35.2 miles/ +1192.5 ft/ Total miles 2648.9 I enjoyed the dinner and Medora Musical last night. I had a chance to talk to a number of people at the dinner - most of them from North Dakota and Montana. Many had been to the musical before. It is quite an amazing show, with a North …
57-Dickinson-Medora
38.4 miles/ +1227.5 ft/ Total miles 2613.7 I was riding on the interstate most of the way today. To the non-cyclists, that sounds bad, but actually it is good. The rolling hills are smoothed out, grades are easy, and there is an 8-ft shoulder. And very light traffic. So in the heat out here, riding …
56-Richardton-Dickinson
23.7 miles/+1454.7 ft/ Total miles 2575.3 Short ride today and half day off in Dickinson. All pictures today- early morning in western North Dakota. Hay bales are everywhere. But there has been a serious drought since April. I overhear lots of complaining about how few bales they are cutting compared to a normal year. Art …
55-New Salem- Richardton
51.5 miles/ +1486.7 ft/ Total miles 2551.6 My plan had been to ride about 36 miles to Hebron, and then ride the remaining 39 miles to Dickinson on Saturday. I got an early start in nice cool weather (about 60) and some overcast so it stayed cool most of the morning. About 5 miles west …
54-Bismarck-New Salem: A New Day!
39.1 miles/ +1516.2 ft / Total miles 2500.1 Today is the first day with my new attitude toward this part of the trip: North Dakota is beautiful Riding slow is OK; in fact, if it's hot, riding slow is better than fast Take your time Enjoy the small towns Etc., etc., you get the idea …
53- Bismarck Day Off
19.8 miles out and back I visited the North Dakota capitol building and the Heritage Center museum of North Dakota history, geology, agriculture, resource development (mining, oil), and weaving, knitting and embroidery. Something for everyone! This has been a good break. The weather is continuing to be very hot, so my plan is to ride …
52-Bismarck Fourth of July
28 miles out and back to Mandan My hosts in Bismarck showed me the North Dakota Fourth of July. We rode bikes to Mandan (across the Missouri River) this morning to see the parade (marching bands, local businesses, lots of farm equipment, fire engines, antique cars, etc. After the parade had mostly finished we continued …
51-Hazelton-Bismarck: Amazing day!
45.0 miles/ +1010.3 ft/ Total miles 2461.0 I got up early and pulled out of Hazelton at 6 AM. Even though I had only 45 miles to ride to get to Bismarck, and a tailwind when the road was headed north, I was not feeling good about the ride. Not just today's ride, the whole …
50-Gackle- Hazelton
67.1 miles/ +1832.3 ft/ Total miles 2416.0 Last night I stayed at the Honey Hub in Gackle. It is another of the cyclist-only camping/lodging places along the Northern Tier. Gackle is a very small town, with no camping and no motel, so it is really wonderful that one of the local families has made a "cyclists' …
49-Enderlin-Gackle: I made it to Gackle!
74.2 miles/ +1903.0 ft/ Total miles 2348.9 This day is the one day I dreaded the most about the entire trip. I was really intimidated by the lack of food and water along the way, for such a long ride. The weather might have been hot, the headwinds impossible, and maybe I just couldn't ride …
Judy's Bike Ride 2017 