We arose early to avoid the sweltering weather, but the heat beat us to the road. The temperature was up in the 90s as we pedalled through eastern South Dakota. We stopped around 11:30 to catch some shade and wait for the hottest part of the day to pass.
We began riding again at 4pm, ate dinner in a park around 7, and got back on the road to catch the sunset. Pink clouds crept into darkness, as an ominous blue sky threatened rain to my right. The flat landscape extended into nowhere, exposing the barren beauty of South Dakota.
