Monthly Archives: September 2011

After viewing the Painted canyon (see previous blog), we were anticipating a wonderful sight when we arrived in the Theordore Roosevelt National Park. But first we had to travel through a little town called Menora….and it was absolutley gorgeous. Everything was set up like a Wild Western town, with even the playground following the same … Continue reading »

From Bear country to Buffalo Country! We travelled out of Minnesota into North Dakota. Now, a lot of people we met on our travels suggested we bypass North Dakota as it is mainly prairie lands and apparently boring to travel through. So, torn between that advice and wanting to see the Dinosaur Museum in Dickinson, … Continue reading »

After seeing the International Wolf Centre, we were very excited to be going to the Bear Centre the next day. It was also in Ely. Luckily Trev, then Flynn will share their thoughts on the Blog. Hope you enjoy reading about Bears. Cath Today we were going to see a bear! Like our hunt for … Continue reading »

Next part of journey………… It rained all day, so we decided it was a good day to travel after the Mountain Trams. We wanted to see the Wolf Sanctuary, so headed North East towards Ely. Apparently a massive fire (98,000 acres) had closed the Highway two days previously. We had to detour several times as … Continue reading »

After finishing at Spirit Mountain, we planned to head North up the coast on a well known tourist drive. After following the coast line (following Lake Superior) we could easily see why so many tourists make the trek in summer. Fall holds a different attraction with the colours of the leaves changing (from green to … Continue reading »