Even though we were back in Minnesota, we were in the far north of the state, where I had never been before to the best of my recollection. We started off having a look at a very cold beach in…
Day 145: The World’s Largest Buffalo
We really enjoyed our hotel in Bismark. It was easily one of the best of the tour with its friendly staff, free laundry, full kitchenette and comfortable bed. We can highly recommend the Candlewood Suites there. Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/BZ_0APzLf1U We…
Day 144: Fracking and Scandinavia in North Dakota
We entered our 47th state, North Dakota, first thing in the morning. It was absolutely freezing at a lovely 18F/-8C when we got in the car in Montana, though it got up to a balmy 36F/2C by the middle of…
Day 143: Canada and Northern Montana
Even though we didn’t get to see any glaciers, we did get to see some pretty epic mountains in the far north of Montana: We also saw the continental divide:Chris then thought perhaps we should have lunch further north. He managed…
Day 141-142: Missoula and Kalispell, Montana
We have gotten seriously tired in the last week, so our distances have decreased. We really liked the hotel in Helena, so we stayed till noon enjoying the 100F/37C outdoor pool in 36F/2C cold. We went back west a bit…
Day 139-140: Bozeman and Helena, Montana
We checked out Bozeman the next day. It looked like a very well run and attractive city. Everyone we met was very friendly and the weather was not bad for late October. It was dry, cool and partly sunny. Here’s…
Day 138: Hunter’s Feed in Ennis, Montana
We entered Montana in the absolute middle of nowhere in the middle of the day. This was the kind of place where you were lucky if you had a single bar of 3G. That said, it was beautiful and covered…
Day 136-137: The Basque in Boise and Eastern Idaho
We set off for the city center, and it wasn’t far away. Often booking at the airport is done for cheapness rather than convenience to the city, but Boise is a small city. We were only about 3 miles from…
Day 134-135: Western Idaho
We entered in Moscow, Idaho. We had trouble speaking to anyone there. It’s possible they were just not in the mood due to the bad weather in Washington State carrying on there. Despite meeting no one properly for hours, we finally met…
Day 133-134: Eastern Washington
We drove across nearly the whole state in one day. The first 120 miles across were in constant rain on mountain roads. There were few towns but loads of thick mist. It was cold enough at 55F with high humidity…