Archive for July 2005
Day 16 – Stone State Park to Vermillion
42.9 miles today – 776.2 total miles We entered South Dakota today. There wasn’t even a sign to greet us as we crossed the Big Sioux River, which wasn’t very big. The ride today was uneventful. We left our ranger friend’s house at about 8:30 and made it to Vermillion by 12:30. The heat index…
Read MoreDay 15 – Rest Day – Stone State Park
This morning our ranger friend fed us breakfast and we got a ride to church. At church we met Lynette Brandow, Tammy Hasty, and their families – teachers we know in Michigan – who where here for a family reunion. They had a potluck and then we went with Lynette two the nature center here…
Read MoreDay 14 – Lewis and Clark SP to Sioux City, IA (Stone SP)
58.8 miles today – 733.3 total miles The most incredible thing just happened. But I can’t get ahead of the story so I’ll tell you about that later. Sometimes I wake up grumpy, sometimes I let him sleep. Keith didn’t want to get up early this morning. After some protest he got up and we…
Read MoreDay 13 – Missouri Valley to Lewis & Clark State Park
46.9 miles today – 674.5 total miles We got up early and left the motel at about 8 am. We wanted to get most of the riding done before it got too hot. We had a two good things in our favor – a headwind and clouds. The clouds didn’t produce rain for us, but…
Read MoreDay 12 – Pacific Junction to Missouri Valley – Cool and Hot
47.7 miles today – 627.6 total miles We left Pacific Junction this morning and headed for Council Bluffs. The weather was cool-ish as rain was threatening. We once again had a great tail wind. Council Bluffs has a great network of bike trails that crisscross most of the city. These trails got us most of…
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