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Iguazu Falls
Dec 16 Today we flew from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls. Rain was in the forecast, but it was a beautiful sunny day by the time our plane landed in Iguazu. We had an opportunity to walk the upper trail loop on the Argentina side of the falls. Here are a few of the photos
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Buenos Aires
Dec 15 – City Center tour and Tango We arrived in Buenos Aires and were transferred to our hotel before hopping on a bus to go to the city center for a brief walking tour. We saw the “pink house,” where the president of Argentina does business, as well as the inside of the cathedral
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RAGBRAI Day 7
Oelwein to Guttenburg, IA. 65 miles and 2500 feet of climbing Well, our string of rain free riding days came to an end today. We had rain for about 15 to 20 miles of the day. It was a warm rain so the ride wasn’t impacted too much. Also, I am so grateful that when
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RAGBRAI Day 6
Cedar Falls to Oelwein, 38 miles Today was a nice recovery day riding to Oelwein, which had a duck theme. I am unsure how they landed on that, but it gave them a theme. We stopped in several towns along today’s route. One of them had an older gentleness and lady who had made hula
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RAGBRAI DAY 5
Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls: 51 miles, 1400 ft of climbing and lots of downhill. Today was a fun day of riding. A cloudy day with the wind at our backs for part of the day and more descent than ascent. It was also a relatively short distance with some fun town stops along the
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RAGBRAI DAY 4
Forest City to Iowa Falls 69 miles of brutal headwind and heat and humidity Other than the weather, this was a calm day compared to what we saw yesterday. The towns we stopped i. We’re much smaller and didn’t do quite as much…other than providing food and beverage options. Since it was a quiet day
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RAGBRAI Day 2
Milford to Estherville 44 miles Today was a shorter riding day highlighted by a bit of time in Minnesota, which was a first for RAGBRAI. Our first stop in a park in Jackson County Minnesota, included a visit with the ladies from the SPAM museum in Austin, MN. Who knew there are so many flavors
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RAGBRAI DAY 3
Estherville to Forest City. 74 miles sunny, hot, humid We started at 6:30 am to beat the heat as much as possible. Well, the first half went well. The second half of the day was brutal. The humidity made the air very thick. Oh well, on to the highlights of the day. The first town
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RAGBRAI Day 1
Orange City to Milford, IA Orange City is a cute Dutch town with lots of authentic Dutch stuff, including windmills and a canal in the town park. The canal served as the “dip spot” for the rear tire since we started about 25 miles from the Missouri River and the tradition is to dip your
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RAGBRAI 2025
Getting ready for a week in the corn They don’t call it a week in the corn for nothing. We started our transport to the start in Orange City, IA with a significant thunderstorm in Guttenberg, IA as we loaded our bikes onto a semi and caught a bus for the five hour ride to
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