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Pierre, South Dakota – 0 bicycle miles, but a lot of steps I woke up this morning to the sound of a thunderstorm, which didn’t end until 11:00. So, it was a perfect time to take a day off from riding. I spent a couple of hours tuning up Ishmael and changing the tires and… Continue reading Day 36 – Sunday 7/3/22

Chamberlain, South Dakota to Pierre, South Dakota – 84.2 Miles After 5 weeks of cycling and 2,319 total miles, I’ve come to rest tonight in Pierre, South Dakota. Ishmael and I are taking tomorrow off to reorganize, repair and plan for the next push towards the Pacific coast, about 1,600 miles away. There’s no particular… Continue reading Day 35 – Saturday 7/2/22

Pickstown, South Dakota to Chamberlain, South Dakota – 93.2 Miles A problem with traveling by bicycle in a large state with a small population is that places to stay and supply opportunities are not always convenient. From Pickstown, where I spent the night, the only logical places to go were either Platte, 37 miles away,… Continue reading Day 34 – Friday 7/1/22

Yankton, South Dakota to Pickstown, South Dakota – 68.6 Miles When I looked at the details of the ACA’s Lewis and Clark Trail route from Yankton to Pickstown last night, there were things about it that I wasn’t happy with. The first was that there were long sections of the route where no services were… Continue reading Day 33 – Thursday 6/30/22

Elk Point, South Dakota to Yankton, South Dakota – 52.6 Miles The destination for today was undetermined, until I checked the weather this morning. Typically, I pick a town that is about 40 miles away and look at the hourly forecast for the time I’ll be passing through. If it’s favorable, I’ll look a little… Continue reading Day 32 – Wednesday 6/29/22

Onawa, Iowa to Elk Point, South Dakota – 71.8 Miles Today was the end of a calendar month on the road. I left for Seattle on May 29 and wanted to do something memorable today to acknowledge that. When I checked the maps last night, reaching South Dakota was a possibility. There’s a tiny piece… Continue reading Day 31 – Tuesday 6/28/22

Council Bluffs, Iowa to Onawa, Iowa – 70.4 Miles Following the wind in my face exertions of the last two days, I was hoping for cooperative weather this morning. Well, I got it. Today was a pleasure from start to finish, with a tailwind and good roads throughout. I left my “not so great” hotel… Continue reading Day 30 – Monday 6/27/22

Nebraska City, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Iowa – 55 Miles The goal this morning was to reach Missouri City, Iowa. With the forecast for the same wind from the north that had bothered me all day yesterday, I thought an earlier start would get me there in a reasonable time. The college World Series was… Continue reading Day 29 – Sunday 6/26/22

Falls City, Nebraska to Nebraska City, Nebraska – 55.9 Miles Today was the end of four weeks on the road, with a total mileage covered of 1,878.3. That’s an average of 67 miles a day, which would be worrisome if I was traveling by car but gives me satisfaction since I’ve been able to successfully… Continue reading Day 28 – Saturday 6/25/22

Achison, Kansas to Falls City, Nebraska – 60.8 Miles I woke up around 4:30 AM this morning to the sound of thunder. Since I wasn’t planning on riding that early, I went back to bed. A couple of hours later it was looking like this: I got on the weather app and saw that the… Continue reading Day 27 – Friday 6/24/22