Fargo to Fergus Falls (83 miles)

7-15-2010
Today wasn't a hard ride, but it also wasn't an enjoyable day.

We started off with a ride through Fargo.  The streets were fairly busy, but the traffic was amendable to us being on the road.  However, once we got into Minnesota (no welcome sign again!) the roads became really awful.  There was very little shoulder, and the roads were criss crossed with deep cracks.

Jeeze, where are the trees!  This looks the same as North Dakota.  (By the end of the day we were seeing lots more trees.)

Those cracks really ate at everyone.  The constant bah-bump, was annoying and painful on our sore rear ends.  After a day of that, we were not feeling like doing another day of it.  So at Pelican Rapids we decided to have some lunch (McDonalds, 2 burgers and a large chocolate shake) and then head off of the Adventure Cycling route to Fergus Falls.  There we'll be getting on a 120 mile bike path to near St. Cloud, and then getting on anther trail along the Mississippi River to Minniapolis.
Now we're all camped in a city park, enjoying dinner, and glad to be right next to the Central Lakes Trail, on which we'll ride for the next day and a half.