Road to Medora

Time to leave our temporary home at the Lewis and Clark State Park.  RV site number 49 served us well, with nice camp fires, wonderful views and peaceful settings.  The sun setting behind the bluffs provided bursting colors, the rising sun over the lake was magical and mystical.   The serene atmosphere enhances the senses; the trees seem more green, the water more blue in North Dakota than back in Oklahoma.  As much as we hate to leave, we realize Garden Creek is waiting.

A drive back through Williston and Watford City brings loads of traffic and construction.  More semis and pick-up trucks clog the pot-holed filled roads.  The landscape turns ugly with man camps, RV’s parks and orange cones.  The day is hot, heat warnings are given over the local radio.  Tonight we stay near Teddy Roosevelt Forest, but no time for day dreaming we have plants and compressor stations to visit.  Tuesday brings our third day of map searching and compressor station reviews.

Garden Creek brings new friendly folks, two compressor stations, and Katie’s story.  Watford City is what we feared, but more on that in a later post.  After wrapping up in Garden Creek, we take the highway south for the most unusual change of scenery yet.  We drive through dirty, run down areas full of man camps to the most beautiful valleys and mountains.  Theodore Roosevelt National Forest brings splendid and magnificent panoramas that force the auditors to pull over to soak in the beauty.  Pictures are snapped and breath is taken away as we are amazed in the transformation of the earth.

Still an hour of driving to go, we trek on to Medora where we will be staying the next two nights.  Although we are only four days away from home, the miles of travel and the tight schedule are starting to wear on the auditors.  The day the RV was rented seemed liked it was weeks ago.  The satisfaction of traveling with three friends across new territory while adding value to the company makes up for lack of sleep.

It is amazing what Richard can do with fresh garlic and spices turning a very cheap cut of meat into a delicious dinner.  Tomorrow brings Grasslands, Riverview and another compressor station, so it is off to bed early tonight.