I can't tell you how nice it is to be in a hotel room and headed to bed instead of in a car headed down the road. Today was over 9 hours of driving from Montana into North Dakota. While the west side of Montana puts the east side of the state to shame, there was a pretty cool storm that I passed over and got some good shots of. I forget in the warm California sun, what kinds of cool cloud formations show up when there is a really good storm brewing!
The first hour into North Dakota was pretty interesting as well. There were some very cool rock formations that were pretty impressive. After that first hour though, the state definitely left something to be desired for somebody that is used to seeing mountains around her! Flat and oh, wait.... nope- just flat land.
By the end of the day I was fairly sure that I had been through the widest state in the US (I realize this is not accurate people- it just felt true!).
So, now I am in Fargo, the land of wood chippers. After driving through the state, I see now why one might be tempted to have one for recreational use as well as the functionality of it.
Fargo is the biggest city I have seen since leaving Montana and I have never been more thankful or relieved to stop driving- and I love to drive.
Tomorrow it is on to Madison, Wisconsin where I will try to collect a variety of cheeses to stock our house of with. I love cheese. Especially really sharp, old, "smells like socks" kinda cheese.
I hope you enjoyed Madison. It is a great place. And being a CA girl myself, the cheese is way better here in WI than in CA. The weather however is a whole other story. Too bad it isn't sunny here today. Happy Traveling!
ReplyDeleteI am loving your video updates and slide shows. Looks like you are traveling through some beautiful but lonely territory. Thank goodness you have such a wonderful travel buddy. Missing you greatly!
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