The next morning it was still gray and drizzling when we over the Mackinac bridge. Over the next 2 days we drove through the Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana.
On the way, I realized a few things….
Not many people travel across the country on the northern route
There are way more acres of sunflowers in this country than anyone would ever realize
Big rolled bundles of wheat, straw and hay look like roly-poly sheep in the distance
North Dakota is a very harsh place when it’s 98 degrees and the hot winds hit you in the face
Mountains sneak up on you gradually and then pow!- they are all around you
I think we looked a bit like the Beverly Hillbillies as we passed the various states….
We’re now unpacking at our new home, and in closing I thought I’d share this last photo- this is called the Devil’s Slide, and is about 10 miles from our home. This is in the Yellowstone valley north of the town of Gardiner. Once upon a time, this nearly vertical stripe of land was horizontal…. pretty impressive, huh?
Oh man, it is bad enough that I am spawn of trailer trash, but now I am spwan of hillbilly too! It is too much to take. I may as well pack it in and break out the banjo. Yeehaw!
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