Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Nestled in the Badlands near Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the western tourist town of Medora.  In my opinion, its the most popular tourist destination in North Dakota.  Here are a few photos of the Badlands.

In Medora, they have a rustic playground. There are several souvenir shops all around town. The most popular event in Medora is the nightly musical in an outdoor amphitheater.  Before the show begins, they always have elk grazing in the background. This is at the main level of the amphitheater.  Our seats were below this and you can see the set in the background. The kids got to meet President Roosevelt. We were there on Ray's birthday.  Apparently, they knew we were coming.

Just kidding.  They were celebrating 3 birthdays:  50th for the musical, 125th for Medora, and 150th for Teddy Roosevelt.

This is the opening number.

Then, the kids got to go on stage and get birthday hats.

The set opens so you can see the beautiful scenery.

Clogging number

They have a feature entertainer that rotates every few weeks.  Ours was called the "Diving Fool".  I wasn't quite sure what that meant but it was mostly a comedy act and quite good.  Lily was laughing her head off.

The finale

 

Its a must see if you're ever in the area.  One of the newer attractions is the Bully Pulpit Golf Course.  We drove out by it and its just gorgeous.  I really hope to golf it someday.