Road trip across North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, trying North Dakota foods, & MORE!

On the way to the Great Lakes we decided to road trip through North Dakota from Medora to Fargo, to experience part of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, some of its Native American history, see multiple cities, and eat some local foods. We had a great time experiencing a variety of what North Dakota is known for!

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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Theodore Roosevelt National Park
09:58 Knife River Indian Villages
15:23 Eating scotcharoos
17:15. North Dakota State Capitol
20:08 Bismarck Art Alley
21:40 Exploring Fargo
25:47 Trying Lefse
28:10 Trying Knoephla Soup

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[ChrisG-soth]

North Dakota is such a beautiful (unfortunately unrated) state! Thanks again for this great video!

[jatraveler]

Love your smiles, enthusiasm, history and food. So grateful for Teddy Roosevelt and all he did. From hunter to conservationist.

[MrGISWizard]

If your going to the Duluth area… take a drive up the north shore and visit gooseberry falls split Rock light house and if you want a 7 mile hike.. you can go to Eagle mountain the highest point in Minnesota.. and you can see in the distance Lake Superior ( lowest point in Minnesota)

[KaylinGilkey]

Thank you for highlighting the history and traditions of the Native American tribes in the areas where you visited. It is neat to learn about the original inhabitants of the area and I think you guys do a great job showing the indigenous peoples respect with showcasing their history.

[joycemoses]

I love the way you present our country's history!!! Thank you for sharing!

[ColoradoSoundboy]

There are a lot of great travel vlogs, but your focus on hiking in natural beauty is what made me subscribe. You give a lot of energy in paying respect to the places you visit so your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Good vibes, Godspeed, and Cheers to you both!

[EricaFrieson-xe]

Nice video, Thank you for checking out this fine state and giving it some love! I moved here in 2019 after my spouse died. He was a ND native, and we were married 40 yrs, living in N. California. I came back here, knowing the state well, after coming back every summer for all of those years. My Cali-born daughter & son found spouses here right away! Good folks!

[jamessheets]

Loving watching your recent travels. I appreciate not only the views but the history of where you are at.

[JodysJourney]

I love your sharing of regional foods — Scotcheroos are to die for and I can’t wait to try that soup. Also, I love that Adam’s favorite North Dakotan is not one of the sports stars but the judge who led the way to school desegregation. Very cool. I am really looking forward to your Minnesota North Shore video. It’s one of my very favorite places. 😀❤️

[Surrfside]

you guys inspired me to travel and i set on a solo road trip from NC to over 20 states and 15 national parks, ND included. loved medorra, really nice people. i visited in May and loved every second and never felt alone. thank you for all the tips, info and inspiration! i'm 25 and never thought about doing a solo till i watched your channel. thanks again!

[allie]

I was born and raised in Arkansas, lived there for 33 years and now live in Fargo North Dakota, been in Fargo for 5 years now

[jamiewalters]

Great episode! Some absolutely beautiful scenery. TR national park is definitely overlooked by many. TR is a giant of our nation, often under-appreciated I think. For those of us who love the outdoors, traveling, exploring, public lands, etc.... we really have TR to thank. Knife River looked really cool, never heard of it! The Lewis& Clark expedition is one of the most fascinating parts of our country for me; read a couple really good books about it recently. Adam must really love Kathryn to share a scotcharoo!!! DIdn't know the non-dome style capital info. Very interesting! The observation deck was really neat! Fargo looks interesting! The murals were cool! The Knoephla Soup looked awesome!

[timbarry]

The. “GREETINGS FROM” mural is so cool, I’ll have to look where these are located on future trips

[WhenAdventureKnox]

Aaaah the prarie dogs - cute! You did so well with the footage (again) of the bison rolling in the dirt, I remember similar footage from you time in South Dakota last summer and thought you guys were so lucky, but you've captured it again! ❤️

I agree about the landscape transformation between Montana and here, but for me, I'll never forget crossing from Colorado to Utah for the first time on a tour (so wasn't expecting it) and it changes so quickly! I always thought the DAR was something the Gilmore Girls made up... upon hearing the Maltese Cross Cabin was taken over by them in 1959.

The earth lodge was fantastic, I remember learning on my visit to Kenya that the women are also the ones responsible for building the houses... if memory serves me correctly, only pregnant and frail women were excused. It's fascinating to compare different times and/or cultures and see how different things can be - certainly in the UK, the building trade is sadly seen as a 'mans' job... something which as the Careers lead in my school, I'm always trying to quash!

That Super Mario montage may well be my most favourite thing I've watched of you guys to date. I LOVED how it all came together, but if anyone saw you both doing that, I bet they'd have thought you were nuts!!! I also grew up with a Nes at first, then a N64 and adored playing the Mario games... that may have played into why I loved that scene so much! ❤️

The knoephla soup definitely looks like something you'd get from a German beer hall.

[MegaGo]

Wanted you guys to know that I just got back from a week in SD and ND. I went in part because I was inspired by your videos. Now I can say that I have greater appreciation for how much work you must put into getting all these shots. Nothing compares with being there, but you do a wonderful job capturing on film the many locations you visit. I'm sure many will be inspired to visit these places because of your work -- as I have been. Thank you!

[autumnlangan]

I’m from North Dakota cool too see people visiting here 🙂

[CrazyEmptyNest]

Wow, great video guys, we were just in ND two weeks ago! We grew up in ND and also had issues with the whole "sacagawea" vs "sakakawea" pronunciation when we lived on the East Coast. The best answer we have heard is that sacagawea came from Meriwether Lewis's journals from the expedition (he spelled her name four different ways) and this spelling is what was taught in most schools but the Hidatsa and Mandan Native Americans actually pronounce it sakakawea which is why there is Lake Sakakawea in ND as this is a more accurate translation of her name from the original native language. - Jenny and Lance

[chuckgoodman]

This video is perfectly timed for me! I’ll be visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park in a couple weeks! Thanks for the preview!

[robp]

You two are putting some miles on that van ! I'm amazed at your energy and enthusiasm so nice :-)

[JJosephS]

Thanks for showing so much of the beauty of North Dakota.