Northern Plains Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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.

The Mississippi river, the largest river system in North America, 2340 miles in defined length.  Just a bit of trivia!

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

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.