Towards Ragbrai

Started Wednesday afternoon to pack and load bike for ride towards Humbolt, Fishheads were playing Monday night thought no problem, ride around for a few days, catch band, head home.

Best laid plans

Finished packing bags, then moving bags around on bike so didn't inped pedaling, finally finished all that. Decided a shower would be nice before heading out, was a hot day, shower felt so good and it was still hot out thought short nap be good before making trip to Redfield for night. Woke up a couple hours later to the sounds of rain, not riding in rain, leave in morning no big deal.

Stopping @ Jim's for beer.

Good start to the morning (19th) realized forgot old maps, figured it's time for new ones heading towards Waukee, Iowa DOT welcome center by Living History Farms, rode around south side of Hickman, finally ffound it on north. Maps in hand rode towards Waukee, thought One of the bars be open @ 10:30, didn't open till 11:00 can make Adel by then.

MK hard at work.

stopped @ Jim's Raccoon River Adventures to switch out and borrow a grocery bag for carring things, had a beer talking to MK for a few while changing bags. Hopped on bike was heading out when noticed rear flat tire, okay no big deal change tube on my way.....

Wrong answer!!! Changed tube was airing up, heard it, the earth chattering KABOOM, after we got down laughing about it, MK was going up town for lunch asked if she could bring me back a large lemonade,

Lemonade and Vodka tasty treat. It was heard again the Earth chattering KABOOM , Set there the rest of afternoon drinking Vodka - lemonade. had one tube left. Jim was on his way out, had him grab me a couple more tubes, drank a few more beers and did some shots,. Didn't make it out of Adel Thursday. (to be continued)

Ride Out

Despair.com

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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Looking forward riding out towards the start of Ragbrai, several people leaving tonight heading for Redfield for first leg of journey. talked with Jim, he's stick biking it towards Spencer, no bags carrying a Camelback Mule with a couple biking shorts and jerseys, hoteling it, having driving up friends carry his tent, and sleeping bag. (p*ssy) he is leaving friday for Jefferson.

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Fisheads playing Monday in Humbolt which should be great party.

20 Years Later

Twenty years ago Ragbrai '87

When I rode with a team, did all the right things like making it to a overnight stop by 6:00pm, before I found out you could stop at a bar on ride, was in overnight way to early.

Morning Ride In

Have to enjoy a morning commute.

Test bike from Specialized, Squirrel rode into work
Nice ride in today 1 hour 25 min for the 17+ miles from West Des Moines to Ankeny, Ran into a fellow bagger who was out playing loaded with panniers, getting in some practice before heading out to Ragbrai, Nick reminded me about tunnel party on the 11th starting at Orlando's heading to Cumming Tap, and back with parties at both tunnels
Photo from a Haze Blaze a couple years ago

Uneventful Weekend

Moved I-pod up to space bar Saturday morning before heading of to a ride, can change music rolling down the road. Left camera at home could have used it while out. Dropped Squirrel's Nano off after hitting Post Office, Rassy's for some air in tires, down the trail I go, Set myself up for a ride out and back to be a Sully's at noon when they opened, riding the levey over by Demans Woods single track I hear Craig like a beer, turned bike around thought I was hearing things or just thinking outloud again, Found Justin and several others just inside the trail having a beer, they was just finishing up cutting grass and cleaning up trail. Sounds like sometime this week might hear from Melissa, looking forward to that.

Morning

So nice to be a work early in the morning

Picture of the moon
Picture of Sunrise, taken within a couple of minutes of each other

Seven Oaks MTB Race

Have a few more photo's to get posted tomorrow. Was a good time at Seven Oaks again looking forward to going up working the pits for Squirrel over Labor Day Weekend. I can drink all day long, ride a little (very little) listen to music, and just relax.......
Found a tree rat in hammock
BRAKES!!!!!!!

Sorry Emily, didn't know you'ld look for where the voice came from

Tubing

Nice vacation from the 20th till the 24th, going tubing on the upper Iowa River with some friends from Sully's, sorry no pictures left camera home thought it would be used on me after last year.

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Next Vacation coming up in July the 19th through 29th, don't know if riding towards start of Ragbrai or working for the bike shop, will bring photo's of that.

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Squirrel sent over 100 photo's I had taken from the Hy-Vee Tri to Scott @ http://www.bikeiowa.com/ to post.

Tri weekend

Took Friday off, spent a few hours helping out at bike shop, then went for a ride with drinking involved. Saturday was back at shop by 9:00am worked till around 7:00 then did some more things after Donny came back from Tri packet pick-up, Dinner at Greg's around 10:00pm, home and back up down to 63rd & grand to watch Tri-amatuers ride towards Jordan Creek Mall and back(photo's to come later 110 need to go through) Giff's for a cheap breakfast but, great food. then off to shop again @ 11:00am riders showing up ready to have bikes boxed up and shipped home, helped a few customers, down to see if we can watch end of Pro-Tri, made it for last lap with winner Rasmus Henning

Winner of Hy-Vee TRI and Greg Rasmussen
Winner of Hy-Vee TRI and Greg Rasmussen And his Dad Clark

Brian & Teri Commute

Brian & Teri sliding into work

Heading towards safety meeting after a long day
A couple of Turkeys, with young ones crossing trail, have to learn to keep camera close

A few shots of sunrise

Friday afternoon @ Sullly's

Buster at it again, meet Lori
it's the Bob And Todd show with Christie and your announcer Jimmy Craig
Aunt Lori, Pam, and Chef Poopah, Friday planning of trip to upper Iowa River June 21st through 24th

Thursday Commute In

Woke up a little early this morning thought I might go ahead jump on bike and ride into work vs. taking bus in. Was having good ride, when hit a pothole on Hickman & 46th didn't think much about it until was heading down Urbandale towards bike trail and rear end was getting squirrelly, stopped turned off tunes flipped bike over to change tube on rear wheel, finished up in good time started down trail, computer wasn't working, forgot to start music. Ducked off trail at Morningside headed over the Interstate stopped to get pivture of sunrise, major cloud cover. Restarted tunes, fixed computer rode rest way into work without any more mishaps

Weekender

Did a little riding on Saturday, was heading to Haze Blaze-Superhero ride, dropped off bike dues at shop headed towards Orlando's via rabbit trail which part was still underwater. Don't like 63rd - Park so turned around went to Sully's for a couple cocktails.

Friday's ride home clear skies after the down pour all morning

John and Brian riding in for safety meeting

Now wish I would brought beer, new bike just not trained yet, stopped at bar, no togo

Stopped at Hooter's for a couple and some dinner, started raining again on way home.

Saturday at Sully's Todd brought in his chick magnet

Damn, It does work

Stopped at Squirrrel's had a beer, rode to Maddy's set on the patio, listen to tunes from bike, so we didn't have to hear karoke.

June?

Nice view @ 5;30a.m.

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Made it down to music in the Junction last night, ran into several people hadn't seen.

Oneeye, Crazy, Joe & Jodi, Casey & Mary, Mary is doing a ride big_ride_across_america next month for American Lung Association of Washington www.cleanairadventures.org/big_ride_across_america and is looking for some more sponsors.

Mary's e-mail is: mkmoore47@netzero.net

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Helped Ricki bag up cans after music was over she is conucting a can drive to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Ricki King is doing acentury bike ride in November with Leukemia and Lymphoma's Team in Training program and has committed to raising $4,600 for cancer research.

For more info or to donate cans:

Ricki King

950 65th

Windsor Heights, IA

515-267-4840

She will be collecting cans until November, if you choose you may drop them off at her house.

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Looking like might get a little wet on ride home today:)