I Wish There Were More To Report

Hey,
Been a while since the last post, but to be honest, there's a perfectly good reason for that. Nothing actually happened in the last two states (ND and SD). I suppose I could go on and on about how much grass there is, but just thinking about it is putting me to sleep. It has gotten to the point that the brightest moments during the ride are the ones where we can scream at roadside cows loud enough to get them all to run.....seriously. Most of the towns we have been in this month have been about as populated as your local Wal-Mart, with approximately the same demographics. We passed town after town that advertised their populations, down to the individual. 1,345 here, 952 there...Roscoe, SD was a bustling metropolis of 234 people. Today we are in the biggest city we have seen perhaps since Vancouver. Aberdeen, SD has a little over 24,000 people. Cities are a mixed blessing, I suppose, because on one hand, more people usually means things like a guaranteed bike shop and a good sports bar to watch the Tour in, but on the other hand it means lots of cars and higher food prices.

So this afternoon we are running for the SD-MN border on our way to Minneapolis. It should be about four days ride from here to Twin Cities, but we're told its much nicer due to the prevalence of gas stations and nice city parks to camp in. Back into civilization we go.

Tall Man out.