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Jordan van der Hagen

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Midwesternism urban designer/photographer

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Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 11h

Following the Coors Van Until the Plains Become Cold as the Rockies. Browning, Montana

A white Coors Light van drives along a straight two-lane road through golden grassland, with power poles receding into the distance beneath a cloudy sky.

A winding highway dips and rises through open, golden prairie, with fences and power poles lining the road.

Round hay bales dot a golden field below rolling hills and distant mountains partly hidden by clouds.

An empty highway stretches toward a mountain range beneath towering white clouds, bordered by dry grassland and power poles.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Portrait of a Grain Elevator. Dunkirk, Montana

A row of metal grain silos and a central elevator marked “WESTERMARK GRAIN CORP DUNKIRK” stand beside a low building. Puddles dot the gravel lot beneath an overcast sky.

Three grain silos fill the right side of a rural scene. A utility pole and railroad crossing signs stand across the gravel lot, where puddles reflect the cloudy sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What We Carry Forward. Galata, Montana

A two-lane road passes a cluster of weathered wooden buildings in open grassland beneath a cloudy sky.

Inside a deteriorating building, two rust-colored stoves stand beside a brick chimney. Exposed framing, peeling ceiling panels, and debris fill the rooms.

Metal grain bins of different sizes stand in a row behind golden prairie grass, with a dark wooden shed at the right.

A small white wooden building with peeling paint, a faded turquoise door, and a worn window stands in dry prairie grass. A dark wooden shed sits farther back beneath a cloudy sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rejoice, Always. Galata, Montana

A weathered church message board stands beside a quiet road and railroad crossing, with prairie fields and a few distant buildings beyond.

A cowboy figure tops the bright orange Motel Galata sign beside a low building, with an empty road and open prairie beneath heavy clouds.

A small roadside building bears a hand-painted warning about meth. Dry grassland stretches behind it under a wide, cloud-filled sky.

An empty two-lane road runs between weathered buildings and dry grassland toward the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rolling to Another Roadhouse. Chester, Montana

A dark vintage car sits beside a puddle outside a low building painted with large “The Roadhouse Bar” and “Casino Parking” signs.

A flatbed pickup is parked between metal sheds on a gravel lot, with grain silos visible in the distance.

A quiet small-town street passes a red brick corner building and a market with a sign advertising summer market hours. A pickup drives away beneath a wide, cloud-filled sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere. Inverness, Montana

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lost Souls Line the Shoulder. Inverness, Montana

Two small white crosses mounted on a leaning roadside post stand before expansive golden wheat fields. Utility poles and distant farm buildings dot the rolling prairie beneath a dramatic blue-gray, cloud-filled sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Somewhere Out on Highway 2 There’s A Place Called the Sugar Shack. Rudyard, Montana

Red-and-white Sugar Shack diner with vintage signage, awnings, and an outdoor counter, reflected in a rain puddle across the gravel foreground beneath a dramatic cloud-filled sky.

Two vintage red-and-white International trucks parked beside a corrugated metal building, with the red Sugar Shack diner sign rising behind them under a bright blue, cloud-filled sky.

The Sugar Shack diner sits at the edge of a wide gravel lot, its small red-and-white building surrounded by utility poles, low industrial buildings, and open prairie beneath a blue sky with large white clouds.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rolled into Town on Fumes. Rudyard, Montana

A vintage Hilline Theatre sign and marquee rise above a quiet small-town street, backed by weathered commercial buildings, utility poles, and large white clouds against a bright blue sky.

Two old work trucks, one turquoise and one red, sit beside a long weathered industrial building beneath a vivid blue sky dotted with white clouds.

A weathered turquoise wall with peeling paint frames a view across a quiet street to a small red-brick building, with utility poles, a communications tower, and puddles reflecting the warm afternoon light.

A wide view of the Hilline Theatre at a quiet intersection, with its vintage marquee in the foreground and two old trucks and weathered commercial buildings across the street under a bright, cloud-filled sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Crooked Little Skylines. Kremlin, Montana

Weathered white warehouse buildings with green and white garage doors stand in front of a tall gray grain elevator beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.

