The plan today was to ride a nice, easy 46 miles to Baker, Montana. A spur of the moment change of plans resulted in a 127 mile ride to Miles City, Montana.
Thanks to easier terrain and a nice wind from the southeast pushing me sideways, but also forward, we arrived in Baker […]

Yesterday, I had my fill of headwinds and hills. There was none of that today. Instead, we had a cold rain and just the tiniest bit of sleet. I think I prefer headwinds.
The cold and rain was certainly annoying but we’re close enough to the finish now that I’m not sure anything short […]

If you have diabetes, do you think of yourself as “a diabetic” or as “a person with diabetes”? Or maybe you prefer “pancreatically challenged”?
For years, I’ve hated the term “diabetic” when it is used as a noun. For example, “I’m a diabetic.” is a statement you’ll never hear me say. I don’t […]

More cornfields and farmhouses today. But there’s a couple new additions to the mix: beanfields and the occasional aroma of a feedlot or pig farm.
But, just like yesterday, the ride was mostly rural and I went through just four towns during the 65 mile ride to Storm Lake: Fort Dodge (population 25,493), Clara […]

We’re back on the road again. After an entire week off the bicycle to visit family in Minnesota and to attend the AADE conference in Los Angeles, California, I’m back on the bicycle today.
We flew back to Minneapolis from Los Angeles on August 12. Yesterday, we spent the day in the Minneapolis […]