Lewis and Clark Bicycle Tour I
Home Again
After being on the road for about 9 weeks for Camp Meeting, the General Conference Session, vacation, and the ASI Convention, Keith and I are finally back home again! We put in some long days of driving and got home a couple days early and surprised Lois! That was fun! We had a great summer…
Read MoreDay 21 – Snake Creek Recreation Area to Chamberlain, SD – Final
47 miles today – 1019.6 total miles In the middle of the night we were woken up by thunder and lightning. We made a dash for the bath house. By the time we got there, we figured out that most of the thunderstorm was going to miss us and we were just going to get…
Read MoreDay 20 – Pickstown to Snake Creek Recreation Area
76.2 miles today – 972.6 total miles We started today with a 400 foot climb out of the river valley and then climbed another 250 feet over the next 40 miles. We had a light of a tailwind which didn’t help much. We originally planned to stop at a park in Burke which is up…
Read MoreDay 19 – Springfield to Pickstown
51.0 miles today – 896.4 total miles The low temperature this morning was 48 degrees. It warmed up quickly to about 65 degrees by the time we hit the road. The high temperature was to be about 80 degrees today. This made for a very pleasant day of riding. Probably one of the nicest we…
Read MoreDay 18 – Yankton to Springfield
37.4 miles today – 845.4 total milesWhat a contrast. After the near record highs of the weekend we are expecting near record lows. The low tonight is forecast to be close to 50 degrees. We had a wind out of the North today between 20-25 mph. This gave us a strong crosswind most of the…
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