A gray grain elevator marked “McCabe” stands at the end of a gravel road, framed by mature trees, a nearby house, and open farmland beneath a blue and cloudy sky.

Two large gray grain elevators rise beside a quiet gravel road lined with utility poles, grasses, and distant grain bins under a broad, cloud-filled prairie sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Putin on the Ritz. Kremlin, Montana

A large roadside sign reading “Kremlin USA Style” hangs from a bright blue metal frame in a rural landscape, with red, white, and blue stars decorating the sign. Farm buildings, dry grass, scattered trees, and a partly cloudy sky fill the background.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nothing but the Sound of Pigeon Wings. Fresno, Montana

A weathered gray grain elevator stands alone amid golden prairie, with long auger pipes extending from its corrugated metal buildings. Birds circle the structure beneath a pale blue sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Peaking Around the Corners of the High Plains. Burnham, Montana

Weathered one-room schoolhouse with a small bell tower and American flag standing amid golden prairie fields, with farm buildings and green machinery in the distance beneath a clear blue sky.

Close view of the weathered wooden exterior and dark, deteriorating interior of an abandoned schoolhouse, with another small building visible across the prairie through the opening at left.

Warm morning light falls across the boarded and broken windows of an abandoned wooden schoolhouse, with open farmland stretching toward the horizon beyond it.

Expansive golden prairie beneath a pale blue, lightly clouded sky, framed on the right by the sun-faded wooden siding of an old schoolhouse.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Heading West from the Siesta Motel. Havre, Montana

Vintage Siesta Motel roadside sign with red-orange lettering, a turquoise arrow, and a reclining cowboy-and-cactus graphic, standing along a broad street amid low buildings, utility poles, and industrial structures under a softly clouded sky.

Low-angle view of the Siesta Motel’s enclosed courtyard, with orange metal siding, a stone-and-brick arch topped by a reclining cowboy-and-cactus silhouette, and an American flag flying against a cloudy sky.

View across the second-floor courtyard of the Siesta Motel, framed by an overhanging walkway. Orange siding, decorative black railings and columns, motel-room doors, windows, and small patio tables line the opposite balcony.

View from the Siesta Motel’s upper walkway toward its roadside sign and a nearby industrial landscape of grain silos, railroad cars, utility structures, parked vehicles, and low buildings beneath a blue-and-gray sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Rainy Walk Back to the Siesta Motel. Havre, Montana

Rain-slicked intersection at Sixth Avenue and First Street at night, with street signs and an orange streetlight in the foreground and a large grain elevator rising from the dark industrial landscape beyond.

A wet parking lot at night beside a low motel building, looking toward brightly illuminated grain elevators and industrial structures in the distance. Streetlights, parked cars, and reflections on the pavement create a hazy, atmospheric scene.

Rainy nighttime view of the Siesta motel, its two-story courtyard brightly lit behind a parking lot filled with cars and trucks. A motorcycle and pickup sit in the foreground, while raindrops and reflections give the scene a blue-green glow.

Dim, wood-paneled motel room illuminated by the warm orange light of a table lamp. A black cowboy hat rests on the desk beneath the lamp, with a framed picture of a deer hanging on the wall above.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From the Great Northern to the BNSF, It’s Still a Railroad Town. Havre, Montana

A bronze statue stands above a small fountain in front of a long brick building bearing faded “Great Northern Railway” lettering, with flower beds lining the building and a pale blue sky overhead.

A stack of weathered railroad safety and restricted-access signs stands in the foreground as a Union Pacific freight car blurs past behind them, creating a strong contrast between the stationary signs and moving train.

A massive dark corrugated grain silo towers over graffiti-covered freight cars and industrial equipment, with the Farmers Grain Exchange elevator visible in the distance and a flock of birds circling overhead.

