Kathy and I were talking with the nice lady last night and she is originally from Thatcher, AZ and her husband is from Marana. They live now in a small town in South Dakota after moving to/from Nebraska. Small world
I got up early and took the pups for a long walk. It was almost 2 miles around the campground. There are tons of sites at this place. And it is well manicured and beautiful. The pups got to walk in the lake, even Zuzu. It’s funny how Oscar has changed since first moving to CO. He hated getting his feet wet. I guess AZ changed that. lol. It turns out this lake is where the trapper, Hugh Glass, was attacked by a bear and left for dead but crawled 200 miles to get help. Leonardo Decaprio played the part in The Remanent.
The campground had showers so we cleaned up and continued to head north. Jessica also mentioned there was an enchanted highway along our path, so we kept our eyes peeled. The sculptures were hard to miss. I’ve posted them in the photo gallery.
There are three national parks/monuments in North Dakota so we are off to see some on the remnants of Indian Villages that Lewis and Clark met and traded goods. This path we are on for a bit is part of the Lewis and Clark trail. I have always been in awe of that expedition and what they accomplished for this country.
The replica of the lodges used was really cool. We only had 15 minutes to visit since we crossed a time zone and we were late arriving. The rangers were awesome and provided suggestions for camping.
We stayed in Stanton at the city park/campground. Again, power for AC and DEET for the mosquitos. The place was quiet and we slept well. If. And we crossed into North Dakota with a 215 mile drive today.
here are some photos of the day.