Hmm, I might try that the next time I visit home in Idaho. It would take a lot longer though… Out there the country farm roads are laid out in 1-mile squares:
Had a little run in with a bison on the bike path in Grand Tetons National Park (WY) last Friday. I got tired of waiting for him to move so I did a loop around him on the highway. Also got caught in a huge storm on the way back; I think I must have set a speed record on my $20 hybrid rental trying to outrun the storm. Was 1.5 miles short of my destination before the wind and rain hit.