A large illuminated sign for the Havre Diesel Shop stands beside a BNSF Railway facility, with pickup trucks parked in front of a long red-brick industrial building beneath an overcast sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thirty-Five Miles to Saskatchewan. Havre, Montana

Low-angle view of highway signs pointing toward Canada and Montana Route 232, framed against grain silos and the towering Farmers Grain Exchange elevator beneath a blue, cloud-filled sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Giddyup Go. Havre, Montana

A vintage Norman’s Ranch + Sportswear storefront in warm sunlight, with a weathered projecting sign, a horse figure mounted above the awning, large display windows, and barrel planters along the sidewalk.

A white brick Elks Lodge storefront in downtown Havre, with large red ELKS lettering, circular elk emblems, an American flag, and a painted landscape mural across the lower facade.

A brick movie theater in downtown Havre with a vintage turquoise-and-white marquee advertising four films, framed by an old streetlight and overhead utility wires.

A row of older downtown Havre storefronts in warm evening light, centered on the bright red Oxford Sports Bar awning and a colorful mountain mural, with a radio tower rising behind the buildings.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Night Life Ain’t No Good Life, But It’s My Life. Havre, Montana

A glowing red neon motel sign stands against a deep blue evening sky after rain. Wet pavement reflects the red light, while railroad tracks, utility poles, parked cars, and scattered streetlights stretch across the dark background.

A weathered “WALK-INS WELCOME” sign hangs beneath a peeling storefront awning on a rainy night. Beyond it, a parked pickup and green traffic lights reflect across the wet street under a dark blue sky.

A densely decorated bar wall filled with beer signs, sports memorabilia, hats, framed photographs, artwork, trophies, and other keepsakes. A humorous sign above the collection reads, “A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person.”

The Palace bar glows warmly along an otherwise dark downtown block on a rainy night. Its illuminated sign, stone façade, and neon beer signs contrast with shadowy neighboring storefronts, while blue and amber light reflects across the wet pavement.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Towards a Glowing Horizon. Havre, Montana

The Oxford Sports Bar in Havre, Montana, occupies a brick building along a quiet back street at dusk. A large hand-painted sign advertises hot dogs, burgers, keno, poker, and welcomes Canadians, while utility lines lead toward a warm orange glow on the horizon.

A pale blue vintage car sits beside a metal garage building in a back alley at sunset, framed by utility poles, overhead wires, small garages, and dark trees beneath a glowing, cloud-filled sky.

McLean’s Grocery in Havre, Montana, sits beneath a dramatic pink-and-gray evening sky. A turquoise-and-red storefront awning advertises groceries, beer, wine, and ice cream, while a tall streetlight and flower planter stand in the foreground.

The Hi-Line Motel in Havre, Montana, beneath a softly glowing overcast evening sky. A large retro orange-and-yellow “MOTEL” sign rises above the low-slung building and covered drive, with a motorcycle parked near the office entrance.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Keeping Cool at the Hi-Line Motel. Havre, Montana

A glowing orange-and-yellow vintage “Motel” sign rises above the Hi-Line Motel in Havre, Montana, with a motorcycle parked beneath it on an overcast day.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Finally, Looks Like a Little Sun. Havre, Montana

A vintage Siesta Motel sign glows turquoise and red at sunrise beside a quiet intersection, with grain elevators and industrial buildings in the background beneath a stormy pink-gray sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Modern World Blasts on By. Zurich, Montana

A freight train blurs past a weathered, rust-streaked grain elevator, with dry golden prairie grass in the foreground beneath an overcast white sky.

A quiet rural street passes the weathered Rich Cash Store, an old white building with faded painted lettering and boarded signs. Dry orange-brown grass, utility poles, scattered trees, and distant buildings line the nearly empty road.

A small, deteriorating white house with boarded windows and a weathered roof sits in a dry yard beside a bright red vintage Ford pickup, sheds, farm equipment, and mature trees.

A close view of an abandoned white wooden building with heavily peeling paint and broken or covered windows, surrounded by tall dry grass. Red farm trucks and outbuildings recede into the background.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Empty, Loan-ly, and Cents-less. Harlem, Montana

Quiet small-town street lined with grain elevators and utility poles beside a large brick building. Vintage storefront signs and a painted anti-meth message cover the former bank entrance under an overcast sky.

