A little update… I should leave South Dakota today!!!! Nothing against the state, it is beautiful and in a car I am sure I would have had a lot more fun. However, on a bike in July it is not that much fun.
I have had several people asking about the bike I am riding. I finally had someone to take my picture while I was riding it. I have uploaded the picture. I am thinking of taking the training wheels off in about a week. Should have the hang of it by then. The basket on the front of the bike has been a real lifesaver. I use it to hold my Kool-Aid and bologna sandwiches in my Power Rangers lunch box. A big thanks to my mom for packing Twinkies in my lunch yesterday. 
Ok, back to the story. I am in Brookings, South Dakota today. Yesterday, I ran into Phil again. We will probably ride together for a while. So, we stopped at the Sioux River Bicycles and Fitness shop today to get a tune up and service. I have a picture of Mark from the shop. He hooked us up. Phil got a whole new wheel. The spokes started to go in the old one (that happened to me about 200 miles into my ride). The new wheel looks a lot better. By the way, Mark is a really friendly guy. I must just have a bad picture of him.
Then, we went and ate a Nicks Hamburgers. Everyone raved about them all over town. So, we could not leave with out trying them out. Small, but tasty. You know that you have found a great place when at 11 am the place is packed with locals and you have to wait for a seat. That is Phil sitting beside me. Note my new hair cut. It is the Lance Armstrong deluxe. It seems to be working for him I thought I would give it a try.
Minnesota is next, I will keep you posted.