I have a new appreciation of farms in the USA. Before this trip, I had only been in South Dakota to get to Yellowstone. On this trip, we have driven a lot of miles in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. I have never seen so much farmland - mile after mile all you see is farmland. Wheat is definitely the crop of choice in the areas we have travelled. Even the towns are mostly grain towns with bins everywhere. The equipment it takes to run these farms is amazing too - huge tractors, the amount of implements and even tractor and trailers.
Another new learning for me has been the wind. On a side note, the wind makes a difference in this big camper. It will blow it around and it makes fuel mileage low. I have again appreciated Bobby’s driving experience. The wind has been 30+ miles per hour in North Dakota, South Dakota and even Montana. South Dakota and North Dakota are ranked 3 and 4 for wind in the USA!
My hat is off to the farmers, and I will say an extra prayer for them because I truly have a new appreciation of what they do to provide for us in the good old USA!
