Garrison Dam Portage

Garrison Dam Portage

June 5, Day 74 Last evening after I wrote my journal entry the wind calmed to a very placid evening. Except where the current swirled, the river slid past smoothly, hardly recognizable from the way it had been earlier in the day. Just before sunset 

Buffalo Skulls!

Buffalo Skulls!

June 4, Day 73 I was paddling at about 5:30 AM, trying to get in some miles before I got slammed by headwinds.  Although I did have a headwind, I was still able to make good progress most of the time. A magnificent rooster pheasant 

Fort Mandan

Fort Mandan

The winds were light early. I paddled the 2 miles to Fort Mandan fairly quickly.  I wasn’t sure exactly where to land so I tied off my kayak and when I climbed the bank I could see the replica, still upstream a bit.  The fort is