LOCATION: Near Medora, ND, in southwestern part of state
WEATHER: Rain all day. Cool, highs in 50s
It rained all night and is still raining today. We read and stayed dry inside in the AM, then went into town. We went to a pizza place for a local beer and to use their WIFI. Then, we had a picnic in the car, listening to Rick Steves on NPR, who coincidentally was interviewing people about cuisine in the Midwest, off the beaten path.
We drove about an hour to the northern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and took the scenic drive there.
When we returned to Medora, we did this tourist thing called Pitchfork Fondue. It is an outdoor pavilion where cowboys cook steaks in a huge vat of sunflower oil on pitchforks.
This was recommended in my book "1000 Places to Go Before You Die". It was quite a show.
They told us they can serve up yo 1100 people; tonight there were about 800.
Besides the steak, there was a buffet with baked potatoes, baked beans and cole slaw. It was one of those things you need to do once.
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