August 5, 2011

Started out the day at Frontier Village in Jamestown, ND. Visited the National Buffalo Museum, which is very well done. John bought a couple of wooden nickels. Walked up to the giant buffalo. The live buffalo herd contains one white buffalo named White Cloud. Also saw the general store, prairie school, prairie church, and Louis L'Amour's writer's shack.

During the day we saw a crop dusters, Paul Bunyan in Akeley MN, the Mississippi River, scenes from the bridge in Duluth MN, and the giant perch in Ashland WI.

Spending the night at the Comfort Inn in Ironwood MI.

August 4, 2011 Pictures

Pompey's Pillar National Monument, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Prairie Dogs, Chimney Park, Cowboy Cafe, Salem Sue, Flooding, Jamestown Frontier Park and Giant Buffalo.

August 3, 2011 Pictures

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site and Deer Lodge

August 4, 2011

We left Billings MT around 7:15 a.m. Stopped at Pompey's Pillar National Monument. Climbed the many stairs to see William Clark's name and the date which he carved into the sandstone on the return trip down the Yellowstone River.

Traveled I90 to Medora and the southern section of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Viewed the film and toured the museum in the visitors' center. Drove a short while on the driving tour up to the Prairie Dog town. No Burrowing Owls. :-(

Saw the Chimney and remains of the meat packing plant in Chimney Park. Ate lunch at the Cowboy Cafe. Delicious potato soup.

In New Salem, we drove up to see Salem Sue, the giant statue of a Holstein cow.

On the way to Jamestown ND, we passed several areas which were still flooded. Frontier Town in Jamestown has a giant buffalo. We are at the KOA right on I94. It is like camping in a median strip.

August 2, 2011 Pictures

Anaconda, Scenery on the Pintler Loop, Phillipsburg and candy shop, Drummond Burgers, evening weather.