And regretfully Baby did way to much barking. I was NOT non-stop but I got tired of telling her to be quiet.
Due to government cut backs our favorite campsite was closed but we just may have found our new favorite campsite. This site had a bigger, sandier beach.
Amazing views (which I thought I captured BUT didn't).
The camping spots where we were were large so campers were not one on top of another. They were well maintained and all were grassy like a golf course fairway.
A note about our campsite: We were at the Lake Sakakawea Camp Grounds. Lake Sakakawea was formed by the creation of the Garrison Dam. This dam is so massive it boggles my mind how they built it in the 1940's considering how small construction equipment was in those days. Obviously on one side is water and the other the beautiful scenery of the Missouri river. One point of interest is that was when it was built, and as is today, a very small portion of the dam is used for hydro-electric power. Standing in the water is what appears to be a large 4 or 5 story building.
The truth is this building (called the intake building) was built on the ground before the dam was built. It's purpose is to allow the water at the soon to be lake, pass through to the generators on the other side of the dam to power the huge turbans that create the electricity. THUS this building is closer to 40 stories tall and not the illusion you see of a much smaller building. For many years it was North Dakota's tallest building. Here is a nice overall view showing the intake on the left and the hydro-electric plant on the right.
For those who like history I believe you will find the story of the Garrison Dam very interesting. The creation of the dam created two brand new towns and a huge boom in population to Western North Dakota in the 1940s.
Hope you all had as enjoyable 4th of July as we did.
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