1115 miles
15 hours on the road
Day one of the drive and it was absolutely beautiful! I left Mankato around 4:30 this morning and headed out on 94. For some reason or another North Dakota has gotten a seriously bad rap for being flat and really boring. Here’s the thing though, North Dakota is not nearly as flat as western Minnesota, and it’s so much prettier. It was actually a nice drive. There’s something that is beautiful about middle America. It’s not flashy or exotic, but the bluffs were beautiful.
In eastern Montana I decided to get off of 94 in Forsyth and take 12/87 to Great Falls instead. It looked like it might be a more direct route and also would mean I could see some of Montana that was not just right on the highway. It’s amazing how much open space is here. A lot of it is farms and grazing land for cattle, but it was really cool to be able to drive for miles and only see one or two ranches scattered around. Then every once in a while you bump into a small town with one Main Street. It was endearing. As you drove you drive through you can’t help but wonder if this is one of those towns where every one knows everyone else and what it would be life to live there.
Tonight I am in Great Falls, MT and getting ready to head north tomorrow up to Hinton, AB. It’s nice been nice to be on the road again, and stretching out my travelers legs. More later!
15 hours on the road
Day one of the drive and it was absolutely beautiful! I left Mankato around 4:30 this morning and headed out on 94. For some reason or another North Dakota has gotten a seriously bad rap for being flat and really boring. Here’s the thing though, North Dakota is not nearly as flat as western Minnesota, and it’s so much prettier. It was actually a nice drive. There’s something that is beautiful about middle America. It’s not flashy or exotic, but the bluffs were beautiful.
In eastern Montana I decided to get off of 94 in Forsyth and take 12/87 to Great Falls instead. It looked like it might be a more direct route and also would mean I could see some of Montana that was not just right on the highway. It’s amazing how much open space is here. A lot of it is farms and grazing land for cattle, but it was really cool to be able to drive for miles and only see one or two ranches scattered around. Then every once in a while you bump into a small town with one Main Street. It was endearing. As you drove you drive through you can’t help but wonder if this is one of those towns where every one knows everyone else and what it would be life to live there.
Tonight I am in Great Falls, MT and getting ready to head north tomorrow up to Hinton, AB. It’s nice been nice to be on the road again, and stretching out my travelers legs. More later!
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2 comments:
Thanks for the North Dakota props, my parents would appreciate it. Just don't share it with to many people as they don't want to get crowded. Who am I kidding, they are paying people to move there. Be safe-
my cousin lived in great falls for two years. crazy.
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