Theodore Roosevelt National Park

We are up and eating breakfast at 6:30am and out the door at 7am to head to The Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit. On the way to Roosevelt park which took an hour to get there.   The land was filled with many pumps pumping for oil.  The steer was right there among the oil rigs.  Many fields were full of large round hay bales.  Does anyone know why there are round bales along the highway?  I thought it was odd to see the highway lined with bales of grass/hay.  I have to say this national park was very exciting as I got to see bison so close I could have touched them but I didn't.  Check out these videos before seeing the rest of the park.

We have arrived at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  Marlon & I have never been to this park before.  So excited to see what the day holds for our journey.  I am happy we are here early no traffic just a few cars beside us. We didn't get very far into the park and I spotted this bison all by himself.

 As we were driving along I spotted this deer down by a small river. 
The next stop is the Cannonball Concretions Pullout. Marlon and I hiked around this area to get up close to the cannonball-like stones.

Lots of cannonballs

There weren't a lot of flowers in this area and there weren't a lot of water sources.  The grounds are mostly prairie grasses.

River Bend Overlook was a breathtaking sight to see. This place is all a part of the Badlands.  The Civilian Conservation Corps built the structure.  We walked down the trail to the building and the view was breathtaking.

We have now come across lots of bison.  Small herds and a lot of the herds had lots of calves.  Calves are born with fur that is red or tan. They are referred to as "red dogs" or cinnamons.