Yesterday I left Cable in a rain fall. Stopped in Hayward for groceries then made it to Crosby, Mn, home of Cayuna Lakes, a former IMBA epic but still a ride center. I visited the local bike shop and caught up on happenings. New trail head being built, more miles of trails on the wish board, and increase in traffic caused by trail recognition. I spent the night @ a DNR XG shoreside to one of numerous mine lakes. I went for a short walk after dinner and heard several loon calls. Sweet.
I noticed a freshly fallen quaking aspen. I look closer: it was felled by beaver
They created quite the skidder trail
The path lead to a small lake where I watched 2 swim around maybe biding time for me to leave so they could get back at being busy as a beaver. I was treated to 3 separate tail smacks on the water.
Mosquitoes seemed to find their way around my netting…. again. This morning i smushed several engorged suckers against the netting which is becoming more stained.
Last night I was using the roller on my left leg when I rolled away and heard a pop in the knee and a different pain was felt.
This AM I laid in bed till almost 8. My ride would leave from my camp spot. The trails are all machine cut and the geography is old open pit iron ore mining. The trails use the spoil banks. Dirt is rust red. Almost all of the trails are directional and no horses allowed. A new trail head facility is being built which severed a connecting trail to my second ride that I chose to drive to. Just IMBAized machine cut trails. Pretty setting.
I drove back into town and poached a shower in the city XG. Cleaned I headed towards SD driving state highways arriving just across the border for late left over dinner. I parked @ Sisseton airport.
Tomorrow I finish the drive to the Black Hills. Ride research turned up nothing of interest until Rapid City.