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Trails, Tunnels and Too Many Miles.

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Ray

We’ve biked about 470 miles in the last 5 days. While the weather has been good, I think we are feeling a bit of the wear and tear. Yesterday we traveled about 92 miles from La Crosse, WI to the … Continue reading →

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Milestones.

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Ray

We’ve had some long hauls lately. On Tuesday we biked 102 miles, on Wednesday we biked 101 miles and today, because of construction detours, our scheduled 89 mile ride turned out to be 96 miles. Yesterday’s ride into Rochester, MN … Continue reading →

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Midwestern Hospitality.

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Ray

We spent last night in Worthington, MN. When we arrived at the hotel there was a goody bag for each of us containing a T-shirt and a small flashlight from the Chamber of Commerce. When we woke up this morning … Continue reading →

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Land O’ Lakes and The Valley of the Jolly Green Giant.

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Ray

Today we rode from Sioux Falls, SD to Worthington, Minnesota. It was suppose to be a 70 mile ride but road construction and detours turned it into an 83 mile ride. We decided to take the long paved detour route … Continue reading →

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2,000 miles!

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Ray

That’s right. We’re 2,000 miles into this journey. Today and tomorrow we’re in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tomorrow is a rest day. Maybe we’ll go out and ride 50 or 60 miles just to keep the legs in shape. (Just … Continue reading →

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We Made it to the Corn Palace.

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Ray

Today we had an excellent 75 mile ride from Chamberlain, SD to Mitchell, SD. The weather was cool, the sky was clear, the terrain was flat and, although we had some headwind, we can’t complain except for some rough roads. … Continue reading →

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1/2 Way.

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Ray

Yesterday we had a long 117 mile day from Wall, SD to Pierre, SD. There was a light headwind but the weather was good and everyone felt quite good. The only problem was that after the long day we lost … Continue reading →

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Wall, South Dakota

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Ray

Today we had a 57 mile ride over rolling prairie to the world famous town of Wall, South Dakota the home of the world famous tourist trap, Wall Drug. In case you’ve never been there, Wall, SD has very little … Continue reading →

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Into the Midwest.

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ray

Ok, where did we leave off? . . . The off day in Casper was much needed but it only served to rest us for some more tough rides. On Saturday we biked 107 miles into Lusk, WY. We crossed … Continue reading →

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Headwinds.

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Ray

Tough day today! 120 miles through the middle of nowhere from Riverton, WY to Casper, WY. The profile of the trip showed 65-70 miles of gentle ascent then about 50 miles of gentle descent into Casper. The problem was that … Continue reading →

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