I got a pretty early start out of Rock Lake but the wind continued to plague me. It wasn’t a direct headwind, it was mostly out of the North, but it was fairly strong. I was planning on making 77 miles and getting to Cavalier, ND. But by the time I made it the 42 miles to Langdon I had decided I did not want to continue fighting the wind another 35 miles. I had the epiphany that my route had me starting to go Southward tomorrow in Minnesota and I could decide to go south today, right now! I planned and downloaded a new route in Langdon, SD where I had a good cellular signal and set sail South. It was glorious to be riding the wind now and instead of only going another 35 miles, I was able to go 48 more. The only problem was my camping plans needed to change.
Wind power is big in North Dakota.
My new route had me riding past a huge field of windmills and a Cold War site that was supposed to shoot down Russian nuclear missiles with our own nuclear missiles. Glad we didn’t have to find out if that works. More info:
https://www.coldwartourist.com/stanley-r-mickelsen-safeguard-complex
Eventually I selected the Golden Cemetery as my final resting place for the night and no one disturbed me all night.
Slow and Steady 
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