6-17 – Thunder and Lightning and Hail, Oh My! We are hunkered down in the Westside Motel in Cooperstown, ND. We gave it a try at 6:00 AM and again at 9:00. Each time we have ventured out a new thunderstorm cell has come through. The forecast is for much the same all day so we have resigned ourselves to washing clothes, packing up some things to send back home, resting up and waiting for a better day. There is always an upside. We are watching the first round of the US Open and will watch game 7 of the NBA Finals tonight. We have ridden every day since starting so the rest will serve our bodies and minds well.

After a tip from Gary we will be altering our route a little bit to take about 100 miles of bike trail from Fergus Falls to St. Joseph, Minnesota. We just have to get to Minnesota to do that.