I also live in South Dakota and the winds and gusts can be quite a hand full...lol
A few years ago I was on the bike trail around the airport going south with a headwind over 20mph and had some gusts over 50mph+ which almost blew me off the trail.
several times...
I went 5 miles on that stretch and it took me over an hour and it was quite a workout, especially on my Peugeot heavy single speed mtb.
When I turned around with the wind gusts at my back I was flying fast, I felt like a Pro Cyclist for a few minutes..lol