Tag: Ragbrai 2011

Atlantic IA to Carroll IA Without a word of planning, Jack found me this morning as I was dragging my bag to the Ragbrai truck.  It seems that simultaneous morning routines works whether we are camping next to each other or not. Fifteen miles to our first stop in Elk Horn IA.  It is a neat Danish community with a full sized windmill.  There was a half size tank there too – I’m not sure what that was about.   We waited a long time in the line for the Elk Horn Fire Department all-you-can-eat pancakes deal, and so watched plenty

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Glenwood IA to Atlantic IA The first day of Ragbrai.  I had this same problem trying to write about it last year.  How does one describe it?  You can’t – each participant’s adventure is a different one. My cold felt better this morning but my joints were achy – what can you do?  Jack and I were out of tents relatively early in order to get our gear reorganized so the Ragbrai trucks could take it as a single piece, instead of 4 panniers (accomplished through duffel bags brought by Phil).  I decided to carry my netbook and by now-beloved

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