Tag: headwinds

  • Big Sky Country

    Big Sky Country

    Southwest North Dakota Matt and I took a much needed rest day in Hettinger, N.D. The following morning we got on the road at sunrise! We were planning on setting personal records today with our promised 20 to 50 m.p.h. tailwinds and gusts! Zoom Zoom! Into the brisk wind we go! The sun felt wonderful…

  • Counting our Blessings

    Counting our Blessings

    As comfortable as the bed at our hotel stay was in Britton, we managed to get on the road before 830am. Forecast today was 80°, SE winds up to 25mph and plenty of sunshine. The previous day on a gravel road incline, Matt’s rear hub broke. We were literally in the middle of nowhere in…

  • Windswept in the Dakotas

    Windswept in the Dakotas

    Matt and I woke up early and exited the only hotel in town by 8am. We figured we’d get an early start to beat the Sunday church traffic. There was a large hill up ahead past Veblen with an option to go a bit North to go around it, so we took it! We crossed…