Date:
04.06.2018
Altitude:
2083.3 ft (635 m)
Distance:
52.01 mi (83.71 km)
Total
Altitude: 66030.2 ft (20126 m)
Total
Distance: 2446.72 mi (3937.63 km)
First
day of the 6th week on the bike. After I had three 95+
mile days last week, I started into this week with my third shortest
route on this trip. It was either that or again a really long day and
since I had a few issues with my bike I decided to do a short day.
This gave me some time to work on my bike after I arrived at the
hotel in Fergus Falls,MN. After almost 4000 km it was time to change
the chain on my bike, probably a bit late. On my route tomorrow I
will test it out, if everything runs smoothly with the new chain or
if I need to go to a bike shop and get the pinion changed as well. On
an initial test on the hotel parking lot it seemed to work just fine.
This
morning I didn't really wanted to leave the hotel, the room was so
nice and comfortable, the breakfast was great and the location right
by the lake was amazing. But I have to keep going and there will be
other nice places on my route, I'm sure of it. The really nice
weather made it a bit easier to get going and it stayed like this for
the whole day. Although the sun was shining throughout the day, the
temperatures stayed at a comfortable level. So it was a great day to
be out on the bike.
This
morning I wasn't sure yet how far I would be going, so I left around
8 this morning. But after a few miles I decided to go for a short
day, since the chain started to skip every once in a while. I decided
to take a look at it at the hotel, after I arrived. Because I left
early this morning and I didn't wanted to arrive too early in Fergus
Falls, I took it easy today. I moved quite slowly and took the time
to take pictures and enjoy the scenery. The scenery was again really
beautiful. Just like yesterday I passed one lake after another during
the whole day, but I also passed more and more farmland along the
way. The route stayed on small county roads and even for some longer
stretches on unpaved roads. I stayed for a few miles on an unpaved
road/trail through Mapelwood state park. It was really nice in the
park, cycling through the forest and along many lakes with no cars.
In the park but not only there I saw quit a few deer today, but each
time I tried to get my camera out they ran away. I really liked the
ride today and it was nice to let my legs relax a bit. Still it was
not all relaxing today, on the route I had to deal with a constant up
and down. So even with the short distance I collected a few feet of
altitude and had to work a bit for my progress.
Conclusion
for the day:
I
need to check my bike more frequently.
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