ISLANDCAMPER: 2014 NORTH DAKOTA AUG 23-24

After leaving the CG near Mentor, MN , we decided to drive up to Thief River Falls north of here, thinking there might be some water falls in the area. Well if they were they were small as the land is flat. We continued on toward Grand Forks, ND. It was a pleasant drive thru the country side and noticed what we though was Swiss Chard and wondered how they harvested it. But found out later it was Sugar Beets. They grew a lot of wheat in that area also.

We crossed over into North Dakota at Grand Forks but did not stop. Our first stop was at Devils Lake. This was interesting as the lakes accumulate water but does not have an outlet as a result depending on the rain fall it caused flooding. They have built dikes all around the lake to prevent that and roads run on top. We drove out to a Indian Casino run by the Indians thinking we might camp in there camp ground but decided not to.

We drove around for a while and went on down the road. Our next stop was Rugby, and discovered it was the geographical center of North America.

We wound up in the Rough Rider CG in Minot , ND for the night. It was a crowded camp ground as there were a lot of small families staying there. I assumed it was workers in the oil business as about a 100 miles West is Williston where the oil drilling is going on and housing is at a premium.

The next day we went on to Williston. That was interesting as it is a boom town and very crowded. Between the traffic and road construction trying to accomodate the influx it is a mess.

We went on to the Lewis & Clark information center South of town where the Yellowstone River joins the Mississippi