June 25 - Medora to Dickinson

Headwinds and side winds all day long.  Good thing we only had a 40 mile ride.  We are in the area where they are drilling for oil and there are a lot of trucks on the roadway.  It is sad to see how the farmlands are being plowed over for the oil exploration.  You see a lot of new housing from the oil money.  One of the problems with the camping is that many of the places we go are now work campers living full time in trailers.  I can see where the term "trailer trash" comes from communities like these.  The little towns that we bike through are now boarded up with new commercial establishments along the highways.  It is sad to lose the ma/pa businesses.

We stopped for breakfast in a town called Belfield where the downtown has died and everything is up at the interstate.  Anyway, one of their specialities was scones.  Here is a picture of what they call "scones" in North Dakota.  We would call it "Indian Fry Bread".   The restaurant was almost like Cabellas with stuffed animals all over the place.

About 4 miles from our campsite today it started to rain.  Good thing we were close to the end of our ride.  We did manage to get our tent up in a hurry.  Thunderstorms are projected for tonight.

Trains!!!   They are forever running and go day and night where we are camping.  Tonight the track is  maybe 100 yards from our tents.  It will feel like the trains will be coming right through them.

A North Dakota Scone