May 18, 2013 - day 23 to Jamestown ND

day 23 was/is bad, bad photos and really bad weather all day and tonght, we got cought in another severe rain/wind/hail storm much like last year where we really feared for ourselves, as i write this, it is still raining and heavy winds. we do not know what else might come alongs in this flat land...a tornado not out of the picture... this is NOT the trip we had planned and coming north may have been stupid... in some of todays photos you can see the mammatus clouds that form funnels for tornados... our todays...

Sep 24, 2012 - Big Bison here we come

We bid adieu to Miles City after stopping to leave some cash behind and looking at two old hearses at one of the funeral homes. The interstate beckons and takes us to Jamestown, North Dakota and our favourite campsite operator, with hopes of finding a truck wash along the way. This was not to happen on this day.

Jul 24, 2012 - Day 25

Today started out as a beautiful day. Sunny, not too warm. We left the campground to first send some mail and then we went to the Frontier Village in Jamestown. Associated with the Frontier Village is the National Buffalo Museum and also the World's Largest Buffalo. The World's Largest Buffalo was made in 1959 and stands 25 ft tall. The Frontier Village is comprised of several buildings from the early days of North Dakota, including the Louis L'Amour Writing Shack. Also in the same location is the National Buffalo Museum that also has a...

Jul 23, 2012 - Day 24

Woke up this morning to more rain. A pleasant night with a good trip into Jamestown. Have a Vet appointment at 1330 for our cat, Cinder. Not sure we will do anything else other than laundry. Hoping for a nice day tomorrow. Sorry, no photos for this day.

Jul 22, 2012 - Day 23

We departed Monticello today, heading for North Dakota (the only State that I have not been in). Since we had close to a five hour drive, we stayed on I-94 the whole way. We had intended to go to Grand Forks AFB to have some lab work on Cinder, our older cat, but found out that they don't have a full time vet. We are enroute to Jamestown, ND, about 80 miles west of Fargo on I-95 and the home of Louis L'amour and the world's largest buffalo. Stopped for fuel and breakfast in Hasty, MN then on thru St Cloud, Avon, Garfield, Fergus Falls and...

Jul 18, 2012 - White Buffalo

We have made it to North Dakota. It was a nice trip, the weather was good and we got to stay at a nice campground. We had disconnected from the trailer thinking we would need to in order to see the attractions. Little did we know that the attractions were right next door within walking distance. It was nice to visit the frontier fort and the old west town. And see all the old buildings that were original and restored. The Church was something else to see. They have a nice display on Louis L’amore there as Jamestown, North Dakota is his...

Jul 1, 2012 - More Jamestown, ND

Note: Click on "Show all photos", click on first photo to enlarge to the size of your screen, then scroll to bottom of photo, click on "5 sec" to start slideshow. Photos will automatically advance every 5 seconds. Sunday, July 1, 2012 - Jamestown Campground - We've been in Jamestown for a few days and have had a chance to tour around town and get a feel for the city. As you know, from my last post, we've been to Frontier Village and thoroughly enjoyed it, complete with a stagecoach ride and a sighting of the albino buffalo and the buffalo...

Jun 29, 2012 - Escaping the Heat & Storms.

/// Jamestown, ND Friday – June 29, 2012 Low Temperature: 69 degrees High Temperature: 89 degrees Last evening I witnessed a very red ball of a sunset. I suspect the awesome sunset color was due to all the wildfire smoke and ash in the atmosphere. Then this morning we witnessed an equally red looking sunrise. Generally this signals a pending storm. (“Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.”) Watching the Weather Channel I was stunned to see so much of the country in the grips of a major heat wave with 100 + degrees temps in the...

Jun 28, 2012 - I The high plains of North Dakota

We left Minneapolis and St. Paul today after spending lunch with Linda's Aunt Kathy. It was great to see her again....so far away, and so few opportunities to get together. On our trip North we may a stop at Cabela's and Camping World to returns an item and buy a few more. The road to North Dakota was all Interstate....I94 which took us through Fargo and about 1/3 of the way across the state. Tomorrow we will have a 4 hour drive to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, what is sometimes called the "Northern Badlands". Camping in the park will...

Jun 28, 2012 - Heading West to North Dakota

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Jun 26, 2012 - 3 days of driving, not on the map yet

We are driving through some interesting places but exploring them in more detail will have to wait for another trip. The goal is to reach the start of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek as quickly as possible. We are driving 400-500 miles each day; a long time for us to sit in the car but not nearly the 10-12 hour days some people are telling us they have driven. We are making good time. Our route does not have a lot of construction work and avoids Chicago. The North Dakota speed limit is 75mph -- no wonder, it is really far from one town...

Jun 17, 2012 - Dickinson to Jamestown and Happy Father's Day!!

Jamestown, ND 55 deg. overcast, no wind. Forecast = Partly cloudy in the morning, then overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 81F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50% I didn't realize it, but we were about to go into the Central Time Zone yesterday, and that would mean that we'd loose an hour. So, , , , , Jim and Linda decided to leave a little earlier than our normal departure time of 10:00, so we left the North Park RV Pk about 9:30 instead. Now, Jim usually doesn't like to...