July 2012

Day 37 – July 10 – Rest Day – Crystal, MN

We took a much needed rest day at the home of Matt and Christina. Sleeping in and a very lazy day felt good. Joe made some progress on his summer homework, I walked to the nearby Cub Foods to pick up a few things we...

Day 36 – July 9 – Dalbo, MN to Crystal, MN- 63 Miles

We rose about 7:00 and helped ourselves to breakfast at the Bunkhouse. Nick Matteson and Dave Jelsma, the other cyclists sharing the bunkhouse, were headed toward Minneapolis, St. Paul area as well. Donn Olsen gave us tips and route information for getting to our different...

Day 35 – July 8 – Sauk Centre, MN – to Dalbo, MN – 90 Miles

The trip to Dalbo, MN has been anticipated for several months. My daughter Meg learned about the Bicycle Bunkhouse in Dalbo during her trip to Argentina last January. Owner Donn Olsen, has converted an old dairy barn on his farm near Dalbo, to a cyclist...

Day 34 – July 7 – Fergus Falls, MN to Sauk Centre, MN – 76 Miles

We slept in a little, took our time getting ready and made our way to our destination in a stress free manner. That is how we looked at the opportunity to make our mileage on a rail trail. The state of Minnesota has done an...

Day 33 – July 6 – Fargo, ND to Fergus Falls, MN – 86 Miles

Change was the theme for the day. We awoke to the patter of rain outside at the home of Connie Hanson in West Fargo, ND. A look at the weather radar showed a sizeable storm over the area moving to the northeast. To the southeast,...

Day 32 – July 5 – Valley City, ND to Fargo, ND – 55 Miles

Today the destination was Fargo, ND and our last full day in North Dakota. The humidity from the day before was gone. The sun was shining brightly and as we rode, it felt significantly cooler than the 4th. The plan was to take I-94 to...

Day 31 – July 4 – Steele, ND to Valley City, ND – 93 Miles

“Old Highway 10” terminated at the interchange with I-94. Proceeding east from Steele would be I-94. The wind had shifted and was now coming from the west. The sky was overcast and rain threatened to the north and west of Steele. We got on I-94...

Day 30 – July 3 – Bismark, ND to Steele, ND – 51 Miles

We took some time to recover today. We didn’t get on the road until after 10:00. We didn’t make it out of Bismarck until after 1:00. We needed to pick up some tire tubes and patches from the bicycle shop at Scheel’s which was the...

Day 29 – July 2 – Medora, ND to Bismark, ND – 139 Miles

This was Joe’s idea. We set the alarm for 4:00 AM. A tailwind was predicted. Quite a bit of wind and lightening swept through the area in the late evening and overnight. There were just a few drops of rain. We were hoping to get a...

Day 28 – July 1 – Rest Day – Medora, ND

It was too hot to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It was 93 but unlike home it was a dry heat. Nevertheless riding the 36 mile loop through the park in the heat of the day would be too much like every other day so...

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