Day 34 Hackensack, MN-Hackensack, MN

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Day 33 Bemidji, MN-Hackensack, MN

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Day 33 - Bemidji to Hackensack

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160902-0832
Ride Time: 3:55:15
Stopped Time: 4:14:48
Distance: 52.60 miles
Average: 13.42 mph
Fastest Speed: 32.21 mph
Ascent: 440
Descent: 384
Calories: 3209

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Day 32 Itasca State Park, MN-Bemidji MN (Photos)

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Day 32 - Lake Itasca to Bemidji

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160901-1137
Ride Time: 2:34:55
Stopped Time: 1:23:30
Distance: 36.14 miles
Average: 14.00 mph
Fastest Speed: 32.09 mph
Ascent: 435
Descent: 478
Calories: 2022

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Day 31 Hitterdal, MN-Itasca State Park, MN

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8/31/16

Jo:  Day 31 Left Hitterdal, MN, and stumbled across a terrific fresh produce shack on a farm owned by Doris and Gene (their son lives in Gig Harbor, WA) so we stocked up on fresh picked corn, cherry tomatoes, spicy radishes, cucumbers, homemade refrigerator pickles, stewed tomatoes, choke cherry jam, and something special for Alan. Drove down the main drag of Park Rapids (a busy tourist city with two lanes of parking right down the middle of the street with parking along the side...crazy). Tonight we have a lake view camp site in Itasca State Park with a beautiful sunset. Not many mosquitoes, so we were able to enjoy or dinner outside on the picnic table. Yay!
 

Kevin: Day 31, Wednesday. Hitterdal, MN to Itasca State Park, Minnesota. 80miles, about 2,000 elevation gain. Great day of riding-rolling hills and perfect 70'. A quick stop in the morning in Calloway at the local tavern(the only place open in the town of 234) where we had coffee, which was free! Another snack stop in Richwood at the general store, where you could buy the usual food you'd expect at a convenience store, car batteries, and live bait among other things. A lunch stop at the Cracking Ice Lake lodge, and a Gatorade stop at The Two Inlets store. Tonight we are camping at on the shores of Lake Itasca, headwaters of the Mississippi River. BTW, the locals pronounce it "Eye-Taska". So far the mosquitos have been well behaved. We will see how the evening goes.

Day 31 - Hitterdal to Lake Itasca

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160831-0807
Ride Time: 5:51:14
Stopped Time: 2:30:10
Distance: 81.46 miles
Average: 13.91 mph
Fastest Speed: 28.60 mph
Ascent: 733
Descent: 437
Calories: 4930

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Day 30 Kindred, ND-Hitterdal, MN

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Day 30 - Kindred MT to Hitterdal MN

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160830-0901
Ride Time: 4:32:31
Stopped Time: 2:29:56
Distance: 59.84 miles
Average: 13.17 mph
Fastest Speed: 20.21 mph
Ascent: 411
Descent: 75
Calories: 3727

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Day 29 - Litchville to Kindred

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160829-0849
Ride Time: 4:44:53
Stopped Time: 2:54:46
Distance: 62.03 miles
Average: 13.06 mph
Fastest Speed: 32.07 mph
Ascent: 530
Descent: 1053
Calories: 3792

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Day 28 Gackle, ND-Litchville, ND

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Day 28 - Gackle to Litchville

Explorer Link: http://cyclemeter.com/a0571f7a21831ccb/Cycle-20160828-0830
Ride Time: 4:02:50
Stopped Time: 48:13
Distance: 47.46 miles
Average: 11.73 mph
Fastest Speed: 22.26 mph
Ascent: 186
Descent: 627
Calories: 2700

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