Lewis and Clark Bicycle Tour

Day 15 - 30 September 2005
The winding road north

Prairie church rest stop

Day 14 - 29 September 2005
Brush with death (the reenactment)

Last night on the road

Day 13 - 28 September 2005
Does a bear sh** in the woods?

Detour

Av – 10.9 mph
Dis – 51 miles
Tm – 04:40 hrs.
Asc – 474 ft.
It’s a good thing Pierre wasn’t that far away, because I just wasn’t in the groove today. I snoozed for another half hour after my alarm went off at 0630. The wind was blowing out of the southwest, up over the foot [...]

Av – 10.7 mph
Dis – 70.6 miles
Tm – 06:35 hrs.
Asc – 679 ft.
Two days to cover a little over 100 miles is like a vacation (but missing the hula girls). I didn’t pull out of Huron until 1100, as late as the Super 8 would let me stay, but still made good mileage despite [...]

Av – 9.8 mph
Dis – 82.1 miles
Tm – 08:23 hrs.
Asc – 747 ft.
Today was a horrific, demoralizing, mind numbing day. But I still made eighty-two miles so I can’t complain too much.
The sky ripped open at about 2300, dumping what looked like several water towers worth of water on the Home Motel, and hadn’t [...]

Av – 12.1 mph
Dis – 88.3 miles
Tm – 07:17 hrs
Asc – 928 ft.
Day 09 - 24 September 2005
Rain, rain, go away

When I stepped outside the door at 0630, the air was warm and humid. It was still dark and I couldn’t see any stars. I suspected rain, but hoped otherwise. I [...]

Av – 12.8 mph
Dis – 97.3 miles
Tm - 07:36 hrs
Asc – 1244 ft.
Breakfast was, indeed, outstanding. Chester fixed me three fried eggs, sunny side up, two Hormel sausage links, and three pieces of buttered toast lightly toasted and heavenly buttered. My favorite.
I almost didn’t go. I rolled up to their house at [...]

Av – 9.4 mph
Dis – 49.1 miles
Tm – 05:12 hrs
Asc – 707 ft.
Well kick me in the nuts and call me Sally! Today was the worst day since Pomeroy in ‘04.
I slept in and started late like I had planned; 0830 and 1100 respectively, and devil be damned, the wind was right in my [...]

Av – 14.2 mph
Dis – 118.9 miles
Tm – 08:20 hrs
Asc – 2979 ft.
I haven’t been as in tune with this tour as I was the last one. I’m not talking efficiency or distances. I’m talking location. Most of the time, I really don’t know where I’m at. I passed through KS [...]