Thursday, February 20, 2020

Westward

North Dakota, Interstate 94—straight, cold, windy and clear.



Yellowstone River at Glendive, Montana


Michael Angerman has prepared an interactive map showing my nightly stops.     Michael's Map    














Wind from the north drives powder across the road where highs stay below zero.  Overcast but very little falling snow.   















Badlands of western North Dakota, weather remains good these first two days.












Montana farmland and clear skies.  It wouldn’t seem so cold if the incessant wind did not cut through every snowy walk.  

4 comments:

  1. Love your welcome sign on the way home. Cheering your way. Looks like a lot of cold blank spaces with lots of wind. So different from the warm companionship you left and will feel at home.

    melting ice
    blue sky
    shows through

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    1. Cold blank space
      separates towns and friendships
      unless snow sparkles in morning sun
      crags shape themselves as living
      grass catches falling flakes
      a tree limb gathers water vapor for its art
      and a man in a little old house listens

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  2. My eye caught your commemorative "Hawley" tower. Try to keep warm among the gusts. We are experiencing relatively calm weather back home, with some rain expected tomorrow. Safe travels- Joan

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    1. Warm among the gusts
      a simple thing to do
      calm weather back home
      I might as well have stayed

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