Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Day 23 July 12th

Today we biked from Rapid City to Wall, SD. It was supposed to be a relatively easy ride of 57 miles before our ride of 117 tomorrow. The first 23 miles were just that but then we ran into head winds of 15-20 mph for the next 34 miles. When the wind is blowing here there is absolutely nothing to stop it. It is just wide open spaces. You feel like the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. You are peddling as fast as you can and going barely anywhere. In addition to the head winds we had a lot of climbing which only added insult to injury. We are spending the night in Wall which I am sure most of you have never heard of. It is the home of Wall Drugs and we have been seeing signs for this place for hundreds of miles. It is kind of like South of the Border for folks who drive east to west instead of north to south. It is exactly the same once you go inside. A hokey tourist trap that sells all kinds of junk that people don't need but still buy and then try to get rid of at yard sales. It should be a long day tomorrow with head winds in the forecast and we cross into the central time zone so we lose an hour. Don't be surprised if the blog is really late tomorrow.

1 comment:

  1. Glad to hear your feeling good enough to get back on your bike and endure more pain. Obviously the long ride didn't impact you too much as it appears that you were able to still recognize the hokey tourist trap. So is Wall Drugs a sponsor of the ride?

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