We rode out of Sioux Falls on a smoothly paved greenbelt path along the river that took us right to the Sioux Falls. Then we pedaled our way through the last of South Dakota and crossed into Minnesota.
We traveled through classic Minnesota farmland - flat, oceans of corn and soybeans and about every 10-12 miles a little farming community. The folks were again friendly and curious and impressed with what we are doing (and probably think we're crazy too...).
When we got to the little town of Adrian, we hit road construction and had a detour - 6 1/2 miles on a dirt road! That was a bit of an adventure, but I made it through without falling off the bike and got to Worthington without any mishaps.
Finished off the delightful day with a DQ cone and then hosed my bike down and cleaned myself up (think dust from 6+ miles of dirt road).A big storm came blowing through late afternoon - fortunately we were all safely in by then. The temperature has cooled considerably (yea!) and we'll see what tomorrow brings - it will be another century day (100+ miles).
3 comments:
Hi Jean,
It was fun to see you next to the Welcome to Minnesota sign. It's too bad you didn't pass through last week, when we had five days in the seventies and no humidity.
I was happy to read that you finally caught a tailwind (without having to bike backwards). You are doing an amazing job! I wouldn't be able to do a travelogue if I were on the trip because my blog would be nonstop complaining!
We're sorry we won't see you when you're in the Dells, but we'll stay in touch through your blog. It sounds like you're having a great time. Stay strong!
Ann
P.S. Franklin says Thank You for the buffalo postcard.
You are more than half way through! Way to go Jean - you are so awesome.
Great Pictures!!!!
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