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The Good Badlands

A Slice of Life I’ve visited, photographed, and written about the Badlands many times, yet always feel the efforts are inadequate. That's the effect the Badlands has on me. Others too. The myriad of misarranged rugged buttes, variety of vegetation and wildlife, and stunning scenery in all directions is overwhelming. Far more than can be […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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April 23, 2023

Maple Sugaring Day

A Slice of Life A horse drawn wagon, flannel shirts, floppy eared caps, smiling faces, the smell of fresh pancakes, and sweet maple syrup. Vermont? Nope. Fort Stevenson State Park a few miles south of Garrison. Standing under one of the park’s most reliable box elder trees, Park Manager Chad Trautman, was talking to park visitors. […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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April 16, 2023

The Silence of the Owl

A Slice of Life Sometimes a person needs to listen to the silence. Our world is filled with sounds of all sorts, so much so that most of us don’t even realize it. There’s cheering and chatter, the closing of car doors, noise of traffic, televisions, ring tones of cell phones -- even our own […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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April 9, 2023

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The Gift of Nelson Lake Darn it anyway. Sometimes it seems as though the warm days of spring will never come. However, at least for some, there’s a remedy of sorts. Long winters are tough on anyone, but especially on those fishermen who are tired of looking at fishing rods stacked in a corner, maybe hanging […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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April 2, 2023

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Some Things Fishy I can’t remember the first time I went fishing, or the first fish I caught. I’m thinking I was about six years old or so and do know that I’ve been an avid fisherman to this day. Every fisherman has a few tales to tell. Many have much better recollection than I. […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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March 26, 2023

A Slice of Life

The Promise of Spring Spring. For me it is the most anticipated season of the year. I’d guess it is for a lot of other people too, especially when winter seems to hang around a bit too long. Spring is never all sunny days and warm temperatures, but it is a season of promise, foremost being that […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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March 19, 2023

Slice of Life

Flooded Minot There really doesn’t seem to be very much to Minot’s Souris River, generally meandering silently through the city. Usually those who walk the riverbank, or bicycle near it, must look down to see the water which, quite often, moves very little or not at all. It’s a ruse, of course. The history of […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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March 12, 2023

Rattlesnakes and Bear Breath

A Slice of Life What follows is somewhat difficult to write. However, I can assure you, dear reader, that my intention is not to sway anyone into thinking I am some sort of fearless adventurer. Quite the opposite, more an example of why women live longer than men. As you will see, and undoubtedly agree, […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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March 5, 2023

A Slice of Life

Trash Talk I am not at all certain that I know how to reveal what is about to follow, only that I wish to tell the tale in the hope that, somehow, it may elevate my feelings of inadequacy on the subject. Some will categorize the following words as “trash talk”, which I cleverly included […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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February 26, 2023

A Slice of Life

Snarling Ghost Dogs of Dog Den Butte Snarling ghost dogs? In North Dakota? Once was – maybe. Maybe yet today. I’ve always had an interest in the history of our state, mostly the early days before roadways and fences and towns. The period when Dakota Territory was the “Old West”. Sometimes I wish I’d lived back […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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February 19, 2023

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The Good Badlands

Maple Sugaring Day

The Silence of the Owl

Slice of Life

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Rattlesnakes and Bear Breath

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