Weathered orange GMC dump truck sits among weeds beneath a faded “CAR WASH” canopy, with parked cars and a railroad crossing in the background.

Rusted vintage pickup, missing a front wheel, sits in weeds beside a gravel road. Railroad crossing signals rise behind it beneath a pale overcast sky.

Industrial grain elevator complex with weathered metal silos and an older red-brick building. A green pickup and small orange forklift sit in the gravel lot in front.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Grand, Closed. Harlem, Montana

A two-story brick building anchors a quiet downtown intersection beneath an overcast sky. A hand-painted anti-meth message covers the former bank entrance, with the closed Grand theater visible down the block.

A white storefront is painted with running buffalo silhouettes and bright blue geometric patterns. A decorative streetlamp in front reads “God Bless the USA.”

The cluttered windshield and bright yellow hood of a parked vehicle fill the foreground, framing the boarded-up Grand theater across the street. Its faded marquee reads “CLOSED.”

A large leafless tree spreads above Kennedy’s Bar, a modest green and brick storefront with a vintage red sign along a quiet downtown street.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Home on the Range. Dodson, Montana

A small turquoise house with boarded windows sits alone amid expansive orange-brown prairie grasses, backed by a line of dark trees beneath a hazy, overcast sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Glad You Called, Come Again. Malta, Montana

An orange BNSF locomotive crosses above a roadway underpass in Malta, Montana, where signs point toward Havre and Glasgow beneath the message “Glad you called, Come again.”

Two men walk past the wood-fronted Stockman Bar & Grill in downtown Malta, Montana, beneath a red Western-style sign and cowboy silhouettes.

A vintage Pepsi sign for Central Video stands across from the Villa in Malta, whose marquee reads “Happy 250th Birthday America,” with “Coffee Central” signage below.

A weathered blue Ford flatbed pickup is parked along a downtown Malta street, with brick storefronts and the Palace sign visible in the background.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

No Use Counting Miles. Buffalo Springs, Montana

Green highway sign pointing left toward Saco and right toward Malta, standing alone amid golden prairie beneath a gray, cloudy sky.

Rustic wooden roadside shelter at Sleeping Buffalo Rock, framed by crossed timber poles and interpretive signs, with golden prairie and heavy clouds behind it.

View from a moving car across railroad tracks and open Montana prairie, with a freight train approaching in the side-view mirror beneath an overcast sky.

Round hay bales scattered across rolling golden fields beneath a broad, dark stormy sky on the Montana plains.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just After Some Rain. Saco, Montana

A vacant two-story brick commercial building with arched entrances and broken upper windows at a small-town intersection, surrounded by parked cars and trucks beneath dark storm clouds.

A weathered roadside motel with a tall multicolored “MOTEL” sign, white-painted facade, exterior staircase, and pickup truck parked along the curb under an overcast sky.

A wet small-town street beside a weathered red-brick building with a faded orange-and-blue Lee advertisement, parked pickup trucks, and a railroad crossing visible in the distance.

A quiet railroad crossing at the edge of a small town, with raised crossing gates, utility lines, and a large evergreen framing rolling golden hills beneath a heavy gray sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Someplace down Tampico Road. Vandalia, Montana

Weathered rural storefront with a faded “Lee Overalls” advertisement, old red gas pumps, utility poles, and a historic schoolhouse partially visible behind trees.

White 1912 country schoolhouse with a bright red roof and tall wooden bell tower, accompanied by an old wooden wagon in a dry prairie landscape.

Large weathered metal farm building with a bright red door, flanked by an old boat and vintage trucks amid dry grass and rolling prairie.

Three vintage red gas pumps stand beside an abandoned wooden storefront beneath a large tree, surrounded by dry prairie grass.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Back To Dodging Rain n Raking Hay. Glasgow, Montana

Street signs reading “Middle” and “Nowhere” cross beneath string lights in a narrow courtyard lined with brick walls and birdhouses in Glasgow, Montana.

