Duluth, Minnesota to Garrison, North Dakota

I am traveling across the Great Plains.  I will be traveling across them for two more days.  Lots of people have tried to say something interesting about the Great Plains, and lots of people have failed.  I join their ranks.  I'm listening to audio books while I drive, so my mind has been in Sydney, Australia (Jo Nesbo's The Bat), and previously had been in Langley, Virginia (Alex Berenson's The Midnight House). 

The highlight yesterday was a stop at the Geographical Center of North America, identified as being in Rugby, North Dakota.  For historical purposes I recorded the site:

 

The interesting thing about North Dakota at the present time is that it is currently the Saudi Arabia of America--a bounty of oil and gas.  I'm heading to Williston, in the northwest corner of the state, which is the center of the action.  The temperature will be about 50 when I arrive, so I intend to camp.  With a storm due early next week, it will be my last camp for about a week.

Day 8 mileage: 239
Day 9 mileage: 340
Cumulative mileage: 2,835