A beautiful double rainbow that I followed for many miles. This is a close-up of the brighter rainbow.
You can see the storm I drove through, followed by the lighter skies underneath.
More countryside.
A man taking his horses for a walk (out of the trailer) just like we do with our dogs!
Badlands of North Dakota, in the western part of the states, part of the T. Roosevelt National Park.
Finally arrived in Bismarck. Although my brothers came to Maine for each of our parent's funerals, I hadn't visited them in ND since 2000. Bismarck has grown by leaps and bounds since that time. Seeing my brothers was wonderful, and I was grateful to have plenty of time to visit.
We went to a "Buggies and Blues" event, with vintage vehicles lining the streets, and music in the park.
My brother takes aerial photos for the state, which are used to plan out highway changes, new roads, etc. This is his plane--the airport is a couple minutes away via plane, so they often fly over his home.
After tearful goodbyes--there is always too much time between our visits with each other--I left for Buffalo where I would meet up with Brian (who took the train over) and visit our friends. Yep, the same ones from the beginning of the trip. Again, 3 days of just driving, driving, driving.
It was great to see Brian after 6 weeks of being very far apart. We really only had a day with our friends at this end of the trip, so we went to three wineries and the Anchor Bar!
This is Brian's photo of the outside of the Anchor Bar, home of the original Buffalo wings. I go every time I visit my friends. They are the best! It is a funky place, decorated with license plates and autographed photos of famous people. Here's the story from the website--and the menu. "On a Friday night in 1964, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now famous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening, a group of Dominic's friends arrived at the bar with ravenous appetites. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare something for his friends to eat. They looked like chicken wings, a part of the chicken that usually went into the stock pot for soup.
Teressa had deep fried the wings and flavored them with a secret sauce. The wings were an instant hit and it didn't take long for people to flock to the bar to experience this new taste sensation. From that evening on, Buffalo Wings became a regular part of the menu at the Anchor Bar.
The phenomenon created in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo has spread across the globe. Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo Wings, the closely guarded secret recipe is what makes Frank & Teressa's the proclaimed "Best Wings in the World"."
Then to the last stop--Lake George, New York, a beautiful place that Brian's mom has come to for many years during the summers. We celebrated her 98th birthday while we were there!
This is where she was staying--a home built by her brother in the mid-sixties, now owned by his son who lives there with his wife.
We first stayed at a cousin's place a couple of doors down. This was our view.
The cousin came for the weekend, so we moved to another cousin's cottage down the lake a bit.
I will do one more posting tomorrow with some information and final thoughts about my trip.
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