Everything I know about North Dakota - so far

• 18 hours of sunlight
• 72 degree days - so far
• lush green prairies (greener than usual they say)
• armies of oilfield trucks
• pump jacks & storage tanks - all wheat tan
• very very few dark skinned people (natural or tanned)
• hamburgers without lettuce and tomatoes
• grocery stores carry most of my favorite brands
• help wanted signs on every store front window
• long lines at Walmart
• narrow roads
• crowded roads
• Lewis & Clark were here
• Sacajawea is Sakakawea here
• The Little Missouri River is not so little
• people are the same
• people are different