Believe it or not, this is what constitutes a hill in North Dakota, but it will take 300 miles for the guys to gain 1,000 feet of vertical. For ‘island context,’ that’s 3 trips up the hill from Gold Beach.

Bruce Morser & Bob Horsley are more than halfway home and call in their weekly update from the side of the road between Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota. There are many stories in this week’s report, including exuberant praise for their various hosts along the route, an account about a young cyclist who joined them for the better part of a day, and how they’re doing in their quest to knock out a painting a day during the trip.