Day 519 – US – North Dakota [Valley City to Tower City]

05/09/21

42km

  From Valley City (North Dakota) to Tower City (North Dakota)

North America

Another Interstate run under beautiful skies – and getting closer to Fargo

Fog filled landscapes

It really is chilly as I leave at dawn these days. With temperatures just below 10 Celsius, it will soon be time to wear the long sleeves. Summer has an early end this year. I remember how it abruptly changed last year too. As I crossed the mountain from Greece into Bulgaria, I also ran into a different season as temperatures were 10 degrees Celsius less on the other side of the mountain. Experiencing the seasonal changes on the road is quite fascinating.

Fog slowly lifting…

The landscapes were covered in fog as I started running, it was beautiful. Thankfully the Interstate was clear and the skies were blue. Today would be another straight line on the road without much distraction.

Between Valley City and Fargo: 92km of road. In between these two cities, only 1 town offers accommodation, Tower City, which is only about 26km out of Valley City. But having a 26km day followed by a 66km day was not exactly what I wanted. So I decided to continue running 16km past Tower City. Stop my GPS. Hitchhike my way back to Tower City for the night. And tomorrow morning, I will hitchhike back towards my re-start point on the Interstate. A 42km followed by a 50km day, that is more like it!

Tonight I asked my host Joanne how to proceed with payment for the room at the Inn. She told me to deposit the money directly into my fundraiser. That’s done, and that’s 80 US$ more towards the target! Thank you Joanne at the Tower City Inn, I really appreciate your kindness and willingness to help.

Tomorrow I’m headed to Fargo, the biggest city in North Dakota. This will also be my last run in the state. Looking forward to the rest day to explore that city.

Check out today’s flyover video: https://www.relive.cc/view/vxOQY58eN2O

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: