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On the Trail of Trappers and Teddy Roosevelt

9/16/2016

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We headed north and west yesterday, changing time zones twice, to Fort Union, a non-military fort used by the mountain men and fir companies to trade with the Native American tribes. It's located at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and was built in the 1830s. At the height of the fur trade, 25,000 buffalo robes a year went through the place. That doesn't include beaver pelts, in huge demand in the United States and Europe for men's hats. While in the area, we also visited the visitor's center at the confluence.

As you can see, it was a very grey day with intermittent rain, which turned into a downpour by the end of the afternoon. We stopped for lunch at a bar and grill in Alexander. The special of the day included tomato basil soup, which really hit the spot, and an excellent grilled chicken sandwich.

Then on to the north unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The scenery there was stunning in spite of the rain. This is part of the North Dakota Badlands and we drove the whole scenic route, stopping a couple of times.

Back to town and the grocery store. By this time, the rain was drenching and we were glad to return to our cozy campers.
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andy
9/18/2016 01:44:47 pm

Montana! I begged for some pretty rocks from a stream there, and heard about it for many miles after the score. A huge thunder head could be seen MANY MAAAAAAAAAANY Miles AAAAAAAAAWAY.
Construction stopped the road so we served brook trout for breakfast to the work party at a very primitive edge of road spot while negotiations for passage occurred. Amazing country. It was probably to your advantage to have truck repairs done already. Next adventure - camper tire change on a steep elevation mountain edge..

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