Wednesday, June 29, Little Yellowstone Park to Fargo

 Last night a couple pulled into the park with just a plain pickup truck with a cap. We started chatting with them and found out they were from Central Texas and had spent time working on computers and other things in China for 6 years and  also spent some time in Thailand. They are also avid bird watchers.  They had been in Wisconsin for something and were now wandering around seeing the countryside and bird watching. For sleeping, they just had a mattress in the back of their pickup truck, a pretty simple setup.   We were worried about headwinds today so got an early start and left about 6:45.  We crossed the Sheyenne River and climbed up out of the valley shortly after leaving the park. We noticed that there were almost no lakes and ponds along this section of the road. We went about 17 miles or so then ate a big breakfast at the TraXside Cafe in  Enderlin North Dakota. (Generous portions of pancakes, ham and eggs)  The town had a sign as you entered that they were “bicycle friendly” and the cafe even had a guest book for bicyclists to sign. We arrived about 9ish or so and there was a men's bible study going on and at another table some older guys Jim’s age or a little bit older chatting. Found out, like in many other places, the local school population is significantly down from what it was 30 to 50 years ago. There's a railroad yard and a  big sunflower processing plant in town. The wind was out of the southeast so against us as we continued straight east on the same road as yesterday for many more miles. When we got to Kindred and turned north then we had the much stronger wind a lot more at our back and then we really sailed along. Had fun drinking a quart of chocolate milk and eating some Dakota bread in Kindred before heading onward. Crops along today's route were better than yesterday as far as development, probably didn't get quite as much rain. Land is also very flat and has rich soil from Kindred on up to Fargo. We also saw a dam being built in the middle of a field and were puzzled as there seemed to be no waterway in front or behind it. Maybe if you build a dam the waters will come.

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  1. Bill and PennyJune 30, 2022 at 9:37 AM

    enjoy reading all your posts and continue to pray for your safety and that you continue to enjoy each and every day.

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