5/31/13 First Day in Medora

Still raining this morning, this is a pretty steady rain, the type that will soak in and not just run off. That is, if there is soil and not clay. The roads in the campground are developing small red pools.

We braved the rain and went to explore the Visitor’s Center at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We started to go on the loop around the southern edge of the park, but because of the rain, any pictures we might have taken would not have turned out well, so we turned around and headed for Medora.

 Medora is a very small town that caters to the tourist industry, and is only open during the tourist season. There is no grocery store, only a convenience store where you can buy bread and milk, but that’s it without going 35 miles east or west. There are only 42 regular residents here in the winter time, and everyone who works here during the tourist season comes from somewhere else. There is a lot of history here and several museums, including a Cowboy Hall of Fame.  We tried to get an ice cream cone at the ice cream and fudge shop, but we were a couple of days to early and were asked to come back on Saturday.

 With no ice cream available, we gave up and came back to the campground, where we spent the afternoon playing cards.  The girls are leading the guys 17 wins to their 11.  We are going to keep track to see which team has the most wins at the end of the trip.