
Thanks, Michael!
Oh my! What a treat! Just discovered your channel and your featuring my state, North Dakota! New subscriber here for sure!
Hi Jody! Thanks so much for watching! We're glad to have you join our adventures ❤️
Great video!! Being from North Dakota and living in Fargo….Thank you for visiting! Come see us again! Love your channel!
Thank you for watching!
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is really neat. When we were there it absolutely poured and rivers of mud were flowing everywhere lol. Fargo looked really cool! We only spent the night there going through and it was so windy. I think we'll have to go back and check it out more!
Oh wow, that's crazy! They say rain and badlands do NOT mix haha!
@@AdventuresofAplusK makes sense!
Allways a thumbs up for you. You are so nice and inspiering. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you so much for the support!
Hey y'all, we just came across your channel! We can't wait to visit North Dakota someday! We have never heard of a scotcharoos! They sound really good! Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew
We hope you can try them someday! They are amazing!
Hello there Shion and Matthew.. if you have Facebook, search Scotcheroos by Gramma Val and we can possibly get scotcheroos to you!
I'm planning a trip from NH to Montana. Thank you for doing this video!!!!! This really helps me plan!
That's going to be an awesome trip! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Omg I'm from Fort Berthold ND and I got so excited seeing this!!
We hope you enjoyed it! we had a great time!
Came across your channel not to long ago, very cool stuff. One of the better travel videos. Kinda cool your coming to Michigan. I live west of Detroit, going to Holland 24th for a few days, very cool. Hint: in Sagatuck theres a "hidden lake front beach" you have to hike a mile to get to it.
Thanks a bunch! We are excited to visit!
Another exceptional video!! And who the heck is giving u folks thumbs down?!!!! Love ur content and your vlogging style! Very easy to watch and never boring!
It’ll always be a mystery why you’d downvote someone’s hard work, but thankful that the positivity outweighs the negativity!
@@AdventuresofAplusK The only thing I can think of is if someone posts about accessing an off limits area or promotes trespassing/illegal activity. But ur stuff is epic!! Keep em coming!
Totally, which we'd never do (and especially would never promote that haha)!
Fascinating to see as my experience in North Dakota was just a drive across I-94 trying to cross the country from west to east during a move. Didn't have time to stop at all other than gassing up the car. From what I saw it appears pretty but yeah... don't know much about it apart from some old photos and stories of winters when my parents lived there a short time.
We really enjoyed it, it's worth visiting and getting off the highway if you ever have time in the future!
@@AdventuresofAplusK We're based on the Southwest so not likely but who knows..! 😅
As usual you both do a great job documenting these wonderful places. My wife and I are headed to S Dakota in April. Just watched your video on custer and all surrounding area's. That state park is off the charts. You enspired my whole family to see it. Thanks for doing what you do !
Hey Jeff! That's so awesome to hear! S Dakota is such a cool state. Custer beats some of the national parks in our eyes! Check out our website also...we've got a few guides with itineraries and more things to do. We hope y'all have a great trip!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Thank you very much !
Great video guy!! I wished now we would have went to North Dakota when we went on our South Dakota trip. Oh well guess that just means we will have to go again sometime!😄
It’s really worth a visit! There is a lot we missed too!
I stayed at the north unit of TR last month. Bison herds everywhere, including the campground. Also, small herd of free running longhorns who are said to like their heads scratched. Drove south unit, but didn't enjoy as much.
We heard from a ranger at knife River that the north unit is even more beautiful. Hope to visit it next time!
This is awesome! One cool fact about the top of floor of the capital is all wicker furniture there is almost 100 years old! Gramma Val’s are the best! Wish I could’ve met you all! I live here in Bismarck.
That is awesome! We didn't know that!
You guys do a great job with your videos which definitely help give me ideas and plan our trips. We went to North Dakota/South Dakota in April and had a great time. I used your South Dakota videos to help with planning the trip. Checking out the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt NP is worth the trip, Caprock Coulee Loop is a great hike. We just beat the fire closure they had on April 3rd by a few hours. Hiking up the high point of North Dakota at White Butte is also worth the drive. Up to 11 High Points so far including N and S Dakota. Looking forward to where you choose to check out in our area on the East Coast.
We really wanted to do the high point! And we hear the North Unit is very beautiful, so we will be back to do both!
@@AdventuresofAplusK 👍 We also took your recommendation to eat at the Black Hills Burger & Bun Co. in Custer. We ate there twice and my wife got the The Black Hills Burger both times. Great suggestion!
The trails for hiking or mountain biking are awesome in the park.
What’s your favorite?!
@@AdventuresofAplusK for hiking only, Pancratz definitely. The hiking/biking trail is Maah Daah Hey trail. It is 50 miles long and connects the north and south unit.
There a National bike race every year where you go the entire length, 100 miles. Naturally called the Maah Daah Hey 100. Not for the average rider. 😳
Looking forward to seeing your MN north shore videos. Used to spend some time there and it is great. Gooseberry falls, split rock light house I assume would be on your list, and are great places to stop
We hope to visit both! But had to cut our time up here a day short, so trying to see as much as we can!
We’re just about to cross the Dakotas in our six-week-old LTV! Thanks for the great suggestions… we will hit a few of them, but especially the Knife River Indian Village! Oh, happy retirement after 50 years nonstop!
We hope y’all enjoy! Congrats!
Two off the list… Knife River historic site and the knoephla soup at the Würst Beer Hall in Fargo were GREAT! Thanks for the steer!
So happy you enjoyed them!
Kroll's Diner, Fargo. Neat joint. That's where to get knoephla soup. The Wurst is undeniably a great place as well 👌
Yeah we heard about that spot, but some locals recommended Wurst Bier Hall to us instead 😃
Glad to see you in my home of Fargo,eating my fave lefse,Freddy's!It is best when you buy it fresh in West Fargo and add margarine or butter and use plenty of regular sugar. Fresh is best!
We wanted to get it fresh so badly! But they were closed the day we went 😭
Yes! I like white sugar best, as well!
Outstanding video!!
Thank you Greg!
The super Mario scene… priceless!
Hahaha our favorite part to edit!
Pretty sunrise after the sleep in National park
We got lucky with _some_ color before the apocalyptic smoke returned haha
So cool that y'all got to see my home state!!! I live about 30 miles from Grand Forks which is about an hour and a half from Fargo. Btw, that green Fargo sign you showed us is the classic Fargo sign that everybody sees. Also, your dogs name, Kona is a classic North Dakota dog name. Here, our most popular dog names are Kona, Kota, Koda, and Dakota.
Oh wow! We didn’t know that about Kona. Cool!