North Dakota Road Trip

[longhairfan]

Is the state tree still the Telephone Pole? State Bird the Mosquito? ITs a running joke when I lived in Montana.

[susiefromomaha]

I'd love to drive across North Dakota sometime. I've been in South D. but never up in N.D. Great video! Thanks.

[existentialiste832]

i could just imagine the road trip my brother and his wife had in ND last wk. wish they had it videoed instead of having just pictures taken, it would be way cooler. thanks for this video!

[yourheadfelloff]

i'm from europe, might go live in ND later

it looks very cozy <3

[1954crc]

I love the way you show the endless beauty of western North Dakota.Not ALL North Dakota is flat as a pancake.The music goes well with the video.Thank you for your excellent work!

[marycozzens]

this was exactly what I needed; peaceful and out in the open road.

a relief from cabin-crazies mid-winter.

[jpug123456789]

i live in NYC , nice video

[tubaSHANK]

No thanks wouldn't drive through that state for a million dollars let alone pay too. Take Florida anyday! farther south you go the better everything gets farther North the worse!!!!!!! The south lost the Civil War on purpose because they stopped and thought to themselves if they won they'd be responsible for taking care of all of that crappy boring winter wasteland "wasn't a war worth winning"

[juicediesel94]

@tubaSHANK the higher the states you get up the better the weed is haha. trust me i know

[anglefire101]

@tubaSHANK If the south won the civil war they would be an independant nation...not take over everything. plus they lost due to the fact they ran out of resources to keep their army going.

[daremtwo]

@tubaSHANK Florida.......God's waiting room.

[detroitsbest]

that's what i'm talking about smalltown traveling, open roads. i wish i can live in a small town then detroit lol

[johnnyponny4]

Back in 1984, My dad drove us to Powers Lake, North Dakota from Victoria BC > I remember the water tasted like sulfur.

[brunstar81]

@johnnyponny4 I've never been and do not know where Powers Lake is and I live in the state...but I'll remember to not drink the water.

[rob27456]

I'd like to live there. But I think the lack of trees would drive me crazy.

[halo3scprestige]

born in a small town raised in a small town gona die in a small town ..... Minot ND

[rdubwa]

wow this sucks

[10kinnpa]

minot rules and belcourt but na devils lakes only good for fishing

[junebug19572000]

great video

[suitandtiedrunk]

Pretty cool vid you passed our farm on the way to Minot. Love ND one of the best places I've lived. We live in Burlington & farm fulltime. Thanks for the roadtrip.

[geven108]

Awesome Video. I"Ve watched that same thing through the windshield since I can remember and I'll never get sick of it.  Think I've driven every one of those roads. Multiple times. JOHNNYHOFFA If were doing something to keep you outta here were doing something right!

[jmay2002]

The first song Drive On is that Hal Katchuem singing?

[an80sGuy]

"The first song Drive On is that Hal Katchuem singing?"

Yes all of the songs are.

[siggy462]

ya its all 4 lane on 2 now. great job here. i live north of here in columbus. nd the greatest place to live.

[bonjoviandvikings]

im in minot rite now i love it

[caprisun2k1]

Nice vid. Im not from ND, but I lived in Minot from 99 to 07. Now Im in AK! Im not gonna lie...coming from Boston, I really did think Minot "sucked" when I first got there (BTW, I was 18yrs old). After a while it kinda started to grow on me! After marrying a local girl and starting a family, I was like "Holy shit! This is a great place to live!" I'll probably end up back in Minot someday. As for the cold, ppl always told me that Minot was colder than Anchorage...they were right! LoL.

[Ballaz1988]

Im from Europe. I was in ND two years ago. It was fun, man,the citizens are so rriendly

[Theblob32]

no shit aggies rule

[dude223411]

lol, I dont know what people have against ND, its a great place to live!

Go Velva Aggies!

[Jash100chi]

North Dakota, Burning hot in the summer and freezing in the winter with snow and in the the sprig rain

[Ruben19902]

As a European thinking about moving to North Dakota to study, I am wondering if it's really THAT boring there? In every video I see stuff about people making fun of it etc etc:P

[an80sGuy]

"I am wondering if it's really THAT boring there?"

It depends. If you like seeing a lot of cows, watching wheat grow and oil pumping, and sitting in bars for for hours on end. Drinking American beer, and listening to people talk about the above things, ND is probably the right place for you. If you want more out of life then that, you can probably find it in another state.

[specialedd13]

@Ruben19902 it is the most friendly state you will ever go to.

