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 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:45:25 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:45:25 UTC We left Chicago yesterday thankfully getting out despite all the flooding. Woke up this morning to sunny skies and flat land I had looked at the Geocaching website to see if there was anything to be found along our route at any of the longer stops that the train makes. When it makes service stops it stops for about 12 hour so a quick grab of a cache is possible if it's close enough. Sure http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Minot/blog-325085.html We left Pierre the morning of the 1st and drove to Bismark ND andstayed the night. We left the nect morning and made it to TRNP and stayed in the Badands of North Dakota. We enjoyed the park very much wild horses buffalo wandered around the park. Into our campsite in the Buffalos case. We all went hiking and had a great time http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Theodore-Roosevelt-NP/blog-311082.html Howdy Wonderous North Dakotanothing like we imagined And Bison...we didn't see any Though we did see lots of Bison dungsomehow it's just not the same http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-310342.html Jeanrsquos House Antelope Creek KennelsWersquove been busy the last few weeks. We did make another trip to Sidney and also attended the Medora musical again. Our daughter Megan came with her kids to spend a week with us which was wonderful The week before that Jeanrsquos daughter and soninlaw and their kids were here so this place has been full of words It might be my imagina http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-309827.html The little Quaint town of Drayton in Rural North DakotaThe lake cabin I knew would be the last time I would see all my friends together for a year. I had to say goodbye to Nate for a year since he had to go back to Ohio. I knew that everyone in the cities I would see at least once more before I left. Seeing my friends Steve and Julie meant a trip to rural North Dakota. Steve and Julie were i http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-304073.html Day 23 July 20 2008 SundayGood morningI have been hesitating to make an entry on my last day as I guess I am in denial that my adventure is over.I started out early from Lewiston MT stayed at the famous Yogo Inn which is named after the famous Yogo Sapphire mined exclusively in Central Montana and the only American gem found in the crown jewels of England and covered the 450 miles home in r http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-303984.html Antelope Creek KennelsI wasn't going to post a lot of pictures of the kennel construction because I thought you could keep up to it better if you went to Jean's website antelopecreekkennels.com and she could post the pictures but the progress is just exciting Once they got the concrete poured everything they do makes such an improvement. I've added just a couple but do go check out http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-303764.html We had an easier drive this day on our way to Fargo ND. The town is nothing like I remember from the movie. A lot of recent development.Nor and Sean left on the 20th from Hector International Airport which I found out is really true unless you call minneapolis or denver foreign cities. They had an early flight so there are some sunrise photos as well. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-302726.html What a haul.We left at 630 AM Mountain time and pulled in at 10 PM Central Time. Stopped in Livingston Montana... a rest stop in Montana and for dinner in Glendive Montana. The theme... we were in Montana the whole dayTowards the end of the trip the last 100 miles or so we got to follow a storm and then go through it. Hopefully it washed off all of the bugsWe also saw a rainbow from end http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-301831.html We enjoyed our stay in Fargo however I am still looking for the tshirt I went to Fargo and all i got was this lousy tshirt and a new tranmission.We grilled out and are having green sticks cresent roll dought rolled on a stick rolled in cinaminon at our campfire. The licence plate game is still going well but we have had to put other games on hold. What games you ask The quiet game H http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-301248.html HeyYesterday was a great day. We stayed in Madison Tuesday night so we could get up and see the University of Wisconsin. It was a beautiful campus with student houses right on the lake. The girls think they would like to attend U of W I am just glad they want to go to college. We walked around the campus and were able to get in and see Camp Randall Stadium very impressive.Our next stop of ou http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-301032.html Jean's House aka Antelope Creek KennelsThe kennel project is at a stand still because they're waiting for the cement. Bob and Jean worked so hard last week to get the forms completed because they had the use of a trailer full of tools that belongs to a friend of Jean's who has his own construction business. But after a week Justin came back from vacation when he left he was so excited about http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-298021.html My thoughts on North Dakota North Dakota is a very pretty state lots of farmland very green very clean. The people of North Dakota we've met are friendly and all seem enthusiastic about their state. I guess that it shows in how well cared for everything looks. No litter. Neat yards. Neat farms. I guess tidy is the word. North Dakotans love their home and they take care of it. How http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Jamestown/blog-297764.html Hey we're in North Dakota. How many of you have ever said that Hwy 85 north from Belle Fourche SD to I94 in North Dakota is a 175mile mostly straight road with rolling prairie on either side from horizon to horizon broken occasionally by buttes or rocky outcroppings. There are few trees fewer houses lots of cattle sheep some horses and a good number of pronghorn antelope. The la http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Theodore-Roosevelt-NP/blog-297209.html Thanks to the mosquitoes we got to eat at MacDonaldrsquos again for breakfast. We both need to go