Milaca Minnesota to Stillwater Minnesota. 59 miles. 2152 miles from the Pacific. The morning started out cool and refreshing. The humidity has dropped and the air is easy to breath. I take a picture of my bike shadow with the Minnesota hay field in the background. Sandhill cranes are everywhere calling in the morning light. I am making good time in the light winds. I stopped in Cambridge for breakfast, and then at a roadside stand to buy some fresh strawberries from Kate. Yum Yum. I should have bought more. Thank you Kate, it was nice chatting with you. I stopped in North Branch to meet up with my cousin Dean and his wife Lynn. they were on there way back from Hibbing and looked me up. I am grateful that they tood the time for me. At North Branch I turned south onto the Sunrise Praire bike trail. The afternoon winds had picked up to over 20mph directly in my face. The temperature rose to over 90°F . All the biker bliss of the morning was forgotten. the trail was rough and I started a pitty party for myself. After a couple of hours at less the bug speed I had had enough for the day. I called my friend Rich from Stillwater and he came out and sagged me to town from Forest Lake. It saved me 20 miles of hot windy conditions. Nancy and Rich made a delicious home cooked meal, and then we went down town Stillwater for some ice cream. Life was suddenly good again.
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take care, freebird