After yesterday's temps of 28 C, we were disappointed that it was only 15 C and cloudy when we started out on our exploration of the Badlands. We decided to do the 36 mi scenic drive through the south end of the Park. Bison greeted us almost immediately on our drive….actually they had no interest in us and often walked right across the road in front of us. The prairie dogs, which really look like gophers, were abundant. They seemed to stay every close to t...

We left Detroit Lakes around 8 am and within an hour we were in Fargo, North Dakota. We were not able to find the famous wood chipper from the movie Fargo. We did find a Walmart and were able to get some groceries. We have managed to avoid the Interstate roads until now. We got onto I94 and we were immediately being blown all over the place - due in part to the windy conditions but also the numerous transports passing at a higher speed. We headed further nor...