So I leave the little town of Arthur, ND looking forward to getting into Minnesota. The roads were like wash boards and after 62 miles, I have 5 more to go and run into a detour. After riding another 5 miles, the signs point onto this dirt road. Ok, I thought a little dirt won,t hurt PJ or me. WRONG! This road was impossible to ride on and Miss PJ and I walked the whole 4 miles. The dirt and gravel were even hard to push a bike in, and numerous cars went flying by throwing dust everywhere! Now, I am sitting at my camp site and know that I have overcome some adversity to get here and I feel good about it! Back a couple of weeks ago I relaized that winning isn,t a long term goal. It is something you have to do every day! I put a note in my handlebar map case that says, " WIn Today". I look at it often and it keeps me going. Amazing what a little note can do for an old man! :-) I am looking forward to the next few days. They say the many lakes are beautiful. I am camped by one now, but as you can see it isn,t all that wonderful to look at, but I think the mosquitos love it! Miss you all!