Western view: A look at Theodore Roosevelt National Park's North Unit
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - Theodore Roosevelt National Park is already known for an austere beauty and one would think that hazy skies would hamper the park’s photographic potential.
Even though the park was covered by a layer of smoke from forest fires in Canada during an early July visit, it is enjoying an unusually green summer.
A short tour through the park’s North Unit yielded the expected pictures of strange geologic formations and native wildlife.
But it also included a couple enjoying the landscape for a wedding proposal, a glimpse of the longhorn steer demonstration herd and unusual sunsets piercing the thick air.
Most visitors to the park never experience the North Unit. Instead, they visit Medora and the park’s South Unit due to its easy access from Interstate 94. These pictures offer sights rarely enjoyed beyond the local residents.