Day 12 - Fergus Falls to Fargo

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The last leg of the trip! 626 miles!

Route

Fergus Falls, MN to Fargo, ND - 60 miles

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Weather

Sky condition:  Clear
Temperature:  63 to 81
Visibility:  Unlimited
Precipitation:  None
Wind:  Light and variable, right crosswind becoming a headwind

Significant Events

Finished the ride!

Today's Songs

"I Shot the Sheriff" as performed by Clapton

"Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" by Echo and the Bunnymen

Wildlife Observed

Red-winged blackbirds
Barn swallows

Today's Ride

Last day and another early start. The temperature was forecast to be in the mid-80s in the afternoon and we wanted to beat that.

Today's entire ride was on roads, all of it paved, except for about 2 miles of compacted gravel and dirt right at the beginning.  One section was even freshly paved and not even open yet for traffic but the construction guys let us through. 6 miles of virgin road, with no traffic, no joints, and no potholes. We made pretty good time on that section of road.

Tour de France
contender

We stopped in Barnesville for a rest stop and had a BLT and some coffee.  We cruised back up the road and stopped in Sabin for another break. The general store in Sabin had, in addition to mini-bikes, hardware, and food, a selection of over 550 different types of soda. They had a very impressive collection of several types of root beer, ginger beer, sarsaparilla, etc.  Most noteworthy were the peanut butter and jelly soda and the bacon soda.

550 different sodas

Peanut butter & jelly

Bacon

We stopped by the Great Northern Bicycle Company to coordinate shipping the bikes back.  It's a very nice bike shop with a knowledgeable and friendly staff.  After dropping the bikes of, we went out for some well deserved steaks at a place called Maxwells.

Welcome to Fargo!