[austin7956]

@Ruben19902 the roads are long and extremely boring but some of the towns are pretty fun 4 bears casino is in New Town and it has a lot of events and concerts overall its an ok state

[1997Powerstroke350]

The thing I miss most about North Dakota is driving across the state in a blizzard. Don't know why I miss that, it just makes me feel like I'm at home. Im from ND but live in Michigan (unfortunately).

[koltonkj26]

Well Michigan gets much more snow than ND so you should still get to drive on the highway with in a blizzard.

[HKrider218]

@koltonkj26 bs last couple of years we had 8ft drifts on the road and this house was fucking covered with snow cuz me and my friends were riding are m8s on it

[koltonkj26]

@HKrider218 ok

[mkIIIsupras]

im from devils lake, nd nice to see nd on you tube

[indigo419]

Great fishing in Devils lake,,,

[Xenthoid]

i like the dakotas, with their rolling plains andwide open skies very picturesque,and a nice place to visit. but i dont think i would live out there..not enough to do. the city is for me. minnesota is another good one too

[JoeNJ1]

Awesome. I'd love to be where there's Nobody right now.

[mathewpritchard]

i wish i could b there

[chezzfrie]

if you think ure going to be safe here in northdakota from traffic fatalities think again north dakota is the number one binge drinking state minnesota is in second but i'm from north dakota and i'm proud of that fact

[MostlyPoliticalStuff]

I was born in Deadwood, SD. The rest of my family is from ND, and I have also lived there. I love that state. I consider myself to be from ND.

[koltonkj26]

Why the hell are you proud that were number one in binge drinking? You must be one serious alcoholic.

[BarryEssex]

@koltonkj26 Don;t insult us please.

[petroljuiceman]

nice vid.

[zack324]

Cool vid i am from nd know the area pretty good.

[Addydawn]

Wow, if schools are as far away as 40 miles, I guess calling some areas "cities" does apply. I just don't think of ND cities in the converntional sense of a large metropolitan city. But then agin, people in ND don't seem to live like sardines in a can. It's all relative.

[Addydawn]

This yankee is on her way. Be in ND, soon. Hope they don't figure out that I am a Yankee, coz I can't stand the yankee ways, anymore. Having visited places outside of the northeast, USA, I was amazed, in plain english, that I had been seeing the world through "shit-colored' glasses. I had no idea that nice people really existed, anymore. Don't try to talk to someone in New York City, or Philly or Boston, etc. They will think you are either crazy or out to hurt them. It's an ingrained attitude.

[crmcdude]

what the heck? im from bis:D

[jwhetham]

Yes that's right. Being a North Dakotan myself (Berthold)I live 45 miles away from Stanley and go to Sacacagwea often in the summer. It takes a while because of abrupt turns & the speed limit is 65mph in most spots. It's a nice drive though.

[cowz69me]

if u live in north dakota like 40 miles from the nearest city and u go to school does a bus still pick u up

[jwhetham]

There's usually a town within every 40 miles with a school. Some buses here in Berthold will drive 15 miles. So no, not 40 miles. If you have your driver license like most do in there freshman year they drive.

[thomasclarke]

I was looking at North Dakota on Google Earth and thought it would be a nice place to drive. Then I saw this video which was cool.

Google reckons from Stanley to Van Hook it's 26 miles, about 54 minutes. Why does it take so long? What is the speed limit? Is the road quite bumpy? I would imagine there's not much traffic, is that right?

[bwh3200]

Nice place, i guess the yankees haven't discovered it yet!

[ibtuned]

Used to buy my blue jeans($9.99) (levis) in Belden,,,(almost a ghost town) ,, pass through it on several occasions, takeing the back roads to Beacon (Little Knife Island). Most inhabitants keep to themselves, and yes most are friendly !

[NonWhale]

The loud music completely overwhelms the dull road footage here. If I want to listen to a country music jamboree I'll look one up.

[KaryRae]

I've lived in Ray since 2002, my husband grew up here - pretty neat to come across this on YouTube!

[cuttheonion]

When did you record this?

My family lived in Belden until I was 4, then moved a couple miles down Highway 8. I used to go to the Belden Store all the time when I was younger. It's been torn down, but I noticed it's still up in this video.

[an80sGuy]

Yeah we filmed the Highway 8 part of this video on Sept. 18 1997. Do you remember when the store closed? Maybe it wasn't very long before this this video. Sorry to hear they tore it down. I wish I'd gotten more pictures of it.

[cuttheonion]

I believe it closed in '90 or '91. It was run by a guy and his sister, and when they got too old to run the place they sold it and the land to someone who eventually tore it down. I used to live in that tuft of trees right next to it, and if we did our chores we would get a penny and walk to the Belden store to pick out some penny candy. Best store ever.

