SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 – James started biking from Grafton North Dakota. His leg started to ache severely, but its hard to keep a good man down!! He bought leg wraps, and is taking his time building his endurance back up. He rode 44 miles and camped in a quiet city park in Alvarado Minnesota.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 – He rode 49 miles to St Hilaire. After a day of heat, he drank 1 quart of chocolate milk, 1 quart of orange juice and 1 can of V8 juice.

He’s starting to see hills again.

Grafton ND elevation 830 ft
Alvarado, MN elevation 810 ft
St Hilaire MN elevation 1,089