Today seems to have been the start of a new chapter in our experience. Today we were joined by another good friend from Peoria, Ken Zika. KenZ will be riding with us until Niagara Falls. KenZ's and Kenner's (Tom Schmit's nickname for Ken Mcgarvey) wives, Judy and Betty, were present to send us off an then headed
back to Illinois. Also, the weather has changed and is now midwestern: higher humidity and storm dodging.
back to Illinois. Also, the weather has changed and is now midwestern: higher humidity and storm dodging.The ride to Worthington was nice. It started on a very nice bike trail that we followed around almost the entire perimeter of Sioux Falls; we kept the Big Sioux river at our side the whole time. Then we crossed rolling farmland just like that in Illinois; the beans and corn looked unusually healthy.
It wasn't long before we entered our fifth state: Minnesota!!
We passed through several very picturesque little towns in the 70 miles we rode. This one, with the homemade sign announcing its name and population, is an example.
Typical farms we passed we very neat and orderly, a lot like I would expect from listening to Garrison Keiller (Sp?) and Prairie Home Companion. This is an example:
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