{"id":2317,"date":"2023-08-08T13:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2023-08-08T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:21:36","slug":"fort-thompson-two-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/08\/08\/fort-thompson-two-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Thompson, two hills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2040\" src=\"http:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130340_0498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130340_0498.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130340_0498-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130340_0498-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130340_0498-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving through the town of Chamberlain.  There is a large bridge here where Interstate 90 crosses the Missouri River. The water is wide and there are small bluffs on each side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130343_3686-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130343_3686-1.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130343_3686-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130343_3686-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130343_3686-1-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back after reaching the first climb. Missouri River in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130346_6974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130346_6974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130346_6974-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130346_6974-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130346_6974-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking down the hill headed back down the bluff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130350_0477.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130350_0477.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130350_0477-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130350_0477-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130350_0477-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Thompson is on a reservation. There are signs for Indian Health Services and tribal areas. There is also a casino and motel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130352_2283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130352_2283.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130352_2283-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130352_2283-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130352_2283-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the turn off. This area is mostly open grass land and not much in the way of crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130356_6432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130356_6432.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130356_6432-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130356_6432-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Resize_20230808_130356_6432-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino. Despite leaving late, I was already at the hotel by 11:30. My room wasn&#8217;t ready yet so I left my bicycle and went to look for lunch. The casino had a restaurant but unfortunately security would not let me enter with my camelback backpack so I found a mini mart for lunch. Otherwise a quiet afternoon as I waited to check in.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"activity-header-9607275537\" class=\"wp-strava-activity-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"activity-details-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elapsed Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Moving Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Distance<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Average Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Max Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elevation Gain<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Calories Burned<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elapsed Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">03:07:00<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Moving Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">02:43:48<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Distance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">23.66<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mi.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Average Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">8.67<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Max Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">18.53<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elevation Gain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">1,122.05<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">ft.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Calories Burned\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">1,689<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">kcal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<img class='wp-strava-img' src='https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/mapbox\/outdoors-v11\/static\/path-2+ff0000(%7BpijGv%7Dh%7DQwAy%40m%40_%40_By%40eFwCsDyBcBkAsAs%40wAy%40qCcBwG%7BDgFaDkBeA%7DEqCoAu%40g%40%5BuBiAaAe%40kC%7DA%7BFqDeG%7BDoFmCmEgAyD%7B%40aFa%40sCQ%7DDYoHi%40mAa%40uA_AeCkDq%40%7BBQy%40%7DCoYo%40%7DGc%40iEg%40qEw%40iISeAi%40gDqBoG_CaEmA%7BAiGwFgBuAo%40s%40a%40a%40mC%7DBi%40a%40wBwA%7DEwBuEeAkFkAcGyB%7BEoC%7BEuC%7DDaCiBiAmGsDyEyCuMgJqF_EoIgGmDiCqDsC%7BCwBuFeEoP%7DLcGsEuHsFqCcBiBy%40mBc%40eCKyC%5CCH%3FK_Bd%40qA%60%40oExAcBh%40%7BFtBmEbBaCbBgC%7CCoEhHsDdGgEzG%7DDnFaClB_Bp%40qBd%40%7BCZiPl%40yCIoD%5DgCe%40oB_%40mDo%40iB_%40sFcA_HsAsCk%40yBa%40%7DL_CuDq%40gCi%40%7BAYk%40OeEu%40kMeC%7D%40OmGmAqHyAmB_%40k%40K%7DDu%40eAS_GaAaAG%5DCgBIaDEyAAkHEuFJeFd%40qDb%40wKlAq%40F%7BCRi%40BeAD%7DBH%7B%40Ba%40%40%7B%40DwBFkBJm%40FgBHgALqALu%40J_%40FgC%5EcDl%40yCn%40kAVwB%60%40wBf%40iB%60%40%7BBh%40aGjAuD%5EyPH%7DF%3F%7D%40BqBAiJDqL%40cP%40%7DEDeGAeBDiKAmOHsC%40eMD_EJ_CNaBTuAV_Cb%40_PvDmKdCyExAkGrD_JhIoL~KsDjDuDdCwDnAaC%5CsDZsFd%40iKz%40_E~%40eAVw%40%5CuDpB%7DBpAsCzAaCtAmGnD%7BErCmJbFu%5BjPsG%60DgE%60CcC%60CkBtD%7D%40dD_HhZ_C%7CFkCxCyElB%7BBZmU~BsQfBaFd%40wCRgITaKJgH%40yB%40gF%40oBCyBBa%40XQr%40%40f%5EE%60Es%40rF%7DAbE%7DBzCoInIoInI%7DCvCsOlOwAvAqCnCaL%60LcC%60CiHjHeGfGqB%60DeBfF_AjDe%40fBwB~HgCzFmBhC%7BChDeCpCaErE%7DGxHgJfKkGdHwBbCmBpByCrEaF~L_%40x%40a%40nA%7DCvIoD~JaD%60JiDpJwA%7CDeGzPgClH%7D%40fCeCbHyClIkAhDqEdMgB%60Fq%40lB_CnGmCrHkE%60M_E%7CKaDrJoAzEmBfHcDtLk%40vB%7DFdTyDrNeC~IwAfEgDlJyF~O%7DAlE_BnEyE%60OmFjTiCbKc%40hBk%40%60CaN%7Ci%40w%40jB%7B%40%60AaBv%40sLN_KBcFBoGBuHB_BCoAy%40%5Be%40y%40O%7D%40s%40)\/auto\/480x320@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibWV2ZXJtZXVsZW4iLCJhIjoiY2xlYnZmNG13MDZ1ejNvcWpmdTM3M2pzZyJ9.pq0yENqixV7SGEHuCpgmcw' title='Morning Ride' \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/08\/08\/fort-thompson-two-hills\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-dakota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2319,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions\/2319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}