71 miles, 1030 feet of climbing. It was 75 degrees at departure T 0630 with a dew point of 74 which meant it was extremely foggy. It was kind of cool, I felt like I was at the beach for some reason. We had a south Winfield which brought in the moisture. It was okay while we were riding, but whenever you stopped it was definitely a sauna. It was 95 when we got to Sioux Falls. The terrain was mostly flat with 2 bumps. We didn't see much over the 71 miles. We did see a few farm houses and silos. Lots of corn, heat nd soybeans.
Since climbing isn't my strong suit, the staff have assured me that it will be mostly flt until we reah the east coast. Boy is thatnmusic to my ears.
We passed through one small town called Canistoda which was having a festival. The highlight wa a tractor pull.it looked like a tricycle pulling a small tractor. My friend Mary gave it a try a didn't do that well so I didn't even try. I also need to conserve all my energy.
Tomorrow is our third day off. Can't wait. I wore through my first chain today. Hard to believe since I bought it 3 weeks ago. However, i've put tons of miles on it.
Monday we cross over into Minnesota.
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