Outside of the mountains this was my hardest day of cycling yet. Started out with a light wind out of the south. I had a great breakfast in Drake, ND (A town that looks like it might be ready to blow away. I was the only one at the cafe and it didn't look like anyone had been there for days.) and then the fun started. The winds were blowing a steady 15-20mph in my face pretty much all afternoon. I got a little break when I turned east for a couple of hours at 5:30, but then I was right back into it again after turning south for the last hour. I didn't look at the bike computer all day because I was afraid of what I might see for speed and distance. I did ok though I guess.
I'm going for a short day tomorrow and try to find a motel. Looks like that might be a good trick because I've been told that the oil field workers have them locked up for miles. We'll see.
Still looking at the hurricane. I should be in Fargo on Saturday or Sunday and if it looks like things are going to go badly in Connecticut I'll fly back from there.
The weather is turning here too. Someone at a store said today was supposed to be the last of the 90's and that temps were going to drop into the 70's. It's clouding over for the first time also.
Miles today: 100
Trip miles: 1513
Joe
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