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Iflyfish
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Uff Da!!! What a trip ya have goin there guy!
The Icelandic side of my family settled in North Dakota and each year celebrate Icelandic Independance Day on August 2nd, "The Deuce".
Great trip report, what a life!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Uff Da!!! What a trip ya have goin there guy!
The Icelandic side of my family settled in North Dakota and each year celebrate Icelandic Independance Day on August 2nd, "The Deuce".
Great trip report, what a life!!
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iflyfish...your ND ancestors must have settled near Valhalla, ND? The area is full of Icelandic influences. A nice place.
p.s. nobody outside the cast of 'Fargo' says uff da anymore. 
[Edited on 9-16-2010 by Pompano]
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Iflyfish
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I am an antique Uff Da'er.
Valhalla and Mountain is where my kin come from. Ludefisk anyone?!
How about dem der lefse eh?!
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Iflyfish..I am very familiar with both towns. Had a hunting cabin near there a long time ago.
Lutefisk and lefse are Norse..not Icelandic.
Old ND motto: "Lutefisk is best served... to someone else."
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Iceland comes to North Dakota.
This is near Valhalla, ND.
I love camping in Icelandic territory..the campsites are FREE....plus spotless with lots of firewood!
The area here is a 'secret and little known' place in the normal Great Plains. 'A forest' just south of the Canadian border.
These border stations are soooo busy.
Plus lots of illegals crossing every day. Like...Moose, elk, deer, bear, rabbits, squirrels, geese, ducks, sasquatch, etc..
No...this is not an illegal alien shooting, but a legal elk taken in the Valhalla forest. Nice bull, guys. Lots of very good dinners to come.
..to the east a bit is another entry port...nearer Lake of the Woody, Minnesota. 
When's the last time you saw a Sabre jet? Everybody know what a Sabre is..and what war?
This part of ND was home to the earliest European visitors..the furtrappers. Who held their wild rendezous every year...a time for
all to come together..natives and trappers. Think Marde Gras Up North!
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A typical Icelandic church in the Valhalla vicinity.
Valhalla... It's a Norman Rockwell painting in the making.
TO BE CONTINUED:
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Somebody give that poor F-86 some love, that thing needs some paint bad.
We used to fly them here as drones but they've even been retired from that for 10 years or more.
Oh, and it was the Korean War.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sunman
Somebody give that poor F-86 some love, that thing needs some paint bad.
We used to fly them here as drones but they've even been retired from that for 10 years or more.
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Right on, Sunman...Korea. My Baja neighbor flew them there. I don't think he had a regular flying license, though. 
And that sabre is undergoing it's annual repainting. Getting ready for next year's high school class to put their slogan's on..it's all fun!
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my 1st model plane was an F86 D series.
i was maybe 10? when i finished it , it looked a lot like the standing one.
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My last stop will be Valhalla. 
I posted a picture of Yatanka Tatanka because that's what I associate with Dakotas. That, and Calamity Jane. I found great images of Wounded Knee as
well but didn't want to put a damper on the upbeat nature of this thread.
Nevertheless, there is great beauty in that face.
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| Quote: | | [quoteAnd that sabre is undergoing it's annual repainting. Getting ready for next year's high school class to put their slogan's on..it's all fun!
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Awesome, those old war birds deserve some respect!
[Edited on 9-16-2010 by Sunman]
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Igor..you have touched on one of my passions.
Native Americans
We crossed the eastern half of Montana and visited Ft. Peck Indian Reservation..and then most of the North Dakota reserves.
Even one in South North Dakota.
The history, culture, and crafts of these first norteamericanos is VERY interesting, indeed. On your next visit to the Dakotas, be sure to schedule
some downtime with them. You wont' regret it!
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Some of the original inhabitants of the Great Plains..in particular, the Dakotas..are the following:
NORTH DAKOTA INDIAN TRIBES - NATIVE AMERICANS
Arapaho
Certain traditions indicate that the Arapaho at one time lived in the Red River Valley in what is now Minnesota and North Dakota, but they had left
before the historic period.
