I have been on the road to Montana (chiefly along US Route 2) for the past three days now. I will be writing detailed bogs about the trip, but wanted to post a few random shots from the drive. The weather has been awesome the entire trip (May 20-22, 2014). Following are just a few shots from the trip…..
Ran across this old piece of Americana in El Paso, ILOn I 39 North near Bloomington, IL. Looks like we will drive right into the wind turbinesBeloit, WI Smiley Water TowerThe famous pink elephant of DeForest, WIThis was actually funny… a giant cow in front of Burger King and the sign is advertising chicken. Shades of Chick-Fil-AGrampa’s Swamp Side Cafe…sounds yummy. Seen in Endeavor, WIAmazing Clouds seen from the highway in northern WisconsinA sign from the past…Ironwood Motel in Ironwood, MIWood Carving of Iron Workers in front of Ironwood Station in Ironwood, MIA portion of a mural honoring 100s of iron workers in downtown Ironwood, MIThe start of US Route 2 heading west out of Ironwood, MIAnother vintage roadside motel sign on the outskirts of Ironwood on US Route 2A couple of old cars near Hurley, WI as seen from Route 2Antiques or old junk? Hurley, WIUS Route 2 rolling hills in eastern WisconsinMiles of birch forest line Route 2 in eastern WisconsinPart of the front display of a “collectibles” shop west of Odanah, WI on US Route 2Two gulls look at the view of Lake Superior in Ashland, WIOne of a number of colorful murals in Ashland, WIA large mural depicting actual veterans from Ashland, WIGulls relax on the beach of Lake Superior near Ashland, WIAn old Standard gas sign at Pagac’s Bar west of Ashland, WI on US Route 2Sign on an old antique store in Blueberry, WIUS Route 2 sign in Blueberry, WIGiant wood carved grizzly head at Grizz Works in Maple, WIA Catfish monument in Floodwood, MN where they claim to be the Catfish Capital of the WorldA great northern carving on US Route 2 in Deer River, MNOld Neon sign for Bahr’s Motel outlived the motel, which is no longer in Deer River, MNBig Fish at Big Fish Supper Club in Bena, MNThe famed Paul Bunyan and Babe statues made in 1937 in Bemidji, MNCrookston, MN Wall MuralThe Smiley Water Tower of Grand Forks, NDUS Route 2 sign west of Grand Forks, NDCrossing the tracks in Petersburg, NDAn old barn on ND Hwy 1 heading northA colorful duck in the rush as seen along ND Hwy 1A colorful bird rests near a pond on ND Hwy 1Hundreds of ponds line the roads in ND, like this one on ND Hwy 1A duck enjoys a swimThe famed North Dakota pyramid, a vestige of the cold war, as seen from ND Hwy 1 south of Nekoma, NDA silo and wind turbine coexist near Nekoma, NDTh North Dakota Pyramid in the distance north of Nekoma, NDA nice rural scene on ND Hwy 5 west of Langdon, NDTrees along ND Hwy 20 south of Langdon, NDRandy’s Revival Church in Cando, NDNow this is a police crew that Can Do the job in Cando, NDGrain elevator rural scene along ND Hwy 17 west of Cando, NDDriving south of ND Hwy 3 heading towards Rugby, NDThe Rugby Geographical Center of North America monument juxtaposed with the HUB Motel sign in Rugby, NDUS Route 2 west of Minot, NDBoomtown distress runs rampant in Williston, NDGrain elevators and a barn with a collapsed roof in Bainville, MT on US Route 2A lovely view of the Big Sky in Montana as seen from US Route 2 west of Bainville, MTShaded hills on US Route 2 as the sun lowered in the sky east of Wolf Point, MTAn old church on the horizon east of Wolf Point, MontanaA Lonely Tree basks in the sunset east of Wolf Point, MT on US Route 2Trees silhouetted in sunset east of Glasgow, MTSunset east of Glasgow, MT on US Route 2The roof of a barn is silhouetted in the sunset east of Glasgow, MT on US Route 2
