Goat Wrangling

Heading east on I-94 towards Bismarck. The highway easy driving, but then Jill says "There is something called Enchanted Highway, it is supposed to have huge metal sculptures!" So we got off the highway where we saw the first sculpture, but Les could not see a way to turn around there, so we kept going. Turns out we didn't see any signs or sculptures AND the road had no turn around space. So we proceded to the town of Taylor and got back on the freeway. Next, Jill said we have to stop an see Salem Sue, the world"s largest cow. So at the off ramp for New Salem, on a hill to the south of the highway was a cow standing there. It stands very still because it is CONCRETE. We didn't go up to it again because the parking area was too small to turn around in. Next stop, Costco for gas ($2.77/gallon). We got the best gas milage ever on this leg of the journey, 8.5 MPG (normal is 7.5). The wind was at our backs!
Jill found a Harvest Host site for the next two nights. It is a goat ranch just north of Bismarck. The co-owner, Carol is a spinner of goat wool, so she and Jill are getting along famously. Harvest host is supposed to be free the first night. When got done buying yarn etc… fancy RV resorts are cheaper.
Les went into the barn to take photos of the goats and found 4 of them had escaped from the enclosure. He tried to herd them back into the enclousre. They went back in, but 3 more escaped. He helped the owner with a fence repair. Later, he heard a goat bleating on a distant part of the pasture. He found a goat named "Grackle" with his head stuck in a fence panal. He and Carol were able to cut the fence and rescue Grackle.Read more