I sadly left Glacier National Park and am back in the prairie beside the Missouri River, this time in Great Falls, Montana. There is such a thing as the Lewis and Clark Honor Guard. These are a bunch of people who live and breath all … Continue readingGreat Falls
After a solid day and night of rain, the sun finally came out. We explored Glacier more, this time by boat. We rode right pass Wild Goose Island. They are real proud of this island because it made it into the movie “The Shining”. The … Continue readingGlacier 2
My days of sailing the endless, waving, green grass of the flat prairie have come to an end. We have finally reached the mountains. It always amazes me how flat it is forever and then the mountains just rise out of the ground suddenly. Our … Continue readingGlacier
Yesterday was our longest day of travel. I started driving at 7am, and didn’t pull into the campground until about 4pm. 365 miles. The Wind Gods of the Prairie were kind to us and gave us a 25 mph tailwind… if you traveled due west, … Continue readingHavre
We visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park today. They call them Badlands but they look much different than the Badlands I’ve seen in South Dakota – there’s more vegetation and color here. There were endless fields of prairie dogs and their holes, but they were too … Continue readingTheodore Roosevelt National Park
Last night’s low was 47 degrees and my rig registered 61 inside when I woke up. Meanwhile they tell me that back home it’s too hot to walk the dog because the 90 degree pavement will burn the dogs paws. The drive today was grueling. … Continue readingWindy ND
We’ve already seen Fort Atkinson and Fort Mandan, today we went to Fort Abraham Lincoln. This fort was built 20 years after Lewis and Clark passed through. In fact, it was during the time George Custer was there. They recreated George’s house at this state … Continue readingBismark 2
First stop was another Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Really? Who would have guessed. Bismark is the area where Lewis and Clark decided to stop for the winter. They have been traveling all summer and when they reach this point, it late October and it’s … Continue readingBismark
I’m going to cover a couple of days here. I haven’t had much time because we were on the road for 4 days. On Friday, we only drove 90 miles, then boarded a bus to visit the state capitol of South Dakota, Pierre. We are … Continue readingHeading North
Yeah! Now we’re talking! Bring on the tourist traps – Mitchell Corn Palace. I decided to drive by the planned stop at yet another Lewis and Clark Visitor Center and stop in Mitchell, South Dakota instead. They started the Mitchell Corn Palace back in 1892 … Continue readingSouth Dakota