Well, today my luck with the weather finally and truly ran out. I already knew from checking the forecast that it wasn’t a question of if I’d get rained on today, but rather a question of when, how hard, and for how long.
Day 16: St. Cloud, MN to Minneapolis, MN
This post is coming a day late, but I was just too exhausted last night from the heat. Today is even more of a scorcher (humid with a high of 93 or 94), so I’m taking a rest day in Minneapolis, which also means I’ll give a bit of a rundown of today.
Day 15: Alexandria, MN to St. Cloud, MN
Today my luck with the weather finally gave out. The forecast had a storm hitting Alexandria in the morning, but it said Sauk Centre, 25 miles east of Alexandria, was supposed to remain dry until the afternoon. But, in the words of Marty McFly, since when can weathermen predict the weather?
Anyway, I woke up at 6 to a very red sky, reminding me of the old maxim, “Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.” It also reminded me of this song:
Even after the day had gotten a bit brighter, it still looked pretty ominous.
Day 14: Fargo, ND to Alexandria, MN
And we’re on the road again and on to a new state! But first things first: The podcast I recorded on Sunday has dropped! You can find it here, or search for “Brews, Booze & Reviews” on your favorite podcast site. (Caution: Contains strong language.)
Interlude: Breweries and other adventures in Fargo
It’s sure been nice to actually relax for a couple of days! And they were a good couple of days to relax too. Yesterday was a scorcher, humid and in the high 80s, and today actually broke 90. Tomorrow should be low 80s and the northwesterly wind should be back, so it looks like an auspicious day to resume my ride.
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Day 13: Jamestown, ND to Fargo, ND
Well, the important stuff first: KFYR aired my story last night! You can find the video and text here. I do wish they could have come up with a better headline though.
Day 12: Bismarck, ND to Jamestown, ND
Big news! I’ve now spent over 1000 miles in the saddle since leaving Seattle! (If you sum the total distances it won’t quite add up, because it also includes me biking around Missoula to visit breweries and biking to the airport in Great Falls to pick up the rental car.)
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Well! Today was sure eventful. Or should I say yesterday, since this is going to post after midnight?
Day 10: Dickinson, ND to Richardton, ND via Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Well, thanks to all that skipping ahead yesterday, I wound up with some very odd routing today.
Remember, if it had been up to me I would have returned the rental car in Montana so I could bike into North Dakota. Instead, I wound up 60 miles into ND and was past TRNP, which I really wanted to see as one of the highlights of my trip. So the first order of business was backtracking 30 miles to visit the national park. Except the truly first order of business was returning the rental car at the airport.
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Interlude: “Skip a bit, Brother”
And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lamb, and sloth, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats…
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Ben's Adventures Across America (and a bit of Canada too!) 