Bishop Bike Adventure Day 30 July 30, 2010

For much of our trip, we have been following Adventure Cycling maps. Today, however, we had to make a major detour. There is flooding at Devil’s Lake, a function of natural water table movement. This flooding caused Adventure Cycling to issue a map addendum rerouting bikers, but the rerouting also appeared inadequate. After making some inquiries at the motel, we decided to avoid the area altogether and make up our own route.

Our route was in no way disappointing as the scenery was great. We traveled through some areas that provided beautiful vistas of North Dakota’s farmland. As in Montana, we were able to see long-ranged views with a big sky. According to one local, the crops are doing great this year, as these photos attest. We neared the century mark with a long ride with the wind on flat terrain. The roads were also lightly traveled, further reducing the stress level on the biker.

Toward late afternoon, the sky began to look dark in the southwest. I thought for a time that we might be stormchasers via bicycle, but we were spared that excitement.