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- mandag 15. juni 2020
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Another 40+ mile morning
15. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
On the road at 6:15 AM. Down Sand Rd to Riverside, Iowa, then through Hills, Iowa and Sharon Center, Iowa. Another cooler morning. The corn is growing quickly. We ended the ride going by the HawkeyeLes mer
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- Dag 5
- søndag 14. juni 2020
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Flag Day
14. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today is Flag day in the U.S. Lisa went to Anamosa, Iowa and helped our good friend Doug stain his deck and I went for a casual ride around Iowa City. The video is of Lisa’s other artifact find!
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- Dag 4
- lørdag 13. juni 2020
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Haystack 70
13. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
7:15 AM we picked up Pat to drive to the Millstream Brewery in the Amana Colonies. We met Craig and Matt and started riding at 8:00 AM. Our first stop was after two blocks at the Amana bakery. We thenLes mer
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- Dag 3
- fredag 12. juni 2020
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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2 Artifacts for Lisa!
12. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After our morning ride and some yard work we headed back to the cornfields to look for more arrowheads*. Lisa had two great finds and I’ll include one video in this post and put the other in anotherLes mer
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- fredag 12. juni 2020
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Reverse Res. Loop
12. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Again we got out for a nice 20+ mile morning ride. We rode through the the cemetery and stopped by where the service will be for my dad as he donated his body to the University of Iowa Hospitals &Les mer
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- Dag 2
- torsdag 11. juni 2020
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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More Artifacts & Beers with Mike
11. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After our morning Res. loop I got out for some arrowhead hunting. I found a beautiful one! The day ended with beers on the porch with our good friend Mike.
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- torsdag 11. juni 2020
- 🌧 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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“Res. Loop” part 2
11. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
...continuing past the “Dump Trump” sign we pass the worlds largest wooden nickel into the Iowa City water treatment park. From there it is under Interstate-80 to the city limits and into theLes mer
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- torsdag 11. juni 2020
- 🌧 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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“Res. Loop” part 1
11. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Our favorite 20 mile loop is over the Coralville Lake Damn. The ride has a nice gradual climb to the big Buddah and old barn. It continues to a nice scenic view to the south and past a cute cottageLes mer
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- Dag 1
- onsdag 10. juni 2020 15:00
- 🌧 16 °C
- Høyde: 220 m
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Artifact Hunting with Sebastian
10. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We went searching for Native American artifacts 35 minutes south of Iowa City toward Riverside, Iowa on the ridge above the Iowa River. We trounced through the muddy corn rows finding a lot of flakesLes mer
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- onsdag 10. juni 2020 06:00
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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40 miles in the Morning
10. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Lisa and I did a nice loop through West Liberty in the early morning. It was foggy for the first part, but the sun broke through as we rode the stiff headwind home. We saw The Statue of West Liberty!
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- tirsdag 9. juni 2020
- 🌧 21 °C
- Høyde: 220 m
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Our life is a bike tour every day!
9. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Lisa and I decided we need to pretend every day is like a bicycle tour. We rode about 30 miles before 8 AM and stopped for an iced coffee and pastries at the Java house near our house. Of course weLes mer
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- mandag 8. juni 2020
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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New Touring Bike! ❤️
8. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I ordered a new steel touring bike. Yay! It’s a 52cm Salsa Marrakesh. I got it from Nick’s Cycling and Fitness in Burlington, Iowa. More on this to come, as I have not picked it up yet. I am notLes mer
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- søndag 7. juni 2020
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Backyard BBQ & fun!
7. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We had the McKays and their girls over for a BBQ and games and a fire in the backyard. Bummed I didn’t snap any photos. We’ll do it again soon and I’ll add photos. Pat and Lisa defeated Jim andLes mer
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- lørdag 6. juni 2020
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Sutliff Bridge Ride
6. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Pat, Lisa, and I did one of our favorite rides to Sutliff, Iowa. It is a 45 mile ride of mainly gravel, with a beer and food stop at the historic Sutliff Bridge. We met Doug at the pub and enjoyedLes mer
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- fredag 5. juni 2020
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Strawberry