There were a number of interesting sights during our drive to Medora, ND.
We saw lots of fields that were a vivid yellow, and decided that there was so much of it that it couldn’t possibly be mustard. A bit of research revealed that this is rapeseed (aka canola)

The eastern side of the state is quite flat, and it appears that compels the residents to create roadside attractions, such as these two along I-94

Research reveals that the above cow is named “Salem Sue” and is 38 feet tall and 50 feet long and is supposed to be “The world’s largest holstein cow”
There is also a highway labeled as the “enchanted highway” that has a number of giant metal sculptures, including the following one at the junction of I-94, and titled “Geese in Flight”. Here is the picture we took of it as we drove by

During my initial planning, I understood that all of North Dakota was in the Central time zone. Not so! turns out that Medora is on Mountain time. The practical consequence is that we were going to reach our next campground well ahead of the check-in time. A quick check on the National Park Service app confirmed that there was “bus and RV parking” at the “Painted Canyon Visitor Center” which was along our route toward the campground. We listened to a park ranger talk about the area, and then hiked one trail.


We then moved on to the “south unit visitor center” where we looked at the exhibits, and watched the park movie.