http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , North Dakota en-us Wed, 02 Dec 09 15:13:13 +0000 Wed, 02 Dec 09 15:13:13 +0000 What a great summer this has been for us and I hope you as well. The theme for it would have to be Friends and Family because we were fortunate enough to spend lots of time with both groups. We spent most of June visiting around and then had a wonderful family reunion and finally settled in Dickinson so Bob and Jean could begin destroying and rebuilding. During the time they were doing th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-433303.html We head home today. If you look at the 1st picture you will see that the morning did not dawn with sunshine. Cloudy and pretty sure it is going to rain on us. Since the weather looks bad we decide to get going right away and find breakfast on the way. From Mobridge we head east on 12 to Hwy 83. Turn north on 83 to take us into ND. It's not raining yet but doesn't look good.We come into Her http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-431951.html Today it is the girls turn to leave. Connie gets to my house about 10AM and we are on our way. The day is sunny and dry. The temp is a little cool but that is OK.Our route of course begins on County Rd 17 South to Hwy 46 and we are on our way west. Enderlin hmm sounds like a good place to stop. We choose The Friendly Bar. Of course since it is before noon we are the only ones in the bar http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/West-Fargo/blog-430936.html Days 4 5Yesterdays ride started out in the North West corner of North Dakota. I headed roughly North East to find a part of the Little Missouri. I was following one of the about 3 ldquoscenicrdquo roads in the state and I was not disappointed to find myself in the Bad Lands on North Dakota. For those of you familiar with the bad lands of South Dakota these are a bit tamer but still exist http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-430651.html Our summer vacation begins a little different this year. The guys will be taking off first heading through Montana across Bear Tooth Highway back across Wyoming meeting us in Montana. Connie and I will be taking the slow road through North Dakota South Dakota and then meet up with Steve and Del in Montana.So today begins with Del leaving at 645am to meet up with Steve and Mark in Casselton http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/West-Fargo/blog-430354.html Day 4 Well today we need to head back home. Our choices to cross the Missouri River are either Bismarck ND or Mobridge SD. We decide to go through Mobridge. That means I have about 130 miles to prepare myself for crossing the bridge. In case you don't know I am terribly afraid of bridges. But I'm sure I will make it. As I see the bridge come in to view I start taking deep breaths and tel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/West-Fargo/blog-430263.html Day 1. My first ride without Del. Connie and I were on our way about 430 today. Our final destination for the night was Napoleon ND but before that we HAD to make a few stops.First stop was Enderlin grocery store for a bottle of water and some chocolate. Back on the bikes and a stop at Sandy's Gas station to fill. OPPS Sandy's was closed. So on we go to Gackle. Gas station closed. Next http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/West-Fargo/blog-430075.html Evil North DakotaOk. I have a lot of writing to catch up on I left off in the Twin Cities almost a full week ago A lot has happened since. We left Minnesota land of lakes and continued through the rest of Minnesota and through the rest of North Dakota. That was the worst day of driving that we had. Hayfield after hayfield. Bale of hay after bale of hay. It was a nightmare. North Dako http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-429759.html Jeanrsquos House aka Antelope Creek Kennels Itrsquos the middle of July wersquore half way through summer and this is the first time Irsquove blogged since we left project itrsquos like starting a Christmas letterIrsquom wondering where to begin Since leaving Ohio wersquove visited all our kids theyrsquore all great and the grandkids are extragreat had a family reun http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-418950.html Had a wild time over the 4th of July withThe 7 of us Siblings 6 Siblings in laws 14 nieces 8 nephews in and out laws 6 grand nieces and 4 grand nephews http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Devils-Lake/blog-416279.html 26 JUNE 2009 FridayThe main goal for the day was to see the Enchanted Highway. The Enchanted Highway is the county road between Gladstone ND and Regent ND.Second camera is a bust. Wonrsquot save files anymore. I donrsquot have a simple SD card to make sure it is not a SD card failure all I have is the newer HCSD cards. Bummer it is smaller and fits in a jacket or pants pocket.Spearfish to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Regent/Enchanted-Highway/blog-413780.html We left Lewis Clark State Park on June 19 and headed south. We have about 2 weeks before we are due in Idaho and our plan is to head down to Colorado to do some exploring. We have been on several ski trips to CO but havenrsquot spent much time there in the summer. Our first stop was Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora ND. Teddy Roosevelt came to the N Dakota badlands in 1883 to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Medora/blog-413135.html After planning for months and officially counting down for 7 weeks wersquore finally on our way. Work went well and I got out 55 minutes early letting us get underway at 1650 instead of 1800 when the countdown expired. Our goal was to get 200 of the 800 miles to Regina today.Lisa Hardesty wanted all the inane details so we stopped at McDonaldrsquos before leaving St Peter. Liam had a hambu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-412396.html We took a side trip out of Williston to visit a couple of historic sites just a few miles up the Missouri River from town. Near the Montana border the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers converge. Fort Buford was established in 1866 to guard and protect the strategic confluence of these rivers both important transportation and trade routes of the early west. From this fort the army fought the Ind http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Williston/blog-412324.html Rob Keller wrote...The joy of this motorcycle trip was not in putting it together but in watching the faces of those bikers who went on this trip. Whether it was conquering a certain fear fulfilling a dream being part of a team capturing Kodak moments creating memories for your daughter sharing your faith getting away from the job or just not having to plan anything but ride...all had the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-412162.html Hey travel blog readers... Greetings from Bismarck ND where we are finally starting to have summer. The motorcycles are out in number. Someone asked me if we are having a rally in the area...I said No it's just summerIt's been almost one year ago that I left on my Alaskan Adventure and a lot has happened since then. I will try and catch everyone up so that I can get everyone current on m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-408497.html Welcome to the final days before our departure for Asia. Wednesday June 10th we depart for a six week jaunt through China and Southeast Asia. This webpage will allow you to follow our adventures from the comfort of your computer and save significant cost for vaccinations. You can subscribe to our blog and you'll be contacted every time we update our page. We'd love to hear from you while we ar http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-406315.html The HistoryOn May 14 1804 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left St Louis heading up the Missouri River on their 2 year expedition to explore and chart the lands recently acquired through the Louisiana Purchase and to seek a ldquoNorthwest Passagerdquo to the Pacific Ocean. On April 17 1805 almost one year later they made camp at Short Creek in what is now North Dakota one mile f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Williston/blog-405657.html The change in weather this Memorial Day has caused us to alter our plans a little. Rather than leaving Monday morning we are going to drive to Fergus Falls MN Sunday afternoon to beat a rain system that is coming our way later Sunday and Monday. On Monday we will head toward Mankato for a desination that is near and dear to Grace's heart. She will write about it more later. Our sweet nextd http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-401542.html We left Fernandina Beach on April 29 2009 on a five month adventure that will have us spending a month in the Northwestern Corner of North Dakota two months in Southern Idaho and then back to Virginia for about a month. We wonrsquot be home again until early October. Our first stop is Arlington VA where wersquoll spend a few days visiting with our son John his wife Kemper and two of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Lake-Sakakawea/blog-400067.html