I’ve been on the road a lot lately, trying to cram in some North Dakota sights while the weather’s cooperative. You’ll see the fruits of that in upcoming posts as time allows. Of course I try to keep things on this blog related to Bismarck-Mandan, but I also want to share with you an epiphany I had in the process of this project.

I was one of those guys who couldn’t wait to graduate high school early and get the heck OUT of this area for college. It wasn’t until after I’d been away for college, back again, off to my original home of Montana, then back again, that I started to realize how great a state we have. It may have something to do with a newfound love of history, or perhaps just with growing up…I don’t know. In any case, I have developed a love not only of our fair cities, but our state as well.

There are a lot of stories and sights in North Dakota that deserve more exposure. The number of books by local authors and the size of our now-expanding Heritage Center should give good testament to that. Well, it’s about time this particular photographer / author got out to see them! I love our state’s unique features, people, and wildlife enough to share them with you. I hope you enjoy them along with the local content I provide.