Day 3

Fortunately, day 3 went MUCH better than day 2. We left Wisconsin bright and early, and arrived at the Mall of America about 10 minutes before it opened ... perfect timing!!!

We went inside, and of course, we had to ride the roller coaster ... not the one in the picture below, but rather a tamer one. 

After that, we walked around for a little while, and then Josh went on the climbing course they had.

We spent about 90 minutes in the mall, and then we hit the road and continued on into North Dakota. We ran into a little traffic right after we left the mall, but after that, it was clear sailing all the way. This was a welcome change from yesterday's drive!

To repeat a sentiment I used two years ago in describing Nebraska, North Dakota is flat!!! We're spending the night in Bismarck, ND. It's an absolutely beautiful night, though it's starting to get a little cool. It doesn't feel like it's going to be as cold as last night was in Wisconsin, but it's certainly not going to be warm.

Tomorrow, we continue on into Montana, stopping at Theodore Roosevelt National Park along the way. I'm not expecting any major problems along the way, and hopefully that will be the case. We'll be spending the night in Billings, MT, and then, on Monday morning, we hit the road again to finally reach our first destination ... Glacier National Park.

More tomorrow night from Billings, MT!