Day 23 Oacoma SD to Mitchell SD 76 miles 1134 ft

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Today we crossed the Missouri River ( I didn't remember it went through South Dakota) and it the half way point in our journey. Yes we are exactly at the midpoint of the trip!  Today was also an easy day relatively speaking. To go 75 miles and climb about 1500 feet (that what my Garmin indicated) is amazing -- it means its almost flat and it just about was.  Temp was 63 this morning and only 88 at the end. Even I got to the hotel by 2:15.  The wind was from the south but only about 10mph so it was no problem.  In spite of the great conditions, I can complain about the scenery -- to put it mildly it was boring, boring, boring.  No where near as dramatic as yesterday.  It was one of the those grind out the miles day to get across the country. The other complaint is about the 25-30 miles of the road was cement - like a sidewalk so every 20 feet or so there was a crack where the two slabs came together. So every 20 - 25 it was a mild jolt.  Lunch was in a park at mile 50 - tons of flies  Can I complain anymore?  No that's it for right now.  PS Mitchell is the home of the Corn Palace!


Old Barn

















Corn had just been harvested notice the row still standing on
the left

A lot of old cars around this building




Scenery something like this for 75 miles

Crossed the Missouri River right at the beginning of the ride


I 90 Bridge across the Missouri

Buffalo Statue outside the restaurant we had breakfast in

This is the only old car I saw and its really not old

Nothing Runs like a deer.. Mitchell had three different huge
tractor places















Corn Palace Mitchell SD
Another View  -- It's an auditorium and they do decorate it
each year with corn!



And just think -- when I was farming all I had was a
JD 2630 about the size of the tires







Sep 10, '18, 07:57AM
Starts in:
Lyman County, SD, US
Distance:
76.2 mi
Elevation:
+ 1613 / - 1702 ft
Max Grade
5.3 %
Avg. Grade
0.0 %
VAM
193 Vm/h
Ascent time
02:32:48
Descent time
02:46:18
Total Duration:
06:15:32
Moving Time:
05:19:06
Stopped Time:
00:56:26
Calories:
2261
Avg. Watts:
118
Max Speed:
26.7 mph
Avg. Speed:
14.3 mph
Pace:
00:04:56
Moving Pace:
00:04:11





















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