Biking Across the U.S (hopefully)
Camden park - Brookings, SD 52Brookings - Huron 79
On my trip into Brookings I rode this sweet old highway miles away from the main highway, able to ride 30 minute intervals without a car (or farm machine) passing by. But a steady headwind took a little fun out of the morning. Got to camp in a couple's backyard, which was AMAZING because they lived a mile from Walmart. You may not know this, but you can get a donut there for 58 cents... and there's just so much stuff. I'm used to the Walmarts in Durham with horrifying lighting, questionable customers, and employees who want to murder each other/you. Here, everyone was so friendly and employees literally wore capes and messed around with each other, it was great. Still terrible lighting, though. Brookings to Huron was the exact opposite type of ride as the day before. I was stuck on a fairly busy highway (with a good shoulder) and had a tailwind pushing me up until the last 10 miles. It was incredible. I also met a British dude named John biking the exact opposite way as me... basically we're doing each other's route in reverse. Also visited the old residence of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Not sure who she is, but I have a picture of her house. Or someone's house. So far, South Dakota hasn't been the terrifying abyss I thought it'd be.
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John Soper
7/11/2017 02:25:59 am
You must not have been paying attention when we read the "Little house in the big Prairie" and other Laura Ingalls Wilder books... :)
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