Arikara
Signifying "horns," or "elk," and having reference to their ancient manner of wearing the hair with two pieces of bone standing up, one on each side
of the crest; -ra is the plural suffix.
Stâr-râh-he' [tstarahi], their own name, according to Lewis and Clark
Assiniboin In early days the Assiniboin were constantly coming across from Canada to fight and trade with the tribes of the upper
Missouri, but they did not settle within the limits of North Dakota for any considerable period.
Cheyenne
When they left Minnesota the Cheyenne settled for a while on the Sheyenne fork of Red River after which they moved beyond the limits of the State of
North Dakota.
Chippewa
After they had obtained guns the Chippewa pushed westward as far as the Turtle Mountains which gave their name to a Chippewa band. There were 2,966
Chippewa in North Dakota in 1910.
Dakota
While working their way west from Minnesota, bands of Dakota occupied at various times parts of the eastern, southern, and southwestern margins of
North Dakota and a part of the Standing Rock Agency is within the limits of the State. In 1910 1,190 Dakota were making their homes on its soil.
Hidatsa. Derived from the name of a former village and said, on somewhat doubtful authority, to signify "willows." Also called:
A-me-she', Crow name, meaning "people who live in earth houses."
Gi-aucth-in-in-e-wug, Chippewa name, meaning "men of the olden time."
Gros Ventres of the Missouri, traders' name, probably derived from the sign for them in the sign language.
Mandan
Probably a corruption of the Dakota word applied to them, Mawatani. Also called:
A-rach-bo-cu, Hidatsa name
Numakaki, own name prior to 1837, meaning "men," "people."
U-ka'-she, Crow name, meaning "earth houses."
Generally......
Sioux
The Sioux Nation(s) are a group of Indian Nations collected under one rubric due to language, associations, traditions and an Act of Congress that
defined them as one "Nation". The three tribes are the Lakota, the Dakota, and the Nakota.
The Nakota or Yankton Sioux were a small subset of the Sioux Nations.
The Lakota (also Teton) Sioux are the largest of the three subsets of the Sioux Nations. They are the stereotypical "plains indian" "Movie Indian",
complete with a complex horse driven culture, tipis, and head gear straight out of a John Wayne show.
Siouian Languages
The Siouian language group is a large family of languages that include the Sioux, the Mandian and the Haditsian. It is a verb last language that uses
infixes on the verb to identify the subject (that is, a verb like "to hit" apa is aMapa "I hit"; aWapa, "you hit" and just apa "he or she hits".)
Also, Lakota and Dakota have different grammars for women as for men.
TO BE CONTINUED:
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Pompano, have thorougly enjoyed your trip North, almost as much as I enjoy your posts from the South!
My mother was from Saskatchewen and I am forever greatful that she emigrated to Hawaii and met her a good old US Marine! They married in Canada and
honeymooned at Glacier National Park (or so the story goes)!
I think we did a similar drive to yours in the late 60's. Started by boat from Hawaii to San Francisco, and then up to the grandparents in Sask., and
then to the other grandparents in Vermont, and finally to Mass. where my dad had recruiting duty. I don't remember much of it, as I was going into
1st grade at the time! Am remembering some of it from your pictures, though! Thanks again.
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My pleasure, Heather. Stay tuned for some more memories as we travel.
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Hi Roger and Co-Pilot,
I know you didn't make it to Redmond, WA, but I thought I'd let you know about the new Facebook page for my brother's restaurant. Maybe wet your
appetite for another time! Lots of great pics...you might want to look AFTER a meal when you're full.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Redmond-WA/Frankie...
As I've written before, I'm thoroughly enjoying traveling along with you guys on this trip! Your pictures, narratives, facts, maps, etc. are really
great!!! I really appreciate all the time you have put into sharing your journey with us who are at home on the couch.
