Looper and Dad

Farmers

Slip n Slide!

Team Bad Boy with their rolling bar. I gotta make one

It rained and everything got wet so dad and I had to dry out, good thing he came to Marshalltown to see me that night!

You're riding you bike across Iowa? But there's no coast in Iowa.

Yes indeed, I embarked on the Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) a week ago and it was a blast! Think cruiser ride, for 70 miles, for an entire week and instead of partying in a park or on top of a parking garage the parties take over tiny little Iowa towns. It's non stop action, adventure and my favorite - bikes. Fueled by homemade pie, pork chops, sweet corn and beer, 10,000 riders pedal 471 miles from Sioux Center to Clinton Iowa. My dad and sis got to join for a day riding into Lake View and it was fantastic. Pictures will be up as soon as I find my camera that's somewhere in my panniers, backpack, car, or duffel bag.

The album

https://plus.google.com/photos/106593147910637471689/albums/5765060046937272161

We made it to San Fran!

I know I haven't posted since cannon beach in my defense I've been on the road with little more than my cycling computer much less the world wide boob. But I know you all can't wait for pictures and stories so here are some. First, here's the culminating best picture at the Golden Gate taken by master photographer/home base command center, Ross Ruecker.

There is proof that all 4 of our crew made it! The rest of the pictures are on my picasa site since it's much easier to caption and tag so I will post the link right now. Also stay tuned for my adventures riding across Iowa, this time with a 20 lbs bike instead of 82 lbs.