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Adventure Anywhere / Re: Minnesota/North Dakota
« on: May 28, 2014, 04:39:57 pm »
;)We were in the Dakotas last fall and traveled up from the south and joined I94 just east of Bismarck, the Capital. Coming from the east you first travel from Minnesota to North Dakota at Fargo - Moorhead. Remember the movie "Fargo"?
North Dakota slopes up from the east to the west starting around 900 feet above sea level on the east side and reaching over 3,000 feet above sea level on the west side. Don't expect great fuel economy; it looks very flat, but you are traveling up hill all the way.
There are some historic sites all the way across the state, but the Bismarck - Mandan area is really like an oasis. The Missouri river divides the two cities and the view from the observation deck at the state capital in Bismarck is spectacular.
The Medora area is in the Badlands and is very interesting. Teddy Roosevelt loved the place and ran cattle there. The Marquis de Mores and Teddy did not get along and the history of their relationship is very interesting.
One word of caution; the west side of North Dakota and the east side of Montana where they meet is deluged with oil rigs since they have discovered relatively easy ways to extract the oil. The research indicates there is 4 times as much oil below the surface there as under the richest Saudi oil fields has led to massive influx of people and equipment. The infrastructure is taking a real beating, but it is still quite interesting. Make every effort to secure your rig before wandering about.
North Dakota slopes up from the east to the west starting around 900 feet above sea level on the east side and reaching over 3,000 feet above sea level on the west side. Don't expect great fuel economy; it looks very flat, but you are traveling up hill all the way.
There are some historic sites all the way across the state, but the Bismarck - Mandan area is really like an oasis. The Missouri river divides the two cities and the view from the observation deck at the state capital in Bismarck is spectacular.
The Medora area is in the Badlands and is very interesting. Teddy Roosevelt loved the place and ran cattle there. The Marquis de Mores and Teddy did not get along and the history of their relationship is very interesting.
One word of caution; the west side of North Dakota and the east side of Montana where they meet is deluged with oil rigs since they have discovered relatively easy ways to extract the oil. The research indicates there is 4 times as much oil below the surface there as under the richest Saudi oil fields has led to massive influx of people and equipment. The infrastructure is taking a real beating, but it is still quite interesting. Make every effort to secure your rig before wandering about.
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