Day 34 July 14, 2016 Hazen, ND to Washburn, ND 45.5 miles

We were celebrities today! The restaurant where we ate breakfast was next door to the town newspaper, and we were interviewed by the editor of the Hazen Star, a cute young man who had been out of college for just a year. He even took a picture! It was a pretty good article, but it made me realize I should be careful how I word things in case I get quoted. It was nothing bad, but I used the word ‘stuff, ' and it made me sound like an idiot. Not that I’ll ever be interviewed again.
A much better ride today with some sightseeing, which is always fun. We stopped in Stanton, considered the home of Sakakawea, even though she was a Shoshone captured by the Hidatsa Indians when she was 12 years old. She and Charbonneau were living near there when they were hired by the expedition. We visited the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, where the remains of the earth lodge villages are. The remains are circles with raised edges where the walls fell. They’ve done a lot of aerial photography, and it’s amazing how many lodges there were. There's also an earth lodge built as an example.
Then on to Washburn, where once again we camped in the city park (this one was along the Missouri River) and showered at the city pool.

Earth lodge

                                                        City park in Washburn