The Beers

Alicia and I enjoy many outdoor activities. Alicia has long had a life goal of bicycling across America. It sounded like a great adventure to me. This was an opportune pause in our lives with a recent job loss (May 2009), so with just three weeks of planning and training - we were off.

This trek started May 24th, 2009 from Anacortes, Washington ending 65 days later in Portland, Maine (We had expected 60 days to Bar Harbor, Maine.).

3964 spinning miles!! Biggest day 115 miles. ~~Pete Beer

Friday, July 3, 2009

Day 41. Elkader, Iowa

Well we've said our goodbyes to Minnesota. Also temporarily to the
Mississippi, though we will cross it one last time in a few days.

We had all kinds of weather and all kinds of riding as we polished off
83 more miles. It was a long day, many steep hills, muggy temps, fog
even for the first hour. It even threatened rain.

Elkader is a nice small town on the Turkey river. We had pizza for
dinner and we stocked up for our rest day this Sabbath day - this
evening and tomorrow. Though it is the fourth, we expect it to be
quiet away from the Mississippi.

The picture is along the big M in Iowa.

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