Happy 5th of July!!!
Now that all the fireworks are over its time to get back to work. It took me a week to get from rig to rig. I left Oklahoma bright and early last Monday and stopped at many fun things along the way. I spent a few days in Billings getting some training and getting to know the town. I spent a very enjoyable afternoon at a Billings Mustangs game and meet some very entertaining people.
Monday I got the call that I was waiting for and I headed out for the rig! After a 5 hour drive I can add a new state to the list and I can say that I have seen all of Montana west to east. Just inside North Dakota is the Theodore Roosevelt National park. The park is part of the North Dakota Bad Lands. For those of you haven’t seen the Bad Lands they look like randomly scattered pieces of a layered cake that has been cut up. In a way they are. Different colored layers of clay sediment capped by a hard sandstone have been artistically eroded away by the Little Missouri River. The park is host to a great many prairie dogs and buffalo. The tourists come from all over to see them! Other wild life sightings include bunnies, deer and antelope.
The rig I am on is just outside the park and it is by far the prettiest rig road I have ever driven down. So far the work has not been that different from what I am use too. Learning new systems and their way of doing things always takes a little bit of time but I suspect we will be getting in to the exciting stuff soon!
Last night was 4th of July in a small town. Reminded me of other 4ths I have spent away. One year was Anthony KS. This year was Medora, ND. People came from all over the place to see the fireworks and the musical. May other town had canceled their shows do to fire and Medora had a low altitude show. It was very entertaining to wonder around the little town and people watch.
