TUESDAY, JULY 24 – Clothes dry a little slow in the rain. Rode 91 miles on Highway 5 with wide shoulders and easy biking, James made it into North Dakota. Correction on the town he stayed in. It was Bowbells. He camped in the city park that had restrooms and a swimming pool.

BowBells, elevation 1,962 ft.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 – Nice cool morning at 54 degrees. Rode another 91 miles with a tail wind. James stayed in Bottineau, a college town. The park there had mostly RV’s with nice showers.

Bottineau elevation 1,637 ft.
Just over 10 miles south of the US-Canadian Border
Home to Dakota College at Bottineau

THURSDAY, JULY 26 – Weather pattern is pretty much the same. North west wind. James biked 60 miles to Rock Lake, a small “rustic” town.

Rock Lake elevation 1,545 ft