Archive for July, 2008
Ragbrai XXXVI is now officially over
What makes me say that? Well, the ride is over. But even more, I’m home and the wristbands are cut off. I could pretend Ragbrai was still going as long as the wristbands were still there, but once I cut them off, I suppose it’s official. It’s good to be home […]
Read More..>>Made It!!!
Well.. Matt managed to stick at tortoise pace all day and he and I road into town together. We’ve made it all the way to Le Claire!
As I type this I’m loading some pictures up on flickr. That website is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24266318@N00/sets/72157606261587424/
I’m putting up a couple of dipping pictures… all the way in the Mississippi. Eventually I’ll […]
A Much Better Day
Well, I made it to Mechanicsville (I’m just 14.8 miles from the end town today). Traditionally the last town before the overnight town is the major party town. It’s crazy down here. I just popped into the public library to write a quick note.
What’s happened since Solon? Well, We went through several towns - Lisbon […]
North Liberty to Tipton
Well, I’m 20-some miles out of North Liberty on my way to Tipton and saw the internet truck. If you read yesterday’s post, you may have noticed a little frustration. It wa a deeply unplesant ride for me yesterday. Today is going much better. The showers were warm; I managed to find some good food […]
Read More..>>Time is of the essence…
I have some people waiting for me so I don’t have a lot of time to blog. I guess that means a bullet point post
I was a “Ride Right Ambassador” today, which meant basically that I stopped and helped people when they needed it… Kind of fun. One of those great things about […]
Read More..>>Time is of the essence…
I have some people waiting for me so I don’t have a lot of time to blog. I guess that means a bullet point post
I was a “Ride Right Ambassador” today, which meant basically that I stopped and helped people when they needed it… Kind of fun. One of those great things about […]
Read More..>>Today’s Magic Words: Wet & Chilly
Yep. It rained last night. And this morning… We’re in Chelsea on our way to the Amana Colonies (we’ll be riding through 3 of them). It’s just cold and wet enought that I’m wearing sleves but warm enough that my rain coat seems like too much.
Last night was something of a debacle as we tried […]
Day 4: On to Tama….
Well, we’re here. That’s Tama and Toledo. It was an 80-some mile ride today (made a hair longer since Jon, Matt and I took a detour this morning in search of a coffee shop (which we found at almost exactly the same time they opened).
The route was hilly again (big surprise… they’re all hilly this […]
Day 3: Marshmallow Day…
No, there weren’t any marshmallows (although I did eat an oatmeal cream pie) - it was a short and easy day today: 56 miles and only one big hill!
Last night was a good night (no storms!) although the dew was so heavy I actually had a little puddle on the top of my bag (which […]
Just a quickie…
The internet truck is TOTALLY busy so I don’t have much time to write, but wanted to let people know that I made it. Hit just barely over 100 miles today! Longest I’ve ever done… also the hilliest, BY FAR!
I also spent a half an hour hiding out in a farmer’s pole barn watching a […]
