Rode 582 miles today from Ray, North Dakota to Duluth, Minnesota. About 500 of it was in very strong crosswinds. My right shoulder is killing me, and I am exhausted. Tough riding, even with the cruise control on. Not much else to write, except that it was probably our first full day of riding without any rain! This part of the ride is just plain, well PLAIN. Not much scenery, no animals, no nothing. 580 miles of nothing but miles of nothing. There was a terrif...

That means it was nice out for the majority of our day #2 today. Left Gladstone, Michigan at 0700am, and missed our turn onto Route 2W. Went south out of our way, in a dense fog, for about an hour. Finally headed back up north on Route 41 from Escanaba, Michigan. We lost an hour in drive-time, but gained an hour in time zone changes. And the universe balances itself out... We went through several national forests today. Saw a huge snapping turtle on the road, an...