Day 511 – US – North Dakota [Glen Ullin to New Salem]

28/08/21

34.5km

  From Glen Ullin (North Dakota) to New Salem (North Dakota)

North America

The joy of running on a gravel road under bright blue skies! A very happy run

Sunrise on a beautiful day, North Dakota

I watched my first sunrise in a long time this morning. The sky was clear, saved for a small group of tiny clouds that reflected hues of the light of the rising sun. It was quite a show and it had been a while since I last had a clear sky and a sunrise. I took it as a good sign for the day ahead, which also was a smaller run.

Onto the gravel road to New Salem ND

A few miles after I left town, the road suddenly stopped. I had not been expecting that. Instead, it continued as a gravel road. I had no clue what the condition of the trail would be like ahead but I took the chance anyway (the other option would have been to join the Interstate, which I was not keen about given how beautiful the day was). And that was a really good choice! The gravel road went on nearly all the way to New Salem. I was on my own, the landscapes were awesome, the terrain was perfect. Very very happy running today.

Farms of New Salem, ND

There’s not much going on in New Salem for the tourist that I am. The only attraction is a giant fiberglass sculpture of a Holstein Cow, dubbed to be the biggest in the world. I saw it on top of a hill as I approached town, but not knowing it was the attraction around here, I didn’t take a picture. I will try and get a shot tomorrow morning as I leave town towards Bismarck…!

Check out today’s flyover video: https://www.relive.cc/view/v1vj1d9oPJq

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: