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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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Seven-mile bridge and Key West, at last!
Day 22: Marathon, FL to Key West, FL; 58 miles. God is so good! We made it to Key West and to the Southernmost point in the continental U.S. today. We had no rain (except for about 5 minutes of sprinkles this morning) the entire time we cycled – just under 1,200 miles. What a
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Awww….the Keys
Day 21: Key Largo, FL to Marathon, FL; 46.5 miles, 86 degrees, 93 on the pavement Today’s ride was entirely on US 1, with a periodic dart onto the Overseas Heritage Trail, but since we never knew when the Trail would cross busy US 1 or disappear completely, Bill and I spent most of the
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Brush fire, flat tire and Key Largo
Day 20: Miami Kendall, FL or Key Largo, FL; 51 miles, 86 degrees, 96 on the pavement We awoke today to news that there was a brush fire between US 1 and Card Sound Rd – the two routes in and out of the Florida Keys. So, we waited a bit before heading out. Southbound
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Alligator Alley – Day 2
Day 19: Everglades City, FL to Miami-Kendall, FL; 68.5 miles, 87 degrees, 101 off the pavement We rode about 59 miles on the Tamiami Trail today – across the rest of the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve. We rode past the smallest post office in the U.S. – Thanks to David for taking a
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Alligator Alley – Day 1
Day 18: Naples, FL to Everglades City, FL; 35.0 miles – HOT! This post is late because the internet was spotty last night, but really, I was TOO TIRED! It was a shorter riding day, but we were tired from four longer hot days and we had a later start, making it a hotter ride
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It’s hard to know where to begin…
Day 16: Punta Gorda, FL to Naples, FL; 70.6 miles, 89 degrees Today was an interesting riding day. A summary would be: Boardwalk, sand, Burnt Store Rd, two flat tires, Tamiami Trail and a police officer. This photo doesn’t do the day justice, but gives you an idea. It was a beautiful sunny morning, and
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