The signal is very strong here, so I'm again catching up on pictures. North Dakota was amazing--as we traveled we passed many ponds and wetlands along the road--they were ringed with yellow flowers, and mallards were in each one--never saw so many mallards.The fields are emerald green, and very hilly, or wide and flat, or rocky and barren-- very diverse--
many pheasants just wandering around in the fields--you could ride for miles looking out to nowhere, and then there are cliffs and rocks in front of you.
I wish I had time to enlarge and crop these pictures--someday--ask me

The Little Big Horn Battlefield was so interesting--nothing has changed since it happened, so you could really envision how it all unfolded.Looking at this terrain--hundreds of people could hide just a few hills away.

Enjoy the pix--you'll have to backtrack to get the text-------Dana