the Custer Trail...
We drove for about 30 miles on these scoria covered roads - the car and everything in it - including us - was covered with a very fine red dust...
At every ranch there were these cattle guards - and they warned you ahead of time with a sign at every one...
There were several oil drills - did you know that oil/petroleum income has just recently outpaced wheat for the most dollars in ND...
More Badlands views...
More scoria covered roads - 30 miles is a long way on a dirt road...
pretty buttes...
slumping...
When we finally got to the burning coal vein there was no more evidence that it had been burning than there was anywhere in the badlands - where there are scoria covered hills everywhere. We had followed the brand new ND state map to the burning coal vein printed on it - when we got there the Man-Cub said - 'do you think we ought to write to the governor and tell him that it's not burning any more...'
White Butte the tallest point in ND - that was on the same map - it actually is still there...
National Grasslands on the way to Montana ...
Just after we entered Montana there was this large cross - so we had to drive up and see what it was...
Just to say - we've been to Montana...
On the drive home - we took a different route - scouting out future vacation spots - we passed the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and we crossed a huge resevoir - Lake Sacagawea.
I hope you enjoyed this vacation as much as we did - we will now return you to your regularly scheduling (knitting) program...
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