July 8, 2021
Day 91 - Bismarck to Steele
One million strokes
About the subtitle:
Our Garmins keep track of pedal strokes - as well as the myriad other things it tracks. Of course Kerry records all this stuff in his bicycle log spreadsheet, and today he announced that we have topped one million pedal strokes on this tour - no wonder our legs are tired!
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It was a nice ride today, but we can't seem to lose the persistent headwinds. We've had winds from the east since the day we turned eastward in Montana. Where are those westerly winds we thought we'd have? At least we haven't had any more of the 20-40mph onslaughts, but still, we want an easy riding day here and there!
There were no interstate miles today. We had good local roads with very light traffic, sometimes with a shoulder and sometimes without, but it really didn't make much difference.
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It was 45 miles to Steele with no towns in between. I got some North Dakota scenes to share.
Kerry here... As we were riding today, I remarked that ND was starting to look a lot like MN, with all the small lakes we saw. It wasn't until we met "Sandy" that I learned that we were in North Dakota's Prairie Pothole region and the small ponds and lakes were actually Prairie Potholes.
I had never heard of a Prairie Pothole, so a quick Google search resulted in this definition from www.epa.gov: "Prairie potholes are depressional wetlands (primarily freshwater marshes) found most often in the Upper Midwest, especially North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This formerly glaciated landscape is pockmarked with an immense number of potholes, which fill with snowmelt and rain in the spring. Some prairie pothole marshes are temporary, while others may be essentially permanent."
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Kerry wanted some close-up shots of canola plants.
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Yesterday, we saw the world's largest cow. Today it is a sandhill crane. (There's another world's largest animal in a couple of days, but I'll leave you in suspense.)
We have a lazy plan for the next couple of rides - 63 miles divided into two days. Works for us!
Today's ride: 46 miles (74 km)
Total: 3,446 miles (5,546 km)
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We are a day behind you. We are in Bismarck today and will be in Steele tomorrow. The next night we are going for Jamestown. What are your plans? Maybe we will catch up to you before you turn south?
Terry from Metal hip club.
2 years ago
Jeanna and Kerry
2 years ago
Saturday night we will be in Jamestown at Quality Inn. We expect that we will get into town between 3:30 and 5:30. How about we meet and go to dinner. How about we meet in the lobby of the Quality Inn at 6:30? Let me know if that works.
Terry
2 years ago