Fargo to Bismark 254.8 miles

  Fargo is the biggest town that I have traveled through in quite awhile.  The population of the city is over 120,000 and the metro area is 250,000. Moorhead, MN is the twin city across the Red River.  Getting through the city safely is always a worry for me.  I look for bike paths and some cities will have bike lanes on the streets.  The Adventure Cycling Association maps indicate the best route. Staying on the road is the safest spot and always checking your surroundings.

The map will give you turn by turn directions. Points of interest and resources available.

The city of Fargo was named after a railroad director.The Red River runs through the city and forms most of the border with Minnesota.  This river runs north into Lake Winnepeg and then into the Hudson Bay.  It is 591 feet long.

\Looking for camping options, I see many camping options around Fargo.  I have also read that many of the towns along the Northern Tier allow camping for cyclists in the city park.  I will have to see what I find.  The ACA map gives camping information also. Some of the organized campgrounds offer more than I need. 

Moving from large cities into the farmland. I travel into Horace.  This town was named after the New York newspaper editor Horace Greeley. Did he really say, "Go West young man"?  My search engine AI tells me "No."  He did popularize the phrase. A Terre Haute, Indiana editor, John B.L. Soule is given the credit for being the "first" in relationship about filling the United States with people.

The Sheyenne River runs through Horace  and later into the Red River.

The town of Enderlin allows camping in the city park.  Some believe the the city's name  came from it being the "End of the line" for the Soo Line railroad.

Coming into town.

https://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/standingrock/index.html  Here is some information about a site along the way, An Ancient Native American Burial Ground.

The road areas are open and you be a wind from the west. Keep a low profile and curse your wind catchers.

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A pleasant sign in Gackle. I knew this was on the horizon.

 Near the town of Napolean there is a road side attraction referred as "The Dinosaurs of the Prairie.  Farmer John "Custer" Grenz lined up many old threshing machines used to separate the seed from the other parts of the plant. Check out  https://www.facebook.com/Dinosaurs-on-the-Prairie-1943277285971323/  for more information about the machines.

Hazelton is the flax capital, according to the city welcome sign.   Over the last couple of days the elevation has gained about 1000'. I am now about 2000' above sea level.  What is flax?  I know that I have eaten it and you can find the grain in the grocery. I also know that it can be used as a fiber in textiles.

The water towers help identify the towns miles before you arrive.  I have found memories of see the town water towers on our country rides.
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​https://www.ndtourism.com/hazelton/campgrounds-rv-parks/hazelton-city-parkcampground  This spot is in the town and close to grocery and cafe.  There are also 7 full hook-ups and 6 electrical hook-up.  Dump station.