We left Glendive by 9:30 this morning, heading east on I-94. Stopped for fuel at the Flying J at Beach, ND, just over the border. Diesel was $3.99/gallon...ugh. Especially since yesterday's arduous journey saw us get less than 8 MPG. That's not good at all! Hopefully by the time we fill up next, today's leg of the journey will have been kinder to us!
The picture above shows the landscape we encountered travelling through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It's called the Painted Canyon, and it seems to go on forever! It's too bad we've got such a tight schedule heading east, because it looks like it would be awesome to see!
We also blew past one of the entrances to the Enchanted Highway, which claims to host the largest metal sculptures in the world. This one of the geese certainly fit the bill of being large!
The next thing we saw was what has to be the world's largest Holstein. I had to take a picture of it just for Sandy and Jess (and their parents, of course!). Her name is apparently Salem Sue. I zoomed in as close as I could -- if you want to see a larger picture, check out my Flickr feed from the trip.
After going through Bismarck and seeing the Missouri River in all its (flooded) glory (can't imagine what those poor folks in Minot are going through!), we continued down I-94. Near Streeter, we passed many fields under water, some so much so that the highway was down to one lane in each direction. There are pics of that in the Flickr feed as well.
By the time we hit Fargo, we were really glad that there was only just over an hour left of the trip. We passed into Minnesota, and the first thing we saw was a rest stop that was all closed up. Ger wondered why, and then I remembered that the Minnesota government had shut down the other day because they couldn't pass a budget. Oh, my... We saw another rest stop later on that was also closed. However, the local constabulary (State Troopers) were still out there, looking to nab people who went over the 70 mph speed limit. I told Ger they were probably trying to raise some money so they could get paid!
We finally pulled into the Prairie Cove Campground and RV Park around 7 p.m. Central time. Because I'd booked ahead, the folks here were ready for us, and we pulled in, ready for a break. A nice glass of wine, and some pasta and chicken for supper, a good night's sleep, and we'll be ready for the Mall of America tomorrow!
Goodnight!
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