Fourth Of July - Friday

HAPPY 4th JULY!!!

I've been busy today... No time to catch up and even less time to write about today... I did a bit of gardening... I have lots of photos to share...

Doesn't it look great? (photos to be inserted later)

I just came in for a minute to cool off... It's a gorgeous day... Bright and Sunny... Mild Breeze... 79 degrees (no heat index) and 36% humidity... Just bea-u-ti-ful!!! I had a few moments to sit here... Now I have to pack up our things for the trip today... Linebacker is also sounding his meal gong... ::grin::
We packed up all our things... We headed west to start our Hidden Treasures of the Sheyenne River Valley Tour... We took the interstate to the start of the tour and the Sheyenne National Scenic Byway... Rose Bud Visitors Center...

Caption: Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway begins at the Rosebud Visitor Center downtown. Built to reflect the design of the early railroad era, the site centers on Rosebud, an 1881 Northern Pacific Superintendent's Railcar. Explore the railroad history of the Sheyenne River Valley, then pick up tourism brochures, including a guide to the Historic Bridges Tour in the city.

We also took these PICS:

We skipped the next couple of places to stop since we started late... We enjoyed the Byway all the way to State Park... We stopped at Pyramid Hill where a Viking stands on top...

Caption: Prominent landmark outside of town is a steep pyramidal hill topped by a large Viking statue. A local historian claimed that about one-third of the mound is man-made, being built an estimated 5000 to 9000 years ago by an ancient civilization.

We then went to the park... The park is 887-acre treasure which provides for a wealth of outdoor activities including camping, fishing, picnicking, horseback riding (bring your own horse), canoeing, cross country skiing, hiking, birding and nature photography.

We drove up and had a picnic at the top of the Scenic Outlook...

Isn't it beautiful? We headed down the hill and hiked the trail before heading to our destination... Which is also the end of the Byway... We arrived just in time for a quick potty break and to the Fair Grounds for Fireworks... It was an awesome show for a little town of only 2,300 people... There were about 50 cars that we could see... We then headed home... We didn't arrive back till after midnight... Everyone one was tired and 3 out of 4 of the children fell asleep on the way home... We enjoyed driving through the country side in the dark... We talked and listened to music... God Blessed us with a wonderfully special day... TBTG!!! Photos and more details to come!