7/11/18
At peace with the world, I stare heavenward and listen to the cottonwoods whisper a welcome to the West.
Day 45 Entering the West
Month: July 2018
Day 44 Surviving on the Prairie
7/10/18
The Prairie is so vast that I have to stop several times today to look in all 4 directions to each horizon to appreciate its beauty.
It goes on for ever…
Day 43 Rest Day in Bismark
7/9/18
Today was a rest day with a service project, painting a garage, outdoor windows, and weeding a garden at the home of a woman with MS.
These are some of my least favorite things to do…so it must in fact be a “service project”
We worked for 4 hours in cooler conditions and had a wonderful lunch. To our surprise the MS patient donated $200 to the ride.
After the project we went off to separate hours of chores beneath a sky filled with pretornado clouds.
Tonight we are inside safe and sound as we prepare for 12 days until our next rest stop in Whitefish Montana.
Day 42 The Brillo Pad
7/8/18
The Brillo Pad has scoured my Soul to the quick. There is nothing left to give…but I must go on.
Cleansed of all previous filth I enter the phase of Survival..the Way to the Staircase to the Stars.
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Day 41 Perfect Storm
7/718
Today the White Rabbit is too exhausted to tell a story.
106 heat index
blazing sun
100 miles through rural North Dakota
1 town of 300 people who were very rude to us… no other towns along the way
15-20 mph side and headwinds
50 miles of rollers at the apex of the heat of the day
9 hours 37 minutes in the saddle
campground with a broken toilet… the shower works
But the day is done and all is well. Soon to bed to start over again tomorrow
PS As I fade off the cottonwoods around me are shimmering and whispering in the breeze… no better way to fall asleep.
Day 40 Threading the Needle on the Great Plains
7/6/18
I can see storms to my right and storms to my left but Angel and Flossie show me how to thread a needle and I don’t get wet.
So start the Great Plains.
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Day 39 Leaving Minnesota
7/5/18
Today we leave Minnesota. It makes me sad to cross the Red River and leave the wetlands, farms, hills, and Perfect People behind.
Day 38 America’s Birthday
Day 37 A Mythical Place
7/3/18
Today I ride through a Mythical World, a place called Lake Wobegon.
Day 36 Leaving the Mississippi Behind.
7/2/18
The Mississippi River is at flood stage but we are safe camping for the night on its bank.
Time Travelling with a Guardian Angel 