It's been a long two days but we are glad to be settled in for the night.  We traveled 450 miles yesterday and 770 today...needless to say we are a bit saddle sore but we have seen a great deal.  I use to think as a child that Montana was a boring, barren state...but changed my yesterday as we traveled through beautiful mountains, grasslands, lakes, as well as that barren land.  We are finding Highway 2 to be a delightful way to see the country as it meanders through small communities, towns and larger cities.  It is not heavily traveled in Montana and therefore we can go at our own pace.  We enjoy stopping for short breaks to take pictures as well as to stretch a bit.  As we travel we have been listening to the audio book, "The Boys in the Boat". It has made the time go faster and we both highly recommend it.  The book tells the story of UW crew team that went to the 1936 Olympics in Germany.  We stopped short of our goal last night as we were both tired and hungry and stayed in Havre, MT.  This morning started early as we knew we had a long day and wanted to be able to stop along the way.  So we set out at 5:45(4:45 Seattle time) to begin our journey.  Steve drove as I settled in with my blanket and pillow for a little longer sleep.  We drove in the dark for awhile and then came the most beautiful rose colored sunset.  What a lovely start to the day.  We made good time and entered into North Dakota early in the day.  As most of you probably know...they have experienced quite the growth as the result of the oil boom.  Even the small towns were busy with construction, apartment, home building, and RV parking for the many new workers who have come to live and work in the area.  It was amazing to see the many "work camps" they have set up with barracks or mobile home type buildings.  We didn't see many cars in the area but lots and lots of trucks!! In the midst of the oil rigs and such there are still farms.  I've been fascinated by all the varieties of barns and out buildings and am enjoying taking pictures of them. Today we have seen a variety of crops, corn, sunflowers, sugar beets as well as wheat and alfalfa.  We enjoyed two stops today...The Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, ND and The Pioneer Museum also along the way in North Dakota.  Both stops afforded us time to walk, relax, and take a few pictures.  This evening we ate at Japanese Steak House and last night it was an Irish pub...trying to not eat at restaurants we have at home.  Hope you are all well...until next time...many blessings!