Day 31 Napoleon to Jamestown, ND

76.9 miles, 1970 feet. This morning was very gray with a chance of rain when we rolled out at 6:30 am. Almost immediately, it started light sprinkles. By mile 12 it was a light rain that required some rain gear. Fortunately the head wind wasn’t as strong as it has been on previous days.

The landscape was rolling grass lands with few trees, fewer homes, and not much else. There were long gentle climbs with little reward on the downhills. There were numerous lakes along both sides of the highway. We asked a local about them and she told us they were natural lakes that collect snow melt and rainfall. Most are fairly shallow and some dry up when there is a drought. The only other point of interest along the route today was a collection of old threshing machines called Dinosaurs of the Prairie.

Our overnight tonight is in Jamestown which is on the interstate, so there seems to be more amenities here. We did some laundry and stocked up on supplies at Walmart. We head onward to Enderlin tomorrow.Read more