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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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Day 32 Part 1
The boys got another visitor last night, the director to technical support. I made the drive after school clear up I 35 and across I 90 to find them at Winona Minnesota. On my way up I was informed that they were waiting to have dinner with me last night. I was surprised after a…
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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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Ride Day #27 Webster SD to 13 miles east of Ortonville MN (short day)
The guys are getting ready to take off from Webster SD in full sun and a light beeeze from the west in a temperature of 54° at about 0820. The route is about 58 miles today. Alan needs to watch graduation streaming this afternoon. As I’m waiting 10 miles in, this handsome creature came by…
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Ride Day #26 Bowdle SD to Webster SD. PASSED THE 1/2 WAY POINT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!
Alan was holding court at the C-Store in Bowdle SD & Jim stopped by on his way home and visited a minute. Then they climbed aboard their bikes at 0843 with a temperature of 50° & a west wind at 16mph. Before we departed a Dude asked about the antenna, he has one too. We…
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Ride Day #25 McIntosh SD to Bowdle SD
It appeared the wind blew all night, and I mean blew! The dumpster at the motel was even on its side. We got up and went to breakfast at Brenda’s Tumbleweed Cafe again, Jim joined us. The guys ordered the same as yesterday, including a pancake the size of a dinner plate. A local, David…
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