I took a road trip to North Dakota this weekend. Not to see anything in particular. Just to take a roadtrip and spent a night away from home. Now, recently, North Dakota has been on Yahoo! or MSN or Google (I forget which one -- maybe all three) as a good state to live in. I decided to check this out.
I did enjoy my drive through the Westernmost part of the state. The rolling hills were nice. I was able to drive on the freeway through part of the National Grasslands (a new designation to protect people from drilling in place that it would be a stretch to name the area as a monument or park??). I did not go and see Theodore Roosevelt National Park or the Painted Canyon. I'll have to put those on my list for my next visit.
Yes, on my ride I did have the opportunity of seeing New Salem Sue standing atop a hill. Click on the link to see this picture of the World's Largest Holstein.
Also, at around mile post 120 on I-94 there was some interesting signage. It just seemed out of place or something. There are a few signs on the road that say things like Exit 120 - 3/4 mile. Maybe it's not weird, but it seemed weird to me. It didn't label any town or anything. Just a sign saying these particular exits were a mile ahead or 3/4 mile ahead. I didn't get it. Maybe someone else can explain.
While in North Dakota I had a chance to go to the supermarket right next door to my hotel. I don't know if I chose the wrong supermarket to go to or not, but the prices there were so high! I did not buy anything in the end. Also, the hotel was in a strange place, in my opinion. It was surrounded by businesses - gorocery stores, restaurants. And the heater in the room was so loud (okay, maybe not indicative of all of North Dakota, but I guess maybe I prefer the other Marriott's I've stayed at more than this one). I do like Marriott Hotels.
All-in-all, my opinion of North Dakota is mixed. I really wasn't a fan of the portion of Bismarck that I saw (too many businesses crammed in too little of a space), but the countryside wasn't bad.
Okay - so this isn't about North Dakota - but I did enjoy my trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota a few weeks ago, and Mt. Rushmore was nice, but smaller than I excepted. Maybe eventually I'll post the pictures I took during that trip.
I did enjoy my drive through the Westernmost part of the state. The rolling hills were nice. I was able to drive on the freeway through part of the National Grasslands (a new designation to protect people from drilling in place that it would be a stretch to name the area as a monument or park??). I did not go and see Theodore Roosevelt National Park or the Painted Canyon. I'll have to put those on my list for my next visit.
Yes, on my ride I did have the opportunity of seeing New Salem Sue standing atop a hill. Click on the link to see this picture of the World's Largest Holstein.
Also, at around mile post 120 on I-94 there was some interesting signage. It just seemed out of place or something. There are a few signs on the road that say things like Exit 120 - 3/4 mile. Maybe it's not weird, but it seemed weird to me. It didn't label any town or anything. Just a sign saying these particular exits were a mile ahead or 3/4 mile ahead. I didn't get it. Maybe someone else can explain.
While in North Dakota I had a chance to go to the supermarket right next door to my hotel. I don't know if I chose the wrong supermarket to go to or not, but the prices there were so high! I did not buy anything in the end. Also, the hotel was in a strange place, in my opinion. It was surrounded by businesses - gorocery stores, restaurants. And the heater in the room was so loud (okay, maybe not indicative of all of North Dakota, but I guess maybe I prefer the other Marriott's I've stayed at more than this one). I do like Marriott Hotels.
All-in-all, my opinion of North Dakota is mixed. I really wasn't a fan of the portion of Bismarck that I saw (too many businesses crammed in too little of a space), but the countryside wasn't bad.
Okay - so this isn't about North Dakota - but I did enjoy my trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota a few weeks ago, and Mt. Rushmore was nice, but smaller than I excepted. Maybe eventually I'll post the pictures I took during that trip.
2 comments:
I thought New Salem Sue was a real Holstein until I clicked on the link. Not quite what I expected. . .
where are the pics of mt rushmore?? now take a road trip and come visit me!!!!!!!
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