back on diets as soon as we get home. Driving across North Dakota was much the same as yesterdayrsquos drive through Montana. Lots of small towns accent on the small with populations of less than 100. Oil derricks are popping up everywhere in ND and people are becoming very rich leasing th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-296743.html This was my first trip this year to the International Peace Garden. Located with half on the US and half on the Canadian side the Garden has a number of flowers fountains and floral arrangements. Also has a Peace chapel and some other memorials. Unfortunately it looks like they had just made some flower transplants from their spring to summer flowers so the floral arrangements weren't as fil http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/International-Peace-Garden/blog-296320.html Dickinson ND Wersquove done some traveling since I last posted we went Salt Lake City and on the way to Townsend to meet up with Bobrsquos siblings we drove through snow Irsquom not kidding. June 12 it snowed 4rdquo in Great Falls and we as we drove through the Bozeman area there was fresh snow on the sides of the highway Letrsquos talk global warming Traveling through th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Dickinson/blog-294172.html Good morning everyone. You are about to take part in a 6000 mile journey which also starts with my first turn of the tires. But before I get started I've asked my wife JoLynn to make an entry on her thoughts about my trip.JOLYNN Well Rob can finally get started on his long awaited Alaskan adventure. He has been planning organizing and planning some more for all the details for months now. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-292765.html I really enjoy going to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park this time of year. Have made a couple trips the last month. Luckily I only live a few hours from the Park so makes for a nice day trip. The Park's Loop is very enjoyable but some of the gravel side roads and short hikes really get you to some wonderful spots of the Park. The Park's grass and trees are so green this time of year whic http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-292179.html I'm fortunate enough to have friends who own a pontoon so spent the weekend on the Missouri River. The River is home to plenty of sand bars and a very scary current at times. It is not to be messed with. However it is gorgeous as well and very cooling on warm days. It's also great for my tan Here are a few pictures...I also threw in a State Capitol photo. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-292176.html Wow...in just a few short days there are over 60 subscribers to my travel blog...I hope you will not be dissapointed in my journal entries. Please feel free to make comments that I will publish as I go along...my good friend Chuck Scott has an awesome comment...thanks Chuck for your humorous wisdom on my decision to go to Alaska. Also pass my blog along to anyone you might think would be intere http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-289079.html There's just something about great pie that had us going back to the Norske Nook for breakfast this morning. Our breakfast pie was fresh strawberry with a minimal amount of pectin filler and the shortest piecrust imaginable. Mom drove from downtown Osseo to our first rest area. Hey it's not exactly Chicago you knowToday was a much more efficient driving day. Thank you Lord We cov http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/blog-287858.html Spent the day touring the South and North Units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Perfect skies and moderate temp. A little windy but that kept things comfortable. With gas prices now at 3.99gallon it's expensive to travel much of anywhere and I was itching to go somewhere so headed to the western side of my state of North Dakota to see some of our beautiful landscape. Ended up bei http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Theodore-Roosevelt-NP/blog-287823.html Driving driving driving. Yup that's basically what we have been doing. We had a later start today because Samuel didn't want to go to sleep last night for quite a while and we were all tired this morning. Having the same problems this evening with Sam and his cold...poor little man.Anyways we made it over the border with no problems...we lost our nectarines to the border guys because they d http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Fargo/blog-285619.html One of the best resources that I came across planning the drive north to Alaska was a magazine called THE MILEPOST. The 2008 edition just came out at a cost at Barnes and Noble for around 28.00The MILEPOST provides a milebymile description of all major highways and roads in Alaska and northwestern Canada. It includes detailed information on all major destinations cities communities nationa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-283038.html Today is a great day in Bismarck ND. Sunny today with highs in the high 70s.I have been asked what is my projected route of travel to Anchorage AK. I put a lot of thought into that route and here is what I have come up with. You will notice that the miles between stops is not that far. This will allow me to spend time at selected cities and enjoy the scenery and people. I will be camping th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-282209.html Well it's Friday May 30 and my last day in the ND National Guard even though I don't offically retire until Aug 30 2008. I have over 70 days of leave to use. Nevertheless it has been a great ride in serving my country and meeting some great people in my travels around the world. Now I'll take some time for myself and my family which is the reason for this travel blog...to record my mot http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Bismarck/blog-281875.html Quietness. Upon the dawn the chirping of birds. How pleasant it is here on Sauk Lake. The geese and ducks wander nearby as we prepare to start our day. A long hot shower on a cool spring morning a bowl of oatmeal with raisins toast with crunchy peanut butter it doesnlsquot get any better than this. The nights have been in the forties but our van has stayed in the fifties at night ver http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Dakota/Minot/blog-279027.html