Leaving Theodore Roosevelt National Park we traveled south through Montana to the Northern entrance of Yellowstone. The plaques on the side of the arches – Yellowstone National Park and Created by an Act of Congress March 1, 1872
Mammoth Hot Springs AreaYellowstone FallsBeautiful vista driving through the park.Lone bison strolling through the park on a beautiful day.
Close up of a pronghorn antelope. We didn’t get this close, just a good lens. And, of course, the best photographer! (getting better as we travel)Beautiful park, the fires have destroyed so much of the forests. We all just keep hoping for a wet, snowy winter.Walking the dog in the park, just a little stroll.Dinner at the Jackson Lake Lodge My favorite salad!
One of the best state welcome signs we have seen on our journeys.
Duluth, located on the west shore of Lake Superior and is neighbored to the southeast by Superior, Wisconsin. Quite the industrial city but clean and at least in the summer looks like an inviting place to visit.
Headwaters of the Mighty Mississippi – Jake testing the waters!
The Mississippi river, the largest river system in North America, 2340 miles in defined length. Just a bit of trivia!
Mississippi River Headwaters
The mighty Mississippi River begins its winding journey to the Gulf of Mexico as a mere 18-foot wide knee-deep river in Itasca State Park. From here the river flows north to Bemidji, where it turns east, and then south near Grand Rapids. It will flow a total of 694 miles before working its way out of Minnesota. Not quite knee deep this fall.
Learned a bit about harvesting crops, never realized their was a group of professionals called custom harvesters that serve the needs of American Farmers. A custom harvester is someone who harvests crops for an individual farmer or business. USCHI is proud to have both grain and forage harvesters as part of our organization. When a farmer does not have the time or is unable to invest in such large equipment, he/she uses the services of a custom harvester. Being a custom harvester takes a lot of hard work and stamina, as there are many late nights and hard labor required. Since crews travel almost year-round, they live in recreational vehicles during harvest. I suppose we could do this if we needed a job! HA, I think not. Check out their website Custom harvesters
Salem Sue (or The World’s Largest Holstein Cow) is a large fiberglass Holstein cow sculpture located in New Salem, North Dakota. Salem Sue was built in 1974 for $40,000. Always interesting the sights you see as you travel. Three vehicles are needed to move each blade set, one specialized trailer moves the nacelle housing (the part of the wind turbine with the generator, gearbox, drive train and brake assembly) , and up to four specialized trailers transport tower sections.
One of our goals is to visit each National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota. The colors of the rocks in the Badlands of North Dakota were quite a treat and of course, the wildlife. The only time we have ever seen wild mustangs.
I have been a bit behind with my posts. We spent late August and early September in Ottawa, Canada. Visited the city and took many bike rides. One of the coolest things we did was visit the MosaicCulture exhibit which is a horticultural exhibit of 45 plus sculptures created out of live plants.
Mosaic Culture – Sculpture of Mother Earth!
Mosaic Culture
Mosaic Culture – very cool artistic structure, notice the people at the bottom of the piano.
Living large even though I may be small!
Mosaic Culture…Ottawa, Canada – I think this was the tree planter.
The plaques on the side of the arches – Yellowstone National Park and Created by an Act of Congress March 1, 1872
Always interesting the sights you see as you travel. Three vehicles are needed to move each blade set, one specialized trailer moves the nacelle housing (the part of the wind turbine with the generator, gearbox, drive train and brake assembly) , and up to four specialized trailers transport tower sections.
One of our goals is to visit each National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota. The colors of the rocks in the Badlands of North Dakota were quite a treat and of course, the wildlife. The only time we have ever seen wild mustangs.
Wandering Judy 