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.<\/p>\n
I considered heading north of the border and using the Trans-Canada Highway to speed things up but I have already driven that from Winnipeg to British Columbia and highway driving is often very boring. By staying on county and state roads I am driving through communities and past farms and factories so I always have something to look at. In these sparsely populated areas there is little traffic and, with my lead foot, I have been able to make good time. It also allows me to stay closer to the border.<\/p>\n
No photos today but you can follow my progress on the map and video here<\/a>. I highlighted a few things that caught my eye but there is nothing spectacular to view and most of the journey is highly accelerated to condense nearly seven hours of driving into a YouTube video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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<\/span>