Day 3 Grand Forks. ND to Moose Jaw Sask.

Day 3 started in Grand Forks with breakfast at the Days Inn (not the best) a gas fill up with prices now at $3.15 haven just risen over the $3.00 mark according news on TV last night. The weather turned wet, cool (58'f) and misty as we drove west along Hwy 2. Didn't get to see a lot but there were lots of ponds, cat tales and red wing black birds. We passed a sign at Rugby ND which indicated it was located at the "Geographic center of North America" We gassed up again in Minot ND (this time @ 3.24) then a short time later turned northwest and headed to Saskatchewan. Enjoyed the drive through ND - very senic - not just flat.



The southern part of Sask. is certainly not picturesque with open pit coal mines, oil wells and power lines everywhere. We stopped in at Estevan for our first Tim Horton's in a few days and that town is certainly a frontier type. Lots of mining, and gas suppliers - a great place to sell heavy duty pickups.


A few miles further north we were into the farming area. The combines were rolling in the fields and the freight trains busy hauling wheat. These trucks were lined up about 12 deep at the elevator in Yellow Grass just west of Weyburn Sask.



One place that was quiet was at the Corner Gas Bar in Dog River. No one was home when we stopped in. Temperature had risen by this time to 98'f - a hot day on the prairies.

We continued on to Moose Jaw where we booked into the Comfort Inn and had dinner at Boston Pizza where we shared a Pizza - no large dishes of pasta for your mother tonight.

Well time to sign off and relax for out trip tomorrow to Calgary.