Tu Amigo, Miguelamo/Amopescar    
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NORTH DAKOTA..An Exposé
NORTH DAKOTA Exposé
Thanks, Heather, Amopescar and others who have messaged. Photography and attempting to write are a couple of my
favorite hobbies, so I thoroughly enjoy posting these ramblings...even while boring the hell outta you!
Now I am going to have some fun:
On this North Dakota part of our trip, we'll be picking Canadian coins out of our pocket change..... and tossing them into fountains to make 89%
of our wishes come true.
So, with the help of a Co-Pilot & a collaborater, let's get started...
A North Dakota Factual Exposé
On November 2, 1889, North Dakota became the 39th state. It was originally settled by Canadians searching for somewhere to live that wasn't cold and
boring. Naturally, the expedition was a miserable failure.
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Westhope is North Dakota's state's busiest point of entry into Canada. Over 72,000 people per year cross the border there - mostly Hollywood types who
are still making good on their promises to leave the country after Bush was elected.
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Writing Rock State Historical Site near Grenora, North Dakota, features two granite boulders with carvings of the mythological Thunderbird. Which is
either an example of early Indian religion or a declaration of their love for cheap, fortified wine.
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North Dakota got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Da-ko-ta", meaning "pasty white guys"
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The town of Rugby, North Dakota, is the geographical center of the North American continent, which - for those of you with public school educations -
is the one that's right above that ice-cream-cone-shaped continent.
In 1987, North Dakota passed a law making English the state's official language, as a direct snub to those who only speak Canadian.
"Whut's dat aboot, eh?" - I mean, who can understand THAT goofy monkey-jabber?
In 1989, North Dakota attempted to drop the word "North" from the state's name, seeking to become known simply as "Dakota". The bill was defeated
after their neighbor to the south threatened to change its name to "Smart Dakota".
Max Taubert of Casselton, North Dakota built a 50-foot-tall pyramid out of empty oil cans. Experts are still debating whether Taubert was an artistic
genius or just a lazy slob who couldn't remember that trash day was Tuesday.
The Dakota Dinosaur Museum in Dickinson, North Dakota, contains dozens of complete dinosaur skeltons and celebrates the North Dakota state
recreational pastime of watching things slowly turn to stone.
The largest state-owned sheep research center in the US is located in Hettinger, North Dakota, and specializes in trying to discover what it is about
sheep that makes ordinary men suddenly unable to quit each other.
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The original grave of Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull can be found in Fort Yates, North Dakota. His last words before being killed in 1890 were
"Me think-um white man not have guts to pull trigger".
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Jamestown, North Dakota is home to the world's largest buffalo statue. It's 26 feet tall, weighs 60 tons and features a small plaque at its base that
says "Yes, we KNOW it's actually a 'bison'. We don't care. Shut up."
The historic Opera House in Ellendale, North Dakota was shut down after 90 years of successful operation in 1999 when it made the regrettable decision
to put on performances of the controversial musical, "The Pedophiles of Penzance".
North Dakota's biggest tourist attraction is the annual Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo, which is the one time of year when residents can chase,
tackle, and tie up animals for pleasure without running afoul of the state's beastiality laws.
Before becoming President, Teddy Roosevelt came to the Dakota territory in 1883 to hunt bison. He left in 1898 to fight in the Spanish-American War
because he thought it would be more fun to hunt Spaniards.
Known as "The Small, Friendly German Town on the Dakota Prairie", New Leipzig, North Dakota, hosts an annual Oktoberfest celebration during which it
invades and conquers the neighboring city of New Paris.
Every year, New Rockford, North Dakota hosts the Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion, which features a variety of antique farm machinery,
some of which is so old that it's actually been used to harvest non-government subsidized crops.
Fort Berthold Community College near New Town, North Dakota, was the first tribally chartered college in North Dakota and offers courses in casino
operations and victim-card playing.
