Boy it's FLAT out here. Day 61 and 62, August 21-22, 2017
I may get seasick as I am trying to type while Russ is driving 70 mph. Yes folks, the terrain has gone from uninteresting to downright boring. Corn after corn after corn field. North Dakota, USA
Yesterday, after leaving the Mississippi River we camped by the Red River in Fargo, ND. We stayed at a county park there $29 for electric, water, a view of the muddy river and constant noise from what must have been either a gravel crushing plant or sewer plant -- not sure which. They turned the noise off at night thankfully but it was back at it by 7 am this morning. Don't expect to see much today besides the freeway and, as mentioned before, corn, corn and more corn.
Last night we had dinner with a friend who lives in Fargo. We noted that the subdivision she lives in is all so new. Homes, shopping areas, hospitals and schools -- new. I guess that there is a boom in this area -- possibly caused by the re-discovering of oil? (fracking) I will have to check that out and let you know. In any event, the homes, condos and apartments were of similar architectural style -- which is to say nicely that every last one of them looked identical from the outside. Also, there were no trees -- didn't even look like someone had planted any babies -- just don't want the shade????
The visit was nice and it was great to see that Mary Jo is doing so well and is happy with her job as a RNFA (guess what that means?) Registered Nurse, First Assist (to the surgeon). Kind of like a "First Chair" in the symphony orchestra. If you want me to expound on that -- let me know but I think you get my drift. We had met Mary Jo when she was a traveling nurse in Truckee. Her family lives only 90 miles from where she is now and I think she is happy. For now.
I suppose I can't leave today without mentioning the Eclipse. Well it was definitely a non-event for us. First of all we were not in the path and secondly it was a total blow out midwestern overcast day so we didn't even get the darkening effect. I will say this about it: It took the entire nation's mind off of the horrible division that the press, social media and politics have promoted between all of us. Can't we continue? Can't we find something else to rally around? Please.
On the road to Theodore Roosevelt National Monument. If I don't get back to you today, I'll check in tomorrow.
Carry on! It's Fun!
Yesterday, after leaving the Mississippi River we camped by the Red River in Fargo, ND. We stayed at a county park there $29 for electric, water, a view of the muddy river and constant noise from what must have been either a gravel crushing plant or sewer plant -- not sure which. They turned the noise off at night thankfully but it was back at it by 7 am this morning. Don't expect to see much today besides the freeway and, as mentioned before, corn, corn and more corn.
Last night we had dinner with a friend who lives in Fargo. We noted that the subdivision she lives in is all so new. Homes, shopping areas, hospitals and schools -- new. I guess that there is a boom in this area -- possibly caused by the re-discovering of oil? (fracking) I will have to check that out and let you know. In any event, the homes, condos and apartments were of similar architectural style -- which is to say nicely that every last one of them looked identical from the outside. Also, there were no trees -- didn't even look like someone had planted any babies -- just don't want the shade????
The visit was nice and it was great to see that Mary Jo is doing so well and is happy with her job as a RNFA (guess what that means?) Registered Nurse, First Assist (to the surgeon). Kind of like a "First Chair" in the symphony orchestra. If you want me to expound on that -- let me know but I think you get my drift. We had met Mary Jo when she was a traveling nurse in Truckee. Her family lives only 90 miles from where she is now and I think she is happy. For now.
I suppose I can't leave today without mentioning the Eclipse. Well it was definitely a non-event for us. First of all we were not in the path and secondly it was a total blow out midwestern overcast day so we didn't even get the darkening effect. I will say this about it: It took the entire nation's mind off of the horrible division that the press, social media and politics have promoted between all of us. Can't we continue? Can't we find something else to rally around? Please.
On the road to Theodore Roosevelt National Monument. If I don't get back to you today, I'll check in tomorrow.
Carry on! It's Fun!
The Mississippi
Unwanted traveler-we freed him!
The Red River (kinda brown tho)
Colorful fungi
Path along the Red River
Ceilidh Hell bent on leading me -- leash or not
Okay, to continue. We arrived at this town called Medora -- you think that sounds like a girl's name, right? You win!! Here is the story. Typical. This Frenchman named the count of somewhere (just kidding, he was the Marquis de Mores), finds this place here in the Badlands
a long time ago. He marries this New Yorker girl and brings her out here but not before he chats his father-in-law up and and gets him to bankroll his western fantasy. The only thing the father-in-law got out of it was the fact that the town was named after his daughter "Medora." The place went tits-up several years later. That will teach you. Check out the Count's visage below and I guess you can see why Medora fell for him.
That's her papa on the right -- nice German fella.
Here's a picture from one of his failed enterprises - a meat packing plant.
Anyways we are here, camped in a funky little campground with hookups (cost like $35 per night) -- cause it is warm here. A really nice amenity in this park is live music (kinda country but mostly our age stuff) right outside our trailer - we got lucky) being played just 3 trailers away from us.
The only river here is the Little Missouri and you can see it is not exactly "mighty"
Tonight we have tickets to an outdoor concert "the Medora Musical." A little culture won't hurt, right? Let you know but I bet it will be FUN.
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