55 miles
1,526 feet ascent
1,909 feet descent
2,187 calories
Temperatures are rising again in North Dakota, so another early dawn departure was called for to beat the heat. It was "cool" leaving Glen Mullin, especially traversing some low lying areas, and a blood red sun brought to mind the old sailor's adage "red sky at night, sailor's delight, red sky at morning, sailor take warning."
Red Morning Sky Over Glenn Ullin, ND
But it must only apply at sea, because there wasn't a cloud in the sky all day, and by late afternoon it was 97 in Bismarck.
More fields of sunflowers, wheat, and corn were the order of the day across the rolling hills.
Hills East Of Glenn Mullin, ND
Hay Bails Also Make Good Bike Stands
Graceland
Biggest Cow In ND
Fortunately, the ride was uneventful, i.e. no more hawk attacks, but I did eye one sitting on a fencepost and two others circling overhead at one point. We exchanged evil eyes, but it went no further than that.
Hawk Attack Re-enactment
That's not a hawk, if you're paying attention; it's an eagle. This was a very cool monument in Bismarck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Constitution I just happened to come across in a neat little neighborhood while walking to the DQ.
Monument For Constitution's 200th Anniversary In Bismarck
Final Crossing Of The Missouri River
Ok trying to leave comments from laptop since phone is not accepted. So, keep up the great progress. Hoping the heat wave breaks soon and that Minnesota will treat you a bit better.
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The cow is of genus “Giganticus Steakus” and is indigenous to North Dakota. The first settlers had mischievous teenagers who were unable to tip this species. As time passed, the North Dakotans, through evolution, became quite large and cow tipping became a commonplace occurrence among the midwestern youth.
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