We spent the first part of the morning at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center outside of Washburn. It covered the winter the Lewis, Clark, and the men spent at Fort Mandan. We rode on to the rebuilt Fort Mandan where there’s a bronze sculpture of Seaman at the entrance, the Newfoundland, who also made the trip. I think he was Clark’s dog. I wanted to stay at Washburn because there was going to be a concert and barbecue that evening, but Dave checked the weather and a storm was moving in. So we headed south to Bismarck. We rode along the Missouri River as it turned south, and we watched the storm stay behind us. We have managed to dodge several storms!
Bismarck has a really nice riverside park with a bike trail, and that’s where we came into the city. A nice young man told how best to get into town, which is up on the bluff above the river, and we found a hotel . Tomorrow is going to be a day off. We have shopping and to do, and sleep to catch up on.
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Sculpture of Lewis, Clark, and Indian outside interpretive center
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Mural of Ft. Mandan
Seaman
Remains of earth lodge village
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| Riverside park in Bismarck |
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