Today was a 350 mile drive from Bismarck, ND to Regina in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. I did make one stop at the National Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,about 40 miles north of Bismarck, which was the approximate location of Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark were military officers directed by President Jefferson to lead … Continue reading Heading North of the Border
Today’s travel was a sprint along interstate 94 from Fargo to Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota, and my only sightseeing was on the grounds of the capitol. The map/video is here. The capitol building tours are on the hour and I arrived just before 1 PM but too late to catch that tour so … Continue reading North Dakota’s Practical Approach to Government
After a pleasant drive from Bemidji, MN I arrived in Moorhead, MN (just across the Red River from Fargo, ND) around 11:20 this morning. Trouble is that nothing in the Fargo area seems to open up before midday on Sundays. I killed some time filling up, finding an ATM and taking a circuitous route to … Continue reading Fargo – Everyone Loves the Movie
Today is pretty much a repeat of yesterday’s post except the drive was longer and I got pulled over by a State Trooper. I drove from Minot, North Dakota to Shelby, Montana which is about 520 miles (map/video is here). Everything was good until I saw flashing lights in the rear-view mirror. I was only … Continue reading Day 24 – Last of the Long Drives
I knew that the western half of the northern border would have the fewest sights to visit and anticipated some heavy driving days as a result. Today was the first of these as I drove from International Falls to Minot in North Dakota, about 420 miles. I considered heading north of the border and using … Continue reading Day 23 -First of the long drives