Stop #5: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

OK SERIOUSLY I have been trying to do this all day. They skipped Montana when they made all those Verizon "Can you hear me now?" ads. I was all, "No." They of course didn't know, not being able to hear me, either.

Anyway this morning we hit up Teddy's park for around an hour or two and it turns out there are badlands in North Dakota.






AND there were animals. That buffalo looked at me like I might be his next meal. We moved on.



AND there was the Rain Maker. Nuff said.

Stop #4: Dickinson, ND

OK so now we have been in Dickinson, ND for a while. That's really all there is to say.

Oh, and this:


The puns aren't even the best thing about Dickinson. We had dinner at the hands of Sanford: the world's most unappetizing Italian.



The hotel has a waterslide, though. OH YEAH.


Thanks, Budi.

The Enchanted Highway

The world's largest scrap metal sculpture, you guys.





Understanding this phenomenon is hard, I know. He is a modern-day Picasso, I think. Commenting about how we see or something. That's Mom providing the small white human scale if you can't tell. Read the artist's profile:



If you can't tell, he is a retired school principal who found his calling making this (and many more like it) out of trash. On the plaque dedicated to this work, Geese In Flight, the "Friends of the Enchanted Highway" had donated a selfless $10-$25. That's like what a good steak costs! We chose to forgo the 30-mile scenic tour.

Stop #3: Bismarck, NDak

When we left, I thought that Bismarck was a landlocked city. My mistake, I guess.


But this must be why the whole "port" thing never caught on around here.

Next stop: Holiday Inn, Dickenson, ND

Amber waves of grain

Sorta makes a man want a cold beer.



And a warm gun.

Stop #2: Oops we missed Fargo

We realized we missed Fargo, so we stopped at "Fargo West"
The people at Gordy's Petrol were really friendly - gave me a cup of ice free of charge. (A)- that means Angi wrote this...

The setup

Inside the "space capsule," as I have just decided to title it.