{"id":4552,"date":"2023-06-18T17:02:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2023-07-17T20:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:54:01","slug":"june-18-2023-trip-10-day-11-on-the-road-again-to-bismarck-nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=4552","title":{"rendered":"June 18, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 11 &#8211; On the Road Again to Bismarck, ND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Today was another travel day.  We drove about seven hours from International Falls, Minnesota to Bismarck, North Dakota. We stopped at noon in Fargo, North Dakota.  The morning ride was on two lane county and state highways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"4500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?attachment_id=4500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-101902-M-2196-Drive-to-Bismarck-ND-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX740 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It was very crowded, but we got seated quickly.  The food was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-attachment-id=\"4502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?attachment_id=4502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?fit=2560%2C1923&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1923\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1687097198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.51&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;322&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01674&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230618 140640 S PIXL Lunch in Fargo ND\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?fit=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793-1024x769.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?resize=1536%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230618-140640-S-PIXL-Lunch-in-Fargo-ND-scaled-e1689616118793.jpg?resize=2048%2C1538&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\">After lunch, we continued our drive to Bismarck.  That portion of the drive was primarily on interstate highways.  Our morning drive of 244 miles took about four hours.  Our afternoon drive of 196 miles took about three hours.  The interstate is quicker.  The state and county highways are more interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was another travel day. We drove about seven hours from International Falls, Minnesota to Bismarck, North Dakota. We stopped at noon in Fargo, North Dakota. The morning ride was on two lane county and state highways. Our stop in Fargo was at a Mango&#8217;s, a Mexican restaurant. 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