John and Linda's Travel Journal: Minnesota to North Dakota to Saskatchewan to Alberta to British Columbia Part 1

Sunday, June 10 found us driving to St. Cloud, MN for a 3 day stay. Because of my back and some rainy weather we mostly rested but we found time to wash the RV.

On the road to St. Cloud

The Mississippi River runs through St. Cloud

We stayed at St. Cloud Campground and RV Park just outside the city. It was nicely shaded with large level sites. We ran into fellow full-time RVers from Texas who spend summers there as workcampers. They said they really like it there.

Beginning June 14 we have 4 one-night stays across North Dakota and Saskatchewan. But first we say goodbye to Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes.

First stop in North Dakota was in Jamestown. Just outside the town is the world's largest buffalo monument. This 26-foot tall, 60-ton concrete giant has been standing watch over Jamestown from the Frontier Village since 1959.

Close-up view of buffalo monument

Here's the photo I took from the highway. See the monument in the distance?

Roaming in the nearby plains is the rare white buffalo in a herd owned by the National Buffalo Museum.

We spent the night at Jamestown Campground. It was a pretty campground with level sites, good Wi-Fi, and a 3/4 mile walking trail around the perimeter of the grounds. After we set up for the night we decided to go for a walk. The views of the surrounding farm land were pretty. There was even a sunset viewing spot with 2 lawn chairs but we didn't linger. It was cloudy so there wasn't much of a sunset and we had to keep moving because of the mosquitos and biting flies!