Mon., Sept. 2
Travel Minot, ND to Williston, ND
It was a little cool in the morning when we left and that made the RV cooler
for sleeping.
On the out skirts of Minot
was a field with old rusting 40’s & 50’s cars and trucks.
What a shame!
The terrain here reminds me of Medicine Hat with their coulees.
Embridge 6 new storage tanks
Condo’s for workers out in the
field
About 20 minutes out of Minot the terrain is flatter with lots of small
ponds.
Then the farmland takes a
dramatic change, there are oil donkeys everywhere drilling for oil!
We are now in the “oil patch.”
Turning onto Hwy 8 South near Stanley there
are more Embridge storage tanks and RV camps for the workers.
It just seems like this boom is growing so
fast that camps spring up willy nilly.
In New Town we stopped for gas and this town
is really willy nilly.
What a mess!
This small highway is as busy as an
interstate.
As we pulled into Lewis & Clark S P the RV’s were slowly pulling
out.
The campsites have water and
electricity so all these big units were in line for the sani.
Once all the commotion was over there were
about 15 units compared to the full site of over 73 plus 2 cabins.
Cell service was poor but internet worked
great.
We got the bikes out and rode to the beach, marina and around the campsite.
The marina parking lot was full of vehicles and boat
trailers.
Grass hoppers flitting and
hopping about but not a nuisance.
The nuisance
were the flies landing on everything.
It
was hot sitting out in the sun reading, up to 38 degrees and 30 in the
shade.
Marina, most boats were out on
the lake
Campsite in trees view from
marina/picnic area
Daily Stats:
Today's distance: 226 km
Weather: Sunny; High: 38 degrees; Lo: 14 degrees
Diesel:
$3.99 in New Town, $3.69 gal
gas
Wildlife: Harrier Hawk, Bee Hives
Campsite:
Lewis & Clark State
Park $25/night with W/E and Wi-Fi works
Walking: 5 km riding & 2 km walking
Note: Sept. 2 Anniversary date of Swiss Air 211
crashing in the ocean just off Peggy’s Cove
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