Checked in to the AmericInn in Bismarck and relaxed in their hot tub. Tried stretching out the neck, but it didn't do too much. Also, one of 300 kids running around in the pool smacked me on the head with a life ring.
Ran for about an hour Tuesday morning. It felt decent, probably because I was very sick of sitting for hours and hours listening to Oliver Wyman.
Heading West from Bismarck, it started raining right away. No hail this time, but at 7am, this is not really how I wanted to start the day. Fortunately it cleared up after about 30 minutes and was pretty nice for most of the rest of the drive.
The lack of traffic in North Dakota and Montana is great. Also, the 75mph speed limit. Also, the scenery:
Somewhere in West North Dakota:
Woo! Geography!
I also got a shot of "The World's Largest Metal Sculpture" and the sign indicating I was entering Montana, but they're not that pretty. The giant geese sculpture was pretty lame, but I bet it was fun to weld! It was hard not to stop at every exit advertising dinosaurs and fossils. Lesson learned: Montana isn't that bad of a state!
I got in to Coeur D'Alene around 6:30 local time and with only 5/20 CD's to go in The World Is Flat, but I crossed 2 time zones and all of my clocks read different numbers, so I was temporally disoriented and tired. The apartment here is in a prime location for the race and is way nicer than a hotel room. Bedtime!
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