Today we traveled 90 miles from Philip to Pierre, South Dakota. The temperature reached 100 degrees. This was a complete mileage day with hardly any towns between miles and miles of farmland. This is the part of South Dakota I most dreaded, riding into a headwind on the open plains. Instead, we had a great tailwind, making the day go fast. We're staying in dorms at the Pierre Indian Learning Center.
Today's challenge I put out there was if someone caught one of the many grasshoppers in their hand I'd buy them an ice cream cone. If they caught the grasshopper in their mouth, the prize would be two scoops of ice cream. The winner (catching the grasshopper in his hand) was Marnix, Jan's son, who joined the bike ride this week and plans to ride the rest of the way to Boston.
After dinner, I biked around Pierre for another 10 miles to explore the city. I saw part of the Lewis and Clark trail where they had a confrontation with the Teton Sioux in 1804.
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