Your happy bike-touring moment for today.

[sara]

A resident's-eye view of RAGBRAI, the annual bike tour across Iowa. Really very charming. Makes me wish I were getting out on my bike more than I have been this summer.

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[dragonfly]

Ooh, RAGBRAI. I want to do that. And I'm a total beginner. I get tired after ten miles.

But my uncle used to do RAGBRAI. I'll get him to coach me.

OMG, I've just decided to do RAGBRAI next year.

[sara]

Heh. Good!

I am hoping to work up to Cycle Oregon one of these years, but I don't think this year is that year (between work and family crises, I have spent a LOT less time on my bike than I would like).

I worked up from doing short distances to doing half-centuries in about a year, after a pregnancy and postpartum disability that had me spending a couple of very long years mostly on the couch. It can be done!

[aedifica]

Oh, neat. As a former Iowan, I do want to do RAGBRAI someday...

[sara]

At last year's they had a team from the state archaeological office providing rolling interpretation as they passed various points of cultural interest. I so envied them their jerseys....

[aedifica]

How cool! Oooh!