Traveling in North Dakota
Wondering if anyone traveled in North Dakota last spring/summer/fall and if so, did you have problems finding a places to stay because of the oil fracking workers having all occupied?
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I just drove up to Watford city last weekend to pick up the Son in Law's fifth wheel and move him down to Wyoming. He's been working the oil fields up there for 4 plus years now. Last year it was almost impossible to get a motel room in the area, now it's easy. Folks are rapidly leaving the area, but there are still a lot of RV mancamps. There were also a couple fields full of trailers and fifth wheels that have been dumped.
As for the trip, not recommended for a weekend. 930 miles to get up there on Friday, 650 towing to get to Wyoming on Saturday, the 350 to get back to Utah on Sunday. Would have been tough with good roads, but unfortunately, the weather was pretty rough with a lot of roads getting closed. In fact, we saw a lot more snowmobiles on the road through Island park and west Yellowstone on the way up there than we did cars. In North Dakota it was lots of tanker trucks, covered in mud like you wouldn't believe.
As for the trip, not recommended for a weekend. 930 miles to get up there on Friday, 650 towing to get to Wyoming on Saturday, the 350 to get back to Utah on Sunday. Would have been tough with good roads, but unfortunately, the weather was pretty rough with a lot of roads getting closed. In fact, we saw a lot more snowmobiles on the road through Island park and west Yellowstone on the way up there than we did cars. In North Dakota it was lots of tanker trucks, covered in mud like you wouldn't believe.
