Happy Birthday Ann

It was a good day for riding. Winds were either cross or tail, temps were in the low 70's, traffic was light and there was NO RAIN. I managed 85 miles at just over 12 mph. Total mileage for the trip is now over 1800.

Just outside of Fargo, I caught up to a local cyclist. Ann was just out for a fun ride on her Specialized Sequoia. We rode together for about 12 miles and in the course of our conversation, I learned that she was celebrating her 67th birthday. That was cause for celebration and so at her turnaround point in Sabin, MN I bought her an ice cream cone at the General Store. (BTW.. this is a great store. They have over 200 different brands/flavors of bottled soda.)



Ann is a regular rider. In fact when she was 60, she completely the Southern Tier route with a group of women. Just last week she rode 92 miles with a friend. She rides with a bad hip that does not allow her to swing her leg up and over the crossbar. She basically has to lay the bike down to either get on or off it.

I'm about 40 miles into Minnesota. There are countless lakes on this route and lots of pine and hardwood trees to break up the landscape. There are also some hills: not big, but steep enough to move to the small chainring.

Tonight I'm camping on the shore of Lake Ida at Tony's Campground. Its pretty quiet. Tony said they had ice on the lake until early May and the thus far, tourists have been scarce this season.








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