I hope you've got your map out and keeping track of our short cut. Our last stop was Bemidji, MN. From there it's a short 35 miles to the headwaters of the Mississippi River. I have crossed Ole Miss thousands of times. It's a muddy flowing river. Average span about 1/2 mile. Today I walked across the river. It was about a foot deep and crystal clear and 12' wide. I wanted to cross it with the bike but I'm pretty sure someone might have got a bit upset. The weather was a beautiful 73° until we got to Fargo where it started to rain. Nothing bad just enough to make things chilly. We called it a night in Jamestown. The bike, trailer and I are having discussions at speeds under 10mph but we have come to an agreement. I set the sag properly and it stops acting up. The speed limit in some places is 80mph. The loaded trailer is pulling just fine at that speed.
Let them eat cake.
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Any idea why they're called Schneider eggs? Is it a reference to the trucking company? (I'm asking because Schneider is a big client of my other company.)
We live in Chicago, but our familes are in NE and SD, so we cross the Ol' Mississip at least a few times a year. We made a game for our kids when they were young to count how many times they could spell Mississippi while crossing it. A couple of weeks ago, we went to NE over Memorial Day weekend and our now 24 year old daughter was with us. As we hit the bridge I heard "m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i" repeatedly coming—feircely—from the back seat. I looked back to see her counting on her fingers.
When we were walking across it, some years ago, in the same spot as Paul, the kids complained that they could only spell it once while crossing there.
We started our driving careers with Schneider in 1992. Yes the reference was about them. Back then they had their trucks governed at 55 mph.
397 miles today Jamestown to Dickinson then to Sturgis. Yes there was a shorter route. But there was a massive rain storm along that route. North Dakota has recieved alot of rain and everything is lush and green. It has made a trip I was dreading into a beautiful ride. Just rolling grasslands as far as the eye can see. A little cool all day. Started at 78° and dropped to 73° where it stayed most of the day. So far just over 1200 miles.
Tony D.
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Bloody beautiful, thanks for taking us along.
Massive thunderstorms, lighting and temps dropping from 85 to 60 in minutes flat. This is hands down my fav part of the year, no matter where I am.
Keep the reports coming
It's hard to imagine ND in a state of greeness. I've driven Hwy 2 more times than I care to remember, and always brown, brown, brown. Hopefully I will get to see it in a couple of weeks as I drive to Touratech.