Stopping here at Makoshika State Park accomplishes several things:
Firstly, it breaks up a 150-mile travel day into two more manageable 75-miles travel days.
Secondly it means we will have overnighted in Montana for three consecutive nights, therefore qualifying this as a bona fide visit for our Visited States map on the refrigerator door.
Thirdly, we love state parks! Currently 43.7% of our nights are spent in state park campgrounds.
Lastly, not only is this Montana's largest state park, it's a National Geographic selection as one of the best in the state. With all that, how could we just drive by without a visit.
MAKOSHIKA STATE PARK
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MAKOSHIKA is a Lakota Indian word meaning "land of bad spirits", or "badlands".
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I'm hoping you like this "badlands" terrain because we'll be seeing a lot of it in the coming weeks.
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There are lots of deep and steep ravines in the park.
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It also appears to be a favorite spot for local radio towers.
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There are hoodoo like formations found all through the park.
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From the overlook at the top of the park we could see THE POD down in the campground.
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THE POD is in the Cains Coulee loop of the campground. Coulee is another word for ravine.
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More hoodoos in the park.
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The dark rock on the top of the hills is called caprock.
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Quite a few different colors an be seen in this photo.
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What's that outside our back window? A shade shelter and...
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...a tipi and covered wagon, both of which can be rented for the night.
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We're still sticking with our aluminum box, thank you very much!|
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