August 14, 2010

From Billings to Buffalo / continued

This summer my husband and I travelled across the USA in our small motorhome, this year the route went from the West to the East, all along the Great Lakes.
We had a slow start in Montana, but once we could leave we headed to Fargo. It may sound strange, but if you start a vacation with a two week delay, you feel somewhat in a hurry when you can finally take off, so this is exactly how we felt. Sorry to say that we did not really 'experience' North Dakota, but from the Interstate we saw nothing but Buttes, a treeless landscape that was beautiful in its strangeness, to us.
And in leaving N Dakota and enteringMinnesota it seemed that we left behind the cowboys, the Western clothes and -outfits that we had gotten familiar with. Until last year I would never have believed that there are still real cowboys walking around in cities and villages but believe me: there are, and lots of them too!! Western boots, jeans, belts and hats of course are a very common sight in states like Colorado, Montana and North Dakota.

Trail of Legends
original collage
4 x 4"
recycled tourist brochure

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