After another few weeks of riding I am finding it much easier to cover the same distance. This morning I rode 2-3 miles with some hills. It was work getting up and down the moderate slopes, but it was doable. It was a beautiful morning and a lovely ride. 
I have now been learning to ride for a month and it has been a blast. 
I can static mount some of the time (30-50%?). I can ride in circles and figure-eights and ride up and down hills as long as they are not too steep.
I did not keep an elaborate blog to document my progress, so you will all just have to imagine it. My elbow is healing up nicely and the rest of the scabs fell off yesterday. My left shin will still be bruised for a while. My progress has not been so different from “dudewithasock”, so I will just post a link to his first month journal:
https://unicyclist.com//t/journal-of-a-new-unicycler/75494/1
I found it very helpful (and inspirational) while I have been learning.
Thank you for the encouragement along the way.