[chalieeamarie]

i live in belcourt its pretty cool

[2margret]

Hey, I need to travel threw ND. That is great have you gone to Hunter and Arther and Erie. Love them all they have Great town but the are going down. They are going to be gone if we dont show them. Paige and Erie have a great lake to fish and to camp but you have to use electic power for your boat.

[an80sGuy]

I don't think I've ever been to those towns. Mostly just Western ND. It's possible though. A lot of the places I saw when I was a kid. Kinda blur together now.

[schmitz9066]

Do people in NOrth Dak. drive just as bad as New Jersey drivers? Are the people friendly here?

[an80sGuy]

From my experience the skill level of most rural drives tends to be higher then that of most urban drivers. Probably due to sociological reasons that I won't go into.

The comparison is a bit like apples and oranges though. People who commute 5 min. to work on roads with light traffic. Don't tend to suffer from things like road rage.

[Addydawn]

LOL! Oh God no one drives as bad as in the northeast. I suppose California is comparable. I am moving to ND - for a very good work opportunity and to get away from traffic. I am in Philly, now. I am convinced that I will get killed in a traffic fatality if I don't get out of here. ND here I come! Cold winters! Bah Humbug. Try being a virtual recluse in your home because it either takes forever in traffic to get anywhere or you have no idea if you will be the fatality, today, on the roads.

[HKrider218]

@schmitz9066 we prob drive better than u we get 7 foot drifts of snow in north dakota

[schmitz9066]

Is NOrth Dakota relatively affordable i.e. not as expensive as NY or CA and are people friendly here?

[JohnnyHoffa]

People in North Dakota think they are friendly, but they're actually only friendly to other Nodaks. Outsiders are regarded with hostility and suspicion. Even after you live there for years, you don't fit in. The five years I spent in North Dakota felt like 25 years...in prison. Avoid this "rural ghetto."

[schmitz9066]

What are Nodaks? Are people in Minnesota friendly? and also how cold is NOrth Dakota? Is there racism here?

[JohnnyHoffa]

Nodaks are people from North Dakota. But you have to be pretty much born and raised there to be a Nodak, since outsiders (especially racial minorities) aren't accepted.

[schmitz9066]

So it is not a nice place for people without white skin or blue eyes? How about Minnesota?

[JohnnyHoffa]

Minnesota is wonderful. For example, Minneapolis has taken in so many Somali refugees that the West Bank of Minneapolis is known as "Little Mogadishu." North Dakota has always lagged behind Minnesota culturally and economically. That's why North Dakota is kind of a joke to Minnesota, kind of like West Virginia is to Virginia.

[sprouselover1]

Minnesota sucks to live. ND is so much better. If you have a son or daughter that wants t play hockey. To pay all the money on stupid hockey camps in minnesota. u can learn alll the bast stuff from parkboard. ND is an awesome place to live.

[JohnnyHoffa]

Oh, if you have to mention "hockey camp" to defend bleak, wretched, ugly North Dakota then you are truly desperate. The state is indeed flat and frozen, so I'm positive you can get a good deal on a hockey camp. Probably the minors will learn how to binge drink at the same hockey camp.

[FargoMarc]

You obviously haven't been to Fargo lately, we also have an area known as Little Mogadishu, also Little Kosovo, but it doesn't matter, you just know everything. Still bitter about the Grand Forks City Council, huh John? You ever gonna grow up?

[JohnnyHoffa]

Your "little Mogadishu" is, what? One apartment complex? These poor refugees have suffered enough without adding life in North Dakota to their suffering. Let them leave the "rural ghetto" and come to the Twin Cities, where there is culture, prosperity and diversity.

[FargoMarc]

Yeah, let them go to the Twin Shitties where they can pay twice as much for an apartment and get shot for walking in the wrong neighborhood. What's the murder rate again in Minneapolis, John?

[JohnnyHoffa]

The apartments in the Twin Cities cost the same as the apartments in Grand Forks, even less because there is a better selection. You sound like some idiot I met in Grand Forks who said he liked North Dakota because he could get dollar specials on a loaf of bread. I had to get a grocery insert from the Twin Cities to convince him bread costs the same here as it does there. We're near the top of the entire nation's index of "affordable cities." And Fargo/Grand Forks has had plenty of murders.

[FargoMarc]

Hmm..well, my brother has a 2-bedroom with a balcony in Minnetonka and pays $950, a comparable apartment in Fargo is about $550. I used to pay $750 a month for a 1-bedroom in Minneapolis, the same place in Fargo is about $350. And yeah, Fargo did have maybe 3 or 4 murders in 2007 so yep, you certainly told me. I will now bow to your unquestionable greatness, oh royal Twin Cities resident. Please forgive me, your majesty.

