By mid February 2012, Dickinson ND had not received any snow of consequence. The roommate and I decided that we needed at least one day of winter and scanned out options. The choices were:
a) Red Lodge MT
b) Spearfish SD
c) Turtle Mountains ND
All about 41/2 hours drive away, all reporting have snow on the ground. We selected A and off we went. The roads were are crazy as ever with too many large trucks with too much on them, but the further west we got the better it became.
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| Oversize Trucks on 94 |
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| 94 ND MT |
First stop in MT, Wibaux. We had hopes of finding a visitor guide, however the visitor center was closed. A drive through town gave us several memorable moments!
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| Lawn Art, Wibaux MT |
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| Wibaux MT |
Stopping for a night in Billings gave us an artistic refresh. We went to a one act show at the Venture Theater (
http://www.venturetheatre.org/ ), the Yellowstone art museum and saw a handful of year art installments around the city.
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| Yarn Art, Billings MT |
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| Red Lodge MT |
Once in Red Lodge, we headed up to the Ski mountain for a day of dramatic views. An evening at the cheapest hotel we could find, delicious food from a local restaurant and beer from the Red Lodge Brewery had us rested for the next morning cross country ski trip at the Nordic Center.
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| RedLodge MT Nordic Center |
After a few hours skiing at the Nordic Center we were back on the road heading to ND. Not wanting to end our time in MT we stopped at several sights along the way.
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| 212 Roberts MT |
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| Roberts MT 212 |
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| Along 212 Roberts MT |
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| Pompeys Pillar |
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| Pompeys Pillar MT |
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| Yellowstone River, Pompeys Pillar MT |
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