A roadside marquee reads “Back to dodging rain n raking hay” in a muddy industrial lot after rainfall in Glasgow, Montana.

A weathered hand-painted “Customer Parking” sign stands at the edge of a gravel lot behind downtown buildings in Glasgow, Montana.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

To the Markles and the Roosevelts. Glasgow, Montana

Rear view of the weathered Hotel Roosevelt in Glasgow, with its large rooftop sign, exterior metal staircase, utility lines, and parked vehicles surrounding the white brick building.

Historic brick Markle’s warehouse beside railroad tracks in Glasgow, Montana, with a BNSF freight car visible behind the building under an overcast sky.

Street view of Markle’s Ace Hardware in Glasgow, with lawn equipment and pallets of supplies displayed outside and two people near the storefront.

BNSF freight car visible between two low white commercial buildings, with an older pickup and snowplow parked in the narrow space beneath a large tree.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Following The Grade. Nashua, Montana

A white fuel truck parked beside a weathered gray grain elevator and industrial building in a small Plains town under an overcast sky.

A BNSF freight train led by a classic warbonnet unit passes a grain elevator on the edge of town, crossing a dry, golden landscape beneath a gray sky.

Vick’s Bar and adjoining bowling alley along a quiet small-town street, with vintage signs, mismatched chairs, brickwork, and a bright turquoise storefront.

A weathered abandoned house sits amid tall grass overlooking a broad golden landscape, with a long freight train, grain elevator, trees, and rolling hills in the distance.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Beer and Bowling at Vick’s Bar. Nashua, Montana

A row of small-town storefronts, including Vick’s Bar, with vintage neon signage, weathered brick, sidewalk chairs, and a large bowling-pin sign mounted above a bright turquoise facade.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Dashboard Skulls at Bryan’s. Wolf Point, Montana

A vintage car with small cattle skull decorations on its dashboard sits outside Bryan’s, a retro storefront with colorful signs advertising footwear, toys, jewelry, and gifts. A red pickup truck is parked nearby under an overcast sky.

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freddy melons @freddymelons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

about 25 years ago i was driving between calgary and mpls for the umpteenth time and stopped here. some teens were smoking outside the gas station and we got to talking. they invited me to the town fair and i went. hwy 2 magic

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We Will Be Known by the Tracks We Leave. Wolf Point, Montana

A massive gray grain elevator rises above a wet gravel lot under an overcast sky in Wolf Point, Montana. Faded lettering on the metal-sided structure reads “Equity Co-op Assn. Wolf Point Montana,” with utility lines crossing the frame.

Three colorful storefronts line a downtown block in Wolf Point, Montana: China City Restaurant, a bar and casino, and Dad’s Bar & Grill. A blue pickup and a white pickup are parked along the street beneath a pale gray sky.

A black-and-white mural covers the end wall of a pale building in Wolf Point, Montana, depicting two men alongside the words, “We will be known by the tracks we leave.” An open gravel lot and utility poles surround the building.

The Waterhole, a low white-and-brown neighborhood bar in Wolf Point, Montana, sits along a broad wet street beneath an overcast sky. A vintage Coca-Cola sign hangs above the building, with utility poles and modest commercial buildings behind it.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Train to Calvary Hill. Chelsea, Montana

Two orange BNSF locomotives travel across the distant prairie behind three large white crosses standing in a field of golden grass. Railroad crossings, utility poles, and a dark line of trees stretch across the background beneath a gray sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Core Institutions of the High Plains Town. Brockton, Montana

A small, weathered white wooden church with a green roof and peeling bell tower stands alone amid golden prairie grass. Utility poles and power lines cross the scene, and a narrow paved road curves past the church under an overcast sky.

A pair of bright orange BNSF locomotives passes a tall grain elevator marked “Brockton Farmers E.F.V.” on the edge of a small prairie town. Golden grasses fill the foreground beneath a heavy gray sky.

A weathered, low-slung roadside building painted pale pink with a bright turquoise stripe stands beside an empty gravel lot on the open prairie. Large faded lettering across the front reads “BAR AND Casino,” with an old Coca-Cola sign above a side entrance. A massive leafy tree rises behind the building beneath a hazy, nearly white sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Bulls in the Rain. Bainville, Montana

A red roadside building photographed during a heavy rainstorm, with two large black bull sculptures—one standing on the sidewalk and another mounted on the roof. Wet pavement reflects the building and orange road markings, while flat fields, utility poles, and a small windmill fade into the gray, rain-soaked distance.

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Some Bloke in a Hat @someblokeinahat.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

'I shall live in Montana, raise rabbits, and my wife will cook them for me' -The Hunt for Red October

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Chapter Two: Onto The Montana Hi-Line. Bainville, Montana

A “Welcome to Montana” sign is seen on the side of U.S. Highway 2 in dark rainy weather. In the distance, an illuminated building and highway road signs can be seen.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Geese in Flight. Gladstone, North Dakota

A large black metal goose sculpture mounted on a weathered white post beside a red gravel road, with smaller goose sculptures lining the roadside and a large circular bird installation visible in the distance across open prairie.

A large roadside art installation depicting black geese flying around an orange oval, with dozens of thin metal rods radiating outward against a pale blue-gray sky and sculpted hills below.

Close-up of black metal goose silhouettes flying among radiating metal rods around a weathered orange oval, part of a large outdoor sculpture against an overcast sky.

View across a small prairie town with trees, houses, and large gray grain elevators, while a circular sculpture of flying geese stands on a golden hillside in the distance.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Dweller on the Threshold. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

A bighorn sheep stands alert on a grassy ridge, framed by blurred vegetation in the foreground beneath a pale overcast sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A Quiet Strangeness. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

A narrow ravine winds through deeply eroded badlands, with layered gray, rust-red, and orange formations rising beneath a pale blue, overcast sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Beneath the Cottonwoods of the Little Missouri. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

A sunlit cottonwood grove with tall, twisting trees rising from prairie grasses, their open canopy framing distant wooded hills in warm late-afternoon light.

A red-headed woodpecker perched on the jagged remains of a broken cottonwood limb, its bright red head and black-and-white plumage standing out against the softly focused green woodland.

A narrow two-lane road curves through a dense cottonwood forest, with warm evening sunlight filtering through the trees and illuminating the pavement and surrounding grasses.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Great Sustainer of the Plains. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Two American bison graze in golden prairie grasses, framed by the layered, eroded hills of the North Dakota badlands beneath an overcast sky.

Three bison graze across a broad hillside of golden grass and sagebrush, with a winding road and rounded badlands formations receding into the distance.

Close side view of a large American bison walking through prairie grass, with a leafy branch caught around one horn and sagebrush-covered hills behind it.

A lone bison grazes in a clearing of golden grass, surrounded by silvery sagebrush and a dense backdrop of dark green trees.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Views from a Saloon Stool. Medora, North Dakota

Warmly lit Western bar crowded with beer taps, liquor bottles, hanging glassware, cowboy hats, model trains, lantern-style lights, and other collected memorabilia.

A tall frosty mug of pale beer sits on a wooden bar, illuminated by warm amber light with bottles softly blurred in the background.

Signed dollar bills hang from the ceiling of a dimly lit Western-style bar, forming a dense canopy above the tables and chairs.

Several well-worn cowboy hats hang above a bar, including hats marked with handwritten notes and dates, while upside-down wine glasses catch the warm light below.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In the Sage and the Saltgrass. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

A two-lane road curves across a small bridge toward layered, rust-colored badlands formations, surrounded by sagebrush and scattered trees beneath a soft blue and pink evening sky.

Jordan van der Hagen @thejvandy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Headed West with the Freight Trains. Valley City, North Dakota

Railroad crossing signals frame a quiet rural road beneath a tall steel trestle carrying a freight train, surrounded by trees, utility poles, and dry late-summer grass under a hazy peach-colored sky.