Wyndmere to Edgeley
When estimating how long it might take us to cross the country I had figured about 50 days of biking and 10 days off, or 60 days. At Day 25, it appears that we are going faster than my estimate and we have only used up 4 of the 10 days off. So, unless something bad happens, we should make it to Portland in just under two months.
Earlier I had written about all the road kill we see. For the most part it has lessened in the midwest, but we still come across some interesting road side deaths. Since we have entered North Dakota we have seen tons of dead frogs. Some have been picked apart by birds, but most lay spread out on the pavement, bellies up. What is killing these frogs? They aren't being run over. It really appears that they were poisoned and were running to the road for help couldn't flag down any cars before croaking. I really think this could be the first episode for CSI North Dakota. They could do a little chalk outline around the body and send the little guy in for a toxocolgy report. This mystery must be solved!
Tonight we are staying at a Catholic Church in Edgeley. Nice green space right on the main street of town. The priest has even given us permission to use the bathrooms inside. Jackpot! The town also has a tasty freeze that is open until 9PM. We also met this really cool kid who is going to be in the 5th grade. He is a cowboy and is actually going to ride a bull towards the end of summer. Mom, how come I didn't get to ride bulls in the 5th grade? It sounds so cool.
Tomorrow we continue on 13 headed West. More small towns and dead frogs await.