[JohnnyHoffa]

Go to the housing and apartment section of Craigs List and do a search. When you say "comparable" you were talking about features of the apartment. One must also consider neighborhood, and I don't mean "good" or "bad" but more like exclusive versus not-so-exclusive. There are $300 apartments in the Twin Cities. Even if you pay more for an apartment, you make it up in better wages. That's why the people who can do math are fleeing to HERE and leaving NORTH DAKOTA, AMERICA'S LOW WAGE RURAL GHETTO.

[helgasonk]

Yeah Minneapolis is sooo freakin wonderful one of its main bridges collapsed killing DOZENS of people... so wonderful you cant even maintain your structures?

[JohnnyHoffa]

Thirteen people were killed, not dozens. It's pretty typical of Nodaks to exaggerate the dangers of big, scary Minneapolis...but where are the young people fleeing to for jobs and a decent life? Right here, baby. And we're building a magnificent new bridge.

[danond]

schmitz are you looking for a place to live? You ask the same questions quite a bit about ND.

[buzmil]

Can't say I've seen that, I was born in Montana, and part Cheyenne, and moved to a small town in ND when I was twelve. My family was welcomed with open arms, and they've been there ever since. Even though I live in Texas now, I still look back at the time I lived in ND with happy memories, and always enjoy going back when I get the chance.

[helgasonk]

used to go to barn dances in arther hehe... I got my first minor there.

[geven108]

Hell yeah! Arthur barn dances ruled.  Been to many. YOu cant get that any where but in Nodak.

[kayla11h]

Pretty sure whoever made this video is the coolest! You basically showed all the places that either I've grown up in or part of my family has grown up in. In fact the lady walkin in clip is my best friends mom! Awesome job!

[premium350]

I've traveled old and new highway 2 so many times I know them like that back of my hand.

[KailinBoBailin]

I live in north dakota, grand forks :)

[pierrelily]

You don't need to clean your windshield. It's more like a real road trip. I love road trips to small towns versus flying. I am dieing to take one but work two jobs and can't go right now. I live in Florida....sick of the sand and heat...

Love that wide open land, road and country music..

Great video.

[an80sGuy]

LOL. Actually I had cleaned my windshield the day before. After driving across the entire State of Montana. I remember I had so many dead grasshoppers on the windshield, I could hardly see out. It doesn't take long to get dirty up there. Also the middle part of this video, I was hitching a ride with someone else. So It was kinda hard to complain about the view, when I wasn't paying for it:)

[Tehchimeran]

I used 2 live in Minot Air Base. Those wre good times and odd times also like the nonhumans thing but i didn't see those i saw other things. ND odd yet fricken awesome

[bluzdawg]

you need to clean your windshield.

great music...

more trains! ........

[an80sGuy]

"more trains!"

I shoot them when I see them:) Check my other videos, for some more. I'll be adding some more Japanese train video in the near feature.

[groupieofandyhamann]

Cool. I'm currently in the process of moving to Fargo.

[ndbowhunter]

This was not by population but because of the air force bases or something like that but im not sure. oh well

[an80sGuy]

OK that makes more sense. I guess if you counted the number of missile silos. North Dakota would probably be pretty high on the list.

[an80sGuy]

If anyone is interested, and wants to see a higher quality version of this. Please click on the link in the description to see it on LiveVideo.

[ndbowhunter]

I once heard that if ND was a separate country that it would be the third strongest nation in the world or somehting like that. God Bless North Dakota.

[an80sGuy]

I dono about that. The population of ND was 642,200 in 2000. I believe that as a country that would put it at about #162 behind Bhutan.

[fozzworth]

it has to do with the number of Minute-Man nukes in the state. It we suceeded from the Union, ND would be the 3rd largest Nuclear Superpower, behind Russia and then the rest of the United States.

[manoiud]

It should be a separate country. The Dakotas out of the US!

[techsupport07]

screw off!!! just because we are smaller doesnt mean we arent powerful! Guess who was one of the first if not the first to respond on 9-11 with fighter jets-OH YEAH, IT WAS NORTH DAKOTA!!!

[FrederickWolter]

Where did you find the CP/SOO train?

Thanks in advance.

[an80sGuy]

"Where did you find the CP/SOO train?"

I can't really recall for sure. My best guess though would be. About one mile northwest of Burlington.

[GuilewasNK]

Nice! I used to live in North Dakota when I my dad was stationed at Minot AFB. God I love North Dakota.

[nabramson]

Great video ! Who does the music on this ?

[an80sGuy]

Thanks it's Hal Ketchum.