Fargo...

Coop and I find ourselves at the Best Western Kelly Inn and Suites on the outskirts of Fargo. Yesterday was an early morning (3AM) as we caught our flight to Minneapolis. Yesterday's weather was what you would expect if you have been following the news. Cold, rain and lots of wind. We decided not to make our trek to Hawley and instead bought some final supplies, had a good meal, played in a pool and got a good nights sleep.

Today we are off to Hawley to retrace some Wefald, my mom's side of the family, family roots. The family settled here from Norway on the 1870's and we are going to track down property and family plots. We then head to Bismarck to spend two days with Bob and Susan Wefald. Bob is the keeper of the family history and we hope to get some good stories, a little history and maybe even a sense of connection to our past.

After that we will then retrace some of the Lewis and Clark trail, camp in the Badlands and see where else the trail takes us. We have a lot of idea but no real plan. In this, North Dakota, the least visited state we want to discover what we've been missing and hopefully share a few adventures and misadventures of Coop and John on the road. We will update as much as possible