Heh. I know someone who road the opposite direction in that area while crossing the country with a friend. She said one day they only made it 30 miles because of the wind.


About 10 years ago I did an organized, supported tour in North Dakota. One day there was a stretch between lunch and the next rest stop that was 18 miles. Terrain was open and rolling. The wind was so strong that on the downhills I could get up to about 12-13 mph in a tuck. After a while my friend and I came upon a woman parked along the side of the road with some coolers in the bed of her pickup. She was working the ride. I asked her how far until the next stop. She said 9 miles. I said "You mean we've only come nine miles since lunch?" "That's right." "Man! I feel like we've been riding for an hour." My friend looked at her watch, looked at me and said "We have been riding for an hour." While at the next stop the large SAG bus pulled in. It was stuffed to the gills with riders who had given up on that stretch.