July 2011

Wall -> Rapid City

29 July 2011

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Wall is famous for Wall Drug, which started out as a drug store (pharmacy) and has evolved in to a huge shopping-centre-like complex. For us, the 2 most important things were 5c coffee and, the thing that started their rise to fame, free ice cold water. Walking round the small part of Wall Drug I [...]

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Kadoka -> Wall

28 July 2011

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I woke up at 6 to hear the storm still going. The couple of times I’d woken up during the night it had been going, so maybe it raged all night. I had grabbed oatmeal off C the night before so was able to eat my breakfast in the tent which was great. We use [...]

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Reliance -> Kadoka

27 July 2011

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The alarm went off at 6:30 and we were saying our goodbyes to Kevin and Jolene by 7:45. We again didn’t have a place to stay, so we had the freedom to see how far we could get. If all went well, we would have our longest ride and make it the 100 miles to [...]

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Mitchell -> Reliance

26 July 2011

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We were up early, but couldn’t go out as neither Moe nor her dog were at home. We wanted to say goodbyes so sat round until she turned up. Moe had been out for a walk. We had forgotten to mention our plan to leave early, so she was a little surprised by our necessity [...]

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Sioux Falls -> Mitchell

25 July 2011

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Travis, our host, was working nights and so didn’t have to be at work until 6pm. Most people who work nights go to bed during the day, not Travis. He was eager to ride as far as he could with us on his touring bike. He loved to ride but also wanted to try out [...]

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Worthington -> Sioux Falls

23 July 2011

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We got up at 8 as planned and headed to the kitchen as we could smell food being made. We found Ana’s parents, Ramiro and Maria, in the kitchen who welcomed us and had us sit down so they could make us some food. I got to use the little Spanish I’ve learnt while studying [...]

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Fairmont -> Worthington

22 July 2011

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I woke up around 7 having slept for 10 hours. As the heatwave was over, it was great to be able to not have to be up at 5 and out by 6. We got ready and Bea and Bob took us back to McDonalds for breakfast. I asked Bea what was good and she [...]

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Austin -> Fairmont

21 July 2011

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We were up and out of Dahn’s before anyone else was stirring. The heatwave was continuing, and we wanted no part of it. The roads took us through another day of corn fields, which were starting to get a little repetitive. A couple of hours in to the ride and C was complaining about being [...]

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Cresco -> Austin

20 July 2011

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We were again up nice and early to beat the heat. It made for a glorious start to the day as, although it wasn’t quite sunrise, we were riding with long shadows. We even had a tail wind pushing us out of to the state border with Minnesota. Crossing in to Minnesota there was not [...]

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Bagley -> Cresco

19 July 2011

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We were up at 5 and out by 6 with the knowledge that we had a long hot ride ahead of us. Walking out of the door we were struck by the mist that was everywhere, making it look almost eerie. Descending down the hill was an amazing feeling. We were riding through the mist [...]

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Ridgeway -> Bagley

18 July 2011

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We woke up at 6 in an effort to be on the road around 7 as we had done back in the heat at the beginning of the trip. A quick breakfast with Tym & Sonja and we were on the road. We had about 70 miles to go and with the heat wave meant [...]

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Madison -> Ridgeway

17 July 2011

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… EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY… * TEMPERATURE… AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MIDDLE 90S THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HOT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES… OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. SWELTERING HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WILL PRODUCE [...]

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