Tuesday, August 12, 2008

MI, WI, MN & ND road trip



















Well, we spent the last three days traveling from Marquette to Dickinson ND. We took scenic routes through MI, MN and WI although the interstate in ND was also magnificent. We hope the pictures give you all some idea of the beautiful landscape. Some cool sights include lakeshores, cedar lots (4 stories tall and a half a mile long) more eagles, national forests through WI and MN, miles and miles of corn, sunflower and wheat fields before starting to see some hills in our current location. The smallest town we passed through had a population of 53 and although that seems low it was rare to see towns with populations approaching 1000. The fruit stands farmers markets and friendly nature of folks has been a real pleasure to experience.

The picture of the cow and the metal sculpture are both on the interstate in ND. Salem Sue is the largest Holstein in the country (I know weird but we took the picture for Kay) and the sculpture is the largest metal sculpture in the US.

We plan to spend some time in this location visiting Theodore Roosevelt’s national park and the national grasslands, both better known as the Badlands of ND.

P.S. this is what Amy looks like while I am driving...very calm

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like the wine finally got Amy.
That is our kind of country. Be safe love Dad

Anonymous said...

I want to thank you for the Heifer Pic!! LOL

Looks like you guys are having a blast!

Kay

Anonymous said...

Cool pictures! I especially liked the postcard sunflower pic with the old building. I am assuming that is a bald eagle in the nest on the phone pole, wow. Amy is just passed out from fear. She had to drink Missy's wine to get that calm while your driving:)
--Cheryl