Rutland, North Dakota created the World's Largest Hamburger. Over nine thousand people came to sample the nearly two-ton burger, and all of them went
home hungry, since Michael Moore was first in line.
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Turtle Lake, North Dakota hosts the annual United States Turtle Racing Championship. The losers of the race compete again later in the day during the
United States Turtle Soup Cook-off. No-no, Olivia..don't worry. I'm talking North Dakota here.
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Bismark, North Dakota features a statue of Lewis & Clark's Indian guide Sacagewea. She's depicted gazing westward toward the country she helped
open, while the baby strapped to her back is shown giving the finger eastward to the country that forced his mom to live on a reservation.
The Lewis & Clark expedition encountered hungry grizzly bears in North Dakota, which is also where they lost their first Indian guide,
Snackagewea.
1970's. Lake Sakakawea, created by the Missouri River, was the scene of intensive studies by USDE geologists to determine if there was any coal
present.
Well ..DUH! Maybe they should've gone fishing with me and glanced at the shoreline. "Hey GUYS! Yoo Hooo..I kinda THINK that black
line is COAL..wadda-ya-say?"
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North Dakota's highest point, White Butte, features numerous small piles of rocks. Known as shepherder's monuments, they were piled there by
sheepherders as a way to pass the time. Sorta like a primitive version of Microsoft Solitaire. Hmm...White Butte?...sheepherders?? White
Butt maybe?
The International Peace Garden straddles the international boundary between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba. Like the peace
movement itself, it's filled entirely with pansies.
The Fort Union Trading Post in North Dakota was the principal fur-trading site in the region from 1829 to 1867. It was one of the few places in the
country where no one would raise an eyebrow upon hearing the phrase "I'm going into town to see if I can trade my beaver for a bottle of
whiskey".
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TO BE CONTINUED.....unless I get banned.
[Edited on 9-17-2010 by Pompano]
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Pompano, Thanks for the education and the humor. Looking forward to the next
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This has been a fascinating trip. I learned that my Icelandic relatives stole the right to claim lefse as their own and that my uff da is archaic. Uff
da, sad about that. I will float off to Vallhala in my burning boat with Norwegian lefse on my sunken chest.
North Dakota may hold one of the largest oil reserves in the country. My uncle talked my father into sinking some hard earned wheat money into some
dry holes, missed the mother load, guess in the long run he was right.
The Bakken Formation in North Dakota could boost America’s Oil reserves by an incredible 10 times.
Dem der dino's sure left us wid sum good stuff der eh?! you betcha!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
This has been a fascinating trip. I learned that my Icelandic relatives stole the right to claim lefse as their own and that my uff da is archaic. Uff
da, sad about that. I will float off to Vallhala in my burning boat with Norwegian lefse on my sunken chest.
North Dakota may hold one of the largest oil reserves in the country. My uncle talked my father into sinking some hard earned wheat
money into some dry holes, missed the mother load, guess in the long run he was right.
The Bakken Formation in North Dakota could boost America’s Oil reserves by an incredible 10 times.
Dem der dino's sure left us wid sum good stuff der eh?! you betcha!
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Iflyfishicelendic...The Bakken Oil Formation extends all the way from Sask - North Dakota - Wyoming - Colorado. With the greatest amount in western
ND (The Bakken part). This amount of oil is estimated to be more than Saudi Arabia and Iraq combined. But, our hands are somewhat tied...for the
moment.
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Hey Pomp;
As a good leftist I should be pouting about your jokes but they are f-ing funny!!! Keep up the entertainment.
A White Butt Pansy
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Roger- Thanks for the travelogue and photos, I enjoyed them. We took the ND trip last summer and loved seeing your state, especially Teddy's park. It
brought back memories for Pat having been a cheerleader for USD when we played UND. We are headed for Dakota Day Oct. 1 for the same ticket, USDvsUND.
Maybe see you in Coyote Bay soon. Patrick will be there first then daughter Julie and family.
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