81/1305/3059 , 7:30a start after an early morning with Beau. Easy first 20 miles with nothing but wheat in sight, no animals, only raptors soaring over the fields in search of prairie dogs and mice. A few hills but mostly flat with a tailwind until I turn on rte 2 into a monster headwind. 12mph top speed for 30 miles and some hills again. No motels in Poplar and looks a bit run down. Ride on another 30 to Culbertson and again no motels due to construction workers overpopulating the area. We find a rv park with electric, the owners are nice and let us stay for a reduced price of $ 15 in that we don't need full hookup and electric only for coffee in the morning. It's 56 to Williston from here and 139 to Minot and from there 5 days to Fargo to finish North Dakota. We dine at the local casino/bar and grill. Nice salads and we watch the news on TV. Local regulars come through with their 20 gallon hats that stay on in the bar. They have their whiskey, a smoke then move on. Pretty dead for a Monday night, but we are early birds at 5:30p. Play backgammon till dark then early to sleep.
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