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THE HEART RIVER, SOUTH OF MANDAN–September 27, 2007
When we first moved back to North Dakota, we used to take family walks along the Heart River south of Mandan. It wasn’t until this summer that we discovered the small beach on the west side of town, just east of Legion park (you have to climb over the dike to get to it).
You can’t see it from this picture. I just had to share how beautiful it was there yesterday.
But you can see the edge of the beach and the path that leads to it from this picture.
The Heart River converges with the Missouri in the Fort Lincoln State Park, about seven miles south of Mandan, North Dakota. There’s supposed to be good Walleye fishing there.
Also on the Heart River is Lake Tschida, about 20 minutes south of Glen Ullin, North Dakota. We like to skip rocks there. And some wonderful husband of mine likes to fish there. It’s a gorgeous evening; wish we had time to go out tonight!
THE NORTH DAKOTA RAINBOW–September 21, 2007
It’s officially fall now. The colors in North Dakota are vibrantly gorgeous. Below is my personal North Dakota rainbow, mined from a beautiful day!
Here is North Dakota red, the color of wild plums picked on a warm September day.
Here is North Dakota orange, a bright spot in my yard and my life; Papa’s pumpkin patch has more shades of this eye-feast:
Here is North Dakota yellow in September: some grasses are as pale as white gold, and some are as golden as August’s sunflowers. Yellow in June and July is a world of canola fields in bloom.
Here is the North Dakota golden-green of trees in September:
Here is the North Dakota blue of Lake Sakakawea and a wide summer sky over Four Bears bridge:
Here is North Dakota purple, grown free in wild grapes gathered along the Missouri River:
For information on learning-based vacations and colorful daycations of your own, contact the North Dakota Tourism Department.