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Road Trip Home 2026 – Day 5

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Our hotel in Bismarck, ND was near the state Capitol. Once again, we’ve been to and through Bismarck many times and have never stopped by the Capitol building.

It was a cold and windy day, but the stop was worthwhile.

I was quite surprised to see that the building is modern.

The main building
To the left of the tall office building
Statue of John Burke, 10th Governor of ND 1907-1913
Plaque at base of statue
I have a new bucket list idea
Liberty Memorial Building and State Library
Fire escape at back of Liberty Memorial building caught my eye
The name plaques are underneath

As we drove farther north, the snow dissipated until it was completely gone! This was a new, unexpected, and most welcome experience for us.

Falkirk Coal Mine, Underwood, ND
Near Gardiner Dam ND
Lewis and Clark Interprative Center Washburn ND. We didn’t stop this time. This is an old photo of a previous stop
Approaching the land border at Portal ND
North Portal, Canada Border
Our home province
Southeast Sask is a part of the Bakken Play. Our area is home to the second largest oil field in Canada
We made a quick stop to pick up my traditional Easter treat
Estevan, Sk coal mining museum
Lignite Louie is Estevan’s coal mining mascot
The first drag line in the Estevan area – now retired and tiny compared to the massive lines that work now
The old power plant, now a museum, welcomes us home to Weyburn, SK

It was a good road trip home. I hope you enjoyed traveling with us via these posts.

Now, a lot of this for a few days …

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8 responses to “Road Trip Home 2026 – Day 5”

  1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
    Edward Ortiz

    I really enjoyed your photos along the way, and my goodness, you captured the change in weather beautifully. What started with shorts and sandals ended with snow and jackets. Glad you both made it to Canada safely.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I’m happy you enjoyed the trip through my photos, Edward. Thanks for the good wishes.

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        Edward Ortiz

        You’re very welcome, Terry.

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  2. Betty Avatar
    Betty

    Glad you are home safe! What is your new bucket list idea? Enjoy being home!

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Thanks, Betty! I was thinking it might be fun to take a selfie in front of as many parliament buildings and state capitols as possible.

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      1. Lana Avatar
        Lana

        Is anyone allowed inside the Capitol building?

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  3. annemariedemyen Avatar
    annemariedemyen

    Welcome home, Terry! I am glad your entire trip went well. It looks enticing, but Dan and I would have a time surviving all that driving time. 😳 Have a great day! 💞

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Thanks, Anne! It’s great to be home and no snow is a big bonus! It’s definitely a lot of driving time and we both get a tad “testy” by the time we wrap up a day 😂

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