{"id":2407,"date":"2023-08-12T14:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2023-08-12T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T20:38:49","slug":"linton-hello-north-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/08\/12\/linton-hello-north-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Linton, hello North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Walmart truck passes me. So that has me wondering, how far am I from a town with a Walmart? As best I can tell, today I was always at least an hours drive away (north to Bismarck, South to Pierre, east to Aberdeen). I am following a major US highway #12 but the population signs all are for less than 1000 people. Today Mound City has 71. I have seen some Dollar General stores but this is not Walmart country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a day of following US 83. The road was good, traffic was light and there was a slight head wind. I stopped briefly in Herreid and Strassburg. I also did this ride in 2018, also with a slight head wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the road at sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I passed more wetlands today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Mound City. There is a similar row of buildings on the other side, but this is the downtown. They did have a park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explaining Mound City <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eight miles later was Herreid <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just outside town was the Super Stop. They had some tables inside and some locals seemed to be holding a caucus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The last twelve miles before the border had a smaller shoulder <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Farewell South Dakota <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello North Dakota <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to a shoulder for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am not the only one taking pictures of the sunflowers. These tourists had pulled off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lawrence Well was born here <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So what goes on in these small towns? A lot if you look at the bulletin board <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Silo with a tall tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protest sign about a CO2 pipeline – the pipeline would take CO2 emissions from ethanol plants to be sequestered underground – https:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/summit-analyzing-potential-south-bismarck-route-for-co2-pipeline-north-bismarck-residents-oppose-project\/article_a7cf2e08-edde-11ed-a95c-374de68f5730.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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