Mountain Biker attacked by buck in Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S2oymHHyV1M
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Second Annual St John's bike ride
The date has been set and web site is now online with info for the second annual St John's bicycle ride.
FREE registration! FREE t-shirts! FREE rest stops! FREE food!
Three ride distances, one for every skill level....35 miles, 15 miles, and a short family ride (still working on route).
Check out the web site for full details!
http://www.stjohns.com/berryvillebikeride/
FREE registration! FREE t-shirts! FREE rest stops! FREE food!
Three ride distances, one for every skill level....35 miles, 15 miles, and a short family ride (still working on route).
Check out the web site for full details!
http://www.stjohns.com/berryvillebikeride/
August 4th Group Bike Ride
For sometime, we've been having a group bicycle ride on Thursday night. This originated as people involved with the Eureka Sports Festival. This weeks ride will begin at St John's Hospital in Berryville, at 6:00pm. Will be riding to Green Forest, then out 311. Starting at St John's will let us miss the one hill right off the bat that we encountered last time we did this ride. This should be a fairly easy ride, with few hills. So invite your beginner cycling friends to join us!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Multisport festival coming to Eureka Springs in August!!!
What Is The Eureka Springs Multisport festival?
A three-day multisport festival consisting of a sprint-distance triathlon on Friday afternoon, road bike tour rides and racing on Saturday morning and running races on Sunday. Participants can enter individual events or take "The Eurekan" challenge.
http://eurekasportsfestival.com/
Monday, March 14, 2011
Ragbrai 2010
What's Ragbrai? First, it's an acronym for "Register"s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa". It's been described as a cross between a county fair and Mardi Gras.
Over 15,000 people gather in Iowa each summer, the last full week of July, and ride their bicycles across the state.
It began 38 years ago when 2 employees of the Des Moines Register Newspaper decided to ride their bikes across Iowa, and write a story about the state. A small announcement was made in their paper, inviting anyone who wanted to join in. The day they started, 200 people showed up on their bikes to join them! About 100 did the whole trip!
They received so much interested in the ride, they decided to make it an annual event. The second year, about 2,000 people showed up!
Over 15,000 people gather in Iowa each summer, the last full week of July, and ride their bicycles across the state.
It began 38 years ago when 2 employees of the Des Moines Register Newspaper decided to ride their bikes across Iowa, and write a story about the state. A small announcement was made in their paper, inviting anyone who wanted to join in. The day they started, 200 people showed up on their bikes to join them! About 100 did the whole trip!
They received so much interested in the ride, they decided to make it an annual event. The second year, about 2,000 people showed up!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Ragbrai 2010: July 24, The Eve of Day One
Note: Click on photos to enlarge.
The preparation is done. Training is complete. Bags are packed. It's time to hit the road.
This year, we are going as a "Team". You can sign up as an individual, or if there are 4 or more in your group, you register as a team. And a team has to have a name. We were team "Lost Cause". Long story, Jason picked it out. My wife, Lajunta will be our driver. She'll carry our baggage and meet us each evening. I'll be joined on the ride by our daughter, Karla, and her husband, Jason.
On Friday the 23rd, we met Karla and Jason at their home in Ozark, Missouri. We decided to make it a two day drive, as we wanted to arrive early afternoon in Sioux City, IA, the starting point. On the eve of the ride, there is trade show that we wanted to attend.
We spent the night in St. Joseph, MO. We arrived early afternoon in Sioux City.
Jason's pick-up, packed with our supplies. Camping gear, clothing, a couple cases of water, and a few snacks.
The preparation is done. Training is complete. Bags are packed. It's time to hit the road.
This year, we are going as a "Team". You can sign up as an individual, or if there are 4 or more in your group, you register as a team. And a team has to have a name. We were team "Lost Cause". Long story, Jason picked it out. My wife, Lajunta will be our driver. She'll carry our baggage and meet us each evening. I'll be joined on the ride by our daughter, Karla, and her husband, Jason.
On Friday the 23rd, we met Karla and Jason at their home in Ozark, Missouri. We decided to make it a two day drive, as we wanted to arrive early afternoon in Sioux City, IA, the starting point. On the eve of the ride, there is trade show that we wanted to attend.
We spent the night in St. Joseph, MO. We arrived early afternoon in Sioux City.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Ragbrai 2010: July 25, Day One
Click on photos to enlarge.
Today we began in Sioux City, passed through the towns of Kingsley, Washta, and Quimby. The end of the day found us in Storm Lake.
For some reason when camping, I wake up early. I was awake at 5:30, which is early for me. Had a good night's sleep, temps in the low 60's. I don't usually like to eat a big breakfast, til later in the morning. So my usual routine is to drink some GatorAid and snack on some trail mix or pastry, or perhaps some fig newtons (as one guy told me, "the poor man's power bar").
Nick, our over night host, was up early to join us. He was only joining us for Sunday. Not sure, but I think the first day may bring out the largest number of riders, since it is Sunday and begins in a larger city. I think we were on the road by 7:15.
Either in the evening or first thing in the morning, I wrote in my journal the happenings of the previous day. Wait two days, and I forget things.
Today we began in Sioux City, passed through the towns of Kingsley, Washta, and Quimby. The end of the day found us in Storm Lake.
For some reason when camping, I wake up early. I was awake at 5:30, which is early for me. Had a good night's sleep, temps in the low 60's. I don't usually like to eat a big breakfast, til later in the morning. So my usual routine is to drink some GatorAid and snack on some trail mix or pastry, or perhaps some fig newtons (as one guy told me, "the poor man's power bar").
Nick, our over night host, was up early to join us. He was only joining us for Sunday. Not sure, but I think the first day may bring out the largest number of riders, since it is Sunday and begins in a larger city. I think we were on the road by 7:15.
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