Author: bruceshoots
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Ride Day #35 Reedsburg WI to Madison WI
They are off at 0804 with a temperature of 65° and cloudy. They wanted 10 miles as a warmup. They didn’t even make it out of the parking lot and I received a phone call needing supplies. The Jethro Belt didn’t get packed! That’s not all that was forgotten, the pew pew & Gardettos were…
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BACK TO THE RIDE!
We drove from Jefferson City area to Reedsburg WI today. Tomorrow they continue their ride!
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Ride Day #33 Fountain City WI to Sparta WI
Tech support showed up last night…to haul unused crap home & to see the old man. The guys took off just before 0900 at a temperature of 50° from Fountain City WI. Most of the day will be on WI Trails. Tech support got a video of them departing. After a brief stop at the…
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RIDE SUSPENDED!
Our cross-country bicycle ride has been suspend in Reedsburg WI, or about 60 miles NW of Madison. Buck’s father-in-law passed away yesterday. Today, we are returning home by car. We are praying for Buck and his family for safe travels to Louisiana and for comfort during this difficult time. The ride is expected to resume…
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Ride Day #34 Sparta WI to Reedsburg WI
They took off this morning at 0848 with full sun and a temperature of 49°. Today’s ride is in memory of Julie Parker Willhite who passed away last night. It took them quite a while to arrive. Tunnel 3 was muddy & dangerous. There were trees down blocking the trail. There was a bridge out…
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Ride Day #32 Red Wing MN to Fountain City WI
As I looked out the window this morning I proclaimed that it was a good day for a ride! NOT the usual it’s a beautiful day for a ride. As they are starting to gear up the mist is turning into sprinkles. They are putting on their wet riding gear. The temperature is 56° and…
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Ride Day #31 New Prague MN to Red Wing MN
The guys are getting ready to climb on their bikes. The temperature is 54° and sunny. THE TIME IS 0741! The earliest start yet. They are putting on both sunscreen & butt butter. By the end of the day they should be sleeping within spitting distance of the Mississippi River. After a 10 mile in…
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Ride Day #30 Hutchison to New Prague.
The guys are putting on sunscreen prior to today’s ride. Following Bob’s advice we are detouring around Minneapolis. The temperature is 57° at 0808. Madison in 6 days, according to the spreadsheet. The morning started out as usual…breakfast, sunscreen, & water. THEN the monkey wrench got thrown in! I was told they would be on…
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Ride Day #29 Willmar MN to Hutchison MN.
Well, the President took off this morning, he said he was heading north to visit a state park. The guys decided to ride today. There has been a change to the spreadsheet to avoid downtown Minneapolis. They got underway about 0830 with a temperature of 55° and a ESE wind at 8mph. The 1st stop…
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Ride Day #28 13 miles east of Ortonville MN to Willmar MN
Since The President showed up unexpectedly yesterday & we played cards most of the afternoon/evening, they thought maybe today they’d find one of the nicest golf courses in the area to enjoy a “day off”. The guys got taken off just before 0830 east of Ortonville with a temperature of 57°. They took a break…
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