Theodore RooseveltNat’l Park is actually divided into two sections – the aptly names South Unit
(where we are camping and wrote about yesterday) and the North Unit. We took a
drive to visit the north unit which served two purposes – to see the rest of
the park and witness some of the oil boom happening in North Dakota.
We drove north
on route 85 and immediately saw some of the beginnings of the oil boom – some of
the new wells were on farming land with hay bales and even a few cows nearby.
There were
areas where RV’s were parked in the middle of nowhere where we suppose some of
the workers are housed. These were clearly make-shift “neighborhoods.”
We arrived in
Watford City, one of the southernmost towns experiencing the oil boom and it
was quite interesting – there was clearly a quick boom of the town all along
one main street with stores definitely geared toward the current population –
auto parts, uniform outlet, a couple bars and restaurants, gas stations, and
lots of places to grab a quick meal. In
fact, we grabbed some coffee at a gas station/food mart and there were aisles
upon aisles of quick sandwiches to grab, stuff like that. There was a school,
playground, etc… all quickly established, for sure. We thought about Tombstone,
Arizona when driving through – it made us think that when this oil boom in
North Dakota is finished, this area will be like a ghost town. There were hundreds-upon-hundreds of trailer
parks to house the workers as well. Very interesting, to say the least……
We did drive
the 14 mile one-way road in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt Nat’l Park as
well. We enjoyed some similar views to the south unit, as well as a few bison
along the way.
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