{"id":6892,"date":"2021-04-05T06:45:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T11:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6892"},"modified":"2021-04-05T07:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:00:26","slug":"stumped-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6892","title":{"rendered":"Stumped again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/stump_ip_2521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/stump_ip_2521.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/stump_ip_2521-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/stump_ip_2521-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I found this stump in a pretty remote spot within the boundaries of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park one morning.  I&#8217;d slept in the back of my truck, enjoying a hot summer night, and woke up just before the sun to head into the park for one of my favorite photos ever &#8211; one which had me slogging up the Little Missouri in bare feet to capture just the right angle at just the right time.  Afterwards, I went poking around the park for a little while &#8211; shoes on, once I left the water &#8211; and discovered a few gems like this one.  Then it was on to the Ice Caves, which was an adventure in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, in a spot where you&#8217;d have to be going there to get there, I found this little eroded column with a cactus adornment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7a.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7a-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2021\/04\/cactus_column_41855-7a-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing about hardy plants like weeds and cacti, they sure are determined!  This was actually almost as tall as I, and it was an unexpected discovery as I trekked across previously unexplored (by me) territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did make it to the Ice Caves, and I hope to go back someday&#8230;and hopefully the trip there will be as unique as the destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found this stump in a pretty remote spot within the boundaries of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park one morning. 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