Back in Lincoln. Today I drove from Selby, South Dakota to Lincoln, Nebraska. Dropped off a rental car and am ready to start the next section cycling west to Wyoming/Colorado. I can tell it is more humid again so will … Continue reading →
A full day of North Dakota bicycling. I’ve reached the end of the line and will drive back a bit before starting my next phase of bicycling to Colorado. Yesterday was a good day for a rest day. There were … Continue reading →
A Walmart truck passes me. So that has me wondering, how far am I from a town with a Walmart? As best I can tell, today I was always at least an hours drive away (north to Bismarck, South to … Continue reading →
A shorter ride today to Selby. The shorter distance was good both because there were no services along the way and because starting mid-morning wind started to pick up from the Northwest. I continued through agricultural areas with wheat, corn, … Continue reading →
A nice ride through agricultural areas including wheat fields. I think there was a big wheat harvest recently so these fields are not as prominent as other crops. In addition I came past soy beans, corn and sunflower fields. I … Continue reading →
Today another ride through sparsely populated areas. There was more traffic that earlier days so it wasn’t completely quiet. The first part of the day was through the reservation including the only service stop at 13 miles. After that no … Continue reading →
A short ride today. Fort Thompson was the town before Pierre. This first stretch has ~1000 feet of climb, mostly in two hills. Given the distance and hills, this seemed like a good stop over. Leaving through the town of … Continue reading →
Yesterday it rained until early afternoon. After that it was breezy. Taking a rest day in Platte turned out to be a good choice. The first night the motel was full. There was a group of 40 motorcyclists from Kansas … Continue reading →
Today was a relatively quick ride on major roads that were surprisingly quiet. Similar to yesterday, the weather forecast called for “scattered thunderstorms, some severe”. It rained overnight as a line of storms came through. However it was dry in … Continue reading →
Montana uses the slogan “big sky country”. However, as I bicycle through these parts of South Dakota, it also reminds me of the slogan with wide open vistas and plains. I still see corn, but less than Iowa. The trees … Continue reading →