Day 3 Teddy Roosevelt slept here

I was awake at 5:30 this morning again, anxious to get on the road. During the night we had some thunder storms that woke me up and it was still raining when I got up. After packing the bike and a couple cups of java we were on the road by 7:30. Because of the weather I decided to wear my Aerostich one piece suit. It has much better protection from the wet weather then my short jacket and pants. We headed North on I29 towards Fargo, ND. The rain had almost stopped and by the time we were 20 minutes out and the day was a mix of weather again. The temperature ranged from a low of 64 this morning to 75 degrees during the day. We had mostly sun but we did ride through some clouds and small showers. Once we reached Fargo we went West on I94 right across the middle of the state. At one point near Bismarck we looked north and saw the biggest, darkest clouds that started to drop down and form a funnel. I don’t think the funnel reached the ground but when we stopped for gas about a 100 miles down the road, some people told us it was quite a violent storm with hail and high winds. Tom led the way today which was nice change of pace. The speed limit on the highways around here is 75 mph so with Zoom Zoom in the lead we made some good time. The roads are really nice and smooth in North Dakota. There is a lot of highway construction going on around here. I not sure if it’s federal money helping with the reconstruction. We were talking with some locals at dinner tonight and they were telling us the economy is very good around here because there is big oil deposits in the sandstone that is so common. We also noticed quite a few casinos while we were traveling along. There was even a room in the back at one of the gas station/convenience stores we stopped at, which was filled with slot machines.
When we were almost to Montana we turned off I94 west to north on rt.38. The road was only 2 lane but with no traffic at all. It took us through some rolling hills and bluffs and as we got within 25 miles of our days destination we discovered an area called the Grassylands. It was an area were the Missouri River cut huge gorges into the landscape. It was such a nice surprise to see after almost 3 full days of super slabs and just a little glipse of what is to come. We decided to check in at the Theodore Roosevelt Inn located in Watsford City. It’s a little town in the far northwest corner on North Dakota were Teddy spent some of his life.
Tomorrow it just a short ride to Montana and then onto the Highway to the Sun in Glacer NP.
Life is good!
Total miles: 735 Butt factor: 1