These were the days!!!
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Pedaling for Parkinsons RAGBRAI 2011 |
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One of many cornfields |
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Morning at Ragbrai. Where's my bike? |
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Ragbrai is crowded. Over 10,000 people ride each year. |
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Me, Pat, Karen, and Jim (another PDer) |
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Glenn and Karen, two other PDers who rode. Glenn and Karen booked it all week despite some challenging "ailments" |
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A Very Welcome sign!!!! |
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Sharing a wonderful farewell dinner with Glenn, Karen, me, Pat, and Kathy |
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Pitchfork cyclists |
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Kathy met some pirates |
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PFP Trailer |
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Cheers to food and air conditioning |
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Utes at Ragbrai! Check out the bikers tan. |
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Everyone said eat some rhubard pie. It was DELICIOUS! |
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Kathy and I at the finish line. Mississippi River in the background. Both the Missouri and the Mississippi Rivers were super flooded. |
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The finish line. |
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Need some sodium. How about some pork hocks! |
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This was at the end of the route on day 2. Very tempting. |
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Pigs are big in Iowa. |
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Me and Pat |
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Smoothies and turkey legs- staple foods at Ragbrai |
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Cooling off at the town fire station. |
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More cooling off |