Continuing our trek west, I-94 took us past the southern section of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
and on into the Badlands and seemingly endless miles of wastelands of western North Dakota and eastern Montana.
Eventually these desolate stretches began to blend with agricultural areas.
Along the way we ran into several sections of
which we have, without exception, encountered every day we’ve been traveling in our motorhome!
This being an 11 mile stretch of two-way one-lane traffic as the west bound lanes were under construction.
While we’ve seen semis pulling one or two trailers, today was the first time we’d seen one pulling three trailers.
Again, note the cones delineating one-lane of traffic along the Interstate
There were the predicable fields of corn, canola, hay and other crops (we could not identify),
farms and abandoned structures,
hay cutting,
grazing horses
and cow … although we were surprised to see British White Cattle which we'd never seen nor heard of before,
occasional long-distance biker (in the past we’ve met some of them literally traveling across the country),
farm equipment (either wide load and/or traveling exceptionally slow) with which drivers have to contend;
up to mile-long trains carrying grain, crude oil and other products,
signs in both North Dakota and Montana encouraging the use of seat belts,
Bee hives, and for the first time on this trip, colorful ones,
the ubiquitous wild morning glories which seem to crop up everywhere,
and, particularly in this part of the country, oil pumpers harvesting the sometimes contentious shale oil.
Then there were the occasional water tower (not that many as there were so few towns along the way),
another 5 foot high church,
a sculpture depicting the fact the area is a major flyway for migrating birds,
a smilie face,
a sign twhose message completely eluded us.
and a fence with an anti-drug use message.
By the time we arrived at our campground, the temperature had soared well beyond the 100 degree mark. Being smart, once parked and hooked up to our utilities we hunkered down in our RV with its air conditioner laboring to keep us moderately cool!