Mandan, North Dakota in December?

Well, my wife just asked me if I had any interest to go with her to Mandan, North Dakota which I think is near Bismark. The only catch is that the trip is the week before Christmas!

Let's see, North Dakota in December.... I bet it's colder then a well diggers you know what! And I don't want to offend anyone here who might be from there but is there anything worth photographing there at that time of year? Maybe I could do my Christmas shopping and get lots of nice North Dakota gifts?

Darn, I was hoping for Aruba in December again but Valero is selling off that refinery! :right:

Remember that scene from Fargo where the Steve Buscemi character is burying a suitcase full of money in a snowbank by the side of a deserted highway, and then to mark the location he sticks a windshield ice scraper into the snowbank?

:cool:

Pack extra polar fleece. And a blanket. And food in case you get snowed in. And more polar fleece. And maybe a cord of wood.

Have fun.

Maybe you'll get lots of sex? it goes dark pretty early in December.

Well, now she has to go to New Orleans the week before the North Dakota trip and will be staying in the French Quarter. I can get a flight for 20000 miles and $20 so I am thinking of going there instead of North Dakota. Just got to find someone to watch my dog.

You're gonna miss some beautiful scenery.