Monthly Archives: July 2007

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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1/3 of the Way.

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Ray

Unless you are Scooter Libby it’s a bit tough to celebrate the 4th of July with Dubya as President. But we digress. . . We have over 1200 miles of riding behind us. There is hope than this trip is … Continue reading →

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We’re Into a Tough Stretch.

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Ray

We did 88 miles today over a couple of tough passes and into Jackson, WY. The second climb was murder. A lot of riders had to walk their bikes for part of the way up. The early part of the … Continue reading →

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Idaho falls by the wayside . . .

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Ray

. . . and Wyoming looms over the mountains. Well, we made it through the month of June. July might be another story but we’ll see. On Saturday we biked 110 miles from Twin Falls, ID to Blackfoot, ID. It … Continue reading →

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