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Following the Missouri across North Dakota
8/6/2019 We left Fort Buford behind shortly after a beautiful sunrise. We were traveling atop the Bakken Formation, the largest contiguous deposit of oil and natural gas in the United States and parts of Canada. Yellow flames marked extraction points along the route. At 0940 we stopped in Watford City at Jack and Jill Grocery.…
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Fort Peck to Fort Buford
8/5/2019 The day began with phone calls to Progressive and Safelite in order to schedule a windshield replacement. Looks like Minnesota will be a good place to stop and have it done on our way east. Fort Peck had a good campground and we enjoyed the night there. The town itself has a theatre, a…
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Cruising Route 2
8/4/2019 Other than the BNSF freight trains, it was a quiet night in the Chester City park. Heading east on Route 2, we stopped in several small towns to see old homes, shops, and courthouses. Opened in 1919 as the Roosevelt Highway, Route 2 stretches 4,000 miles from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. 750 miles…
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Carriages departing Alberta
8/3/2019 How do you find all these off the beaten path places? One of the sources is the Roadtrippers web site. This morning was one of the first disappointments. The Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre was a couple of grain elevators, but nothing was open and it looked like there hadn’t been any activity for…
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Calgary and Erratic Rocks
8/2/2019 Morning sun warmed us as we walked along the river trail at Bow River campground near Banff. Wildflowers brightened the walk where openings in the canopy allowed light to reach the forest floor. Showers and a stop to fill our fresh water tank were on the morning agenda. Facilities at Bow River Campground were…
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Bow River
8/1/2019 Slept in until 0730 after a full day yesterday. Skies cleared overnight and it was 45 degrees outside. Did we say how much we liked Protection Mountain Campground? It was 0945 before we left Protection Mountain in our rear windows. Heading southeast, we stopped to view Storm Mountain. Signage was aligned so there was…