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A scenic
ride through Badlands National Park was another South Dakota highlight.
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The town
of Scenic, South Dakota, where we had a picnic stop,
was like the setting from an old western movie.
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Cottonwood, South Dakota, with a population of 12, was the smallest town we
rode through on the trip.
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Week 5
began with a tranquil ride along the Missouri River.
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The
residents at the nursing home that we stopped at along the way to Watertown, SD
enjoyed hearing all about our biking adventure.
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Allthough
the terrain of Minnesota
was relatively flat, cycling was made more difficult by strong headwinds. At
least Mother Nature was kind enough to provide lots of sunshine - it only
rained a few days on the entire trip.
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Mail from
loved ones full of encouragment and support helped combat homesickness -
here's one that Sue received in Montevideo,
MN.
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The vast
display of sunflowers was a nice change from all of the corn and hay fields
that we were accustomed to seeing.
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The end of
week 5 brought us to the small midwest town of Northfield,
Minnesota
where locals foiled a Jesse James bank robbery at the First National Bank.
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