{"id":10182,"date":"2013-07-28T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T00:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=10182"},"modified":"2013-07-28T21:21:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T01:21:44","slug":"day-38-sunday-july-28-fergus-falls-to-alexandria-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=10182","title":{"rendered":"Day 38. Sunday, July 28 – Fergus Falls to Alexandria, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had to retrace three miles to get to our “Rails to Trails” course; once again enjoying the small town as we rode through on this gorgeous 59\u00b0 Sunday morning. \u00a0A rails to trails<\/em> course is a pathway\"\"<\/a>created in place of an old rail line. \u00a0While the tracks are gone, much that grew up beside them remains.\"\"<\/a>The benefits of this course are numerous, but our two favorites are low grades on any<\/em> climb and quiet from the cars and trucks. \u00a0Today’s trail was filled with tall trees,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> vast fields\"\"<\/a> and of course, thousands of lakes \"\"<\/a>(most of which are pictured below).<\/p>\n

The morning’s clear sky allowed the camera to focus on the beautiful lakes\"\"<\/a>as many as there are, each one was different.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We were surprised how few people we saw on this fabulous trail, though we did run into three month old Willow, who could not sit still for a good picture,\"\"<\/a>but loved a good scratching. \u00a0We stopped for coffee at one of the crossroads, but mostly took lots of pictures\"\"<\/a> of lots of lakes….\"\"<\/a>beautiful day. \u00a0Biked a few miles with Mark,\"\"<\/a> discussing biking and running, but he couldn’t maintain our\u00a0slow<\/em> pace. \u00a0As we approached our destination, we stopped at The Depot for lunch, \"\"<\/a>struggling to stay in the sun for warmth to combat the cold breeze coming out of the north.<\/p>\n

After lunch we had our picture taken with the discoverer of the New World, Ole; \"\"<\/a>though most historians would tend to differ. \u00a0Though our 52 miles was not a tough ride, we will rest, Eat then sleep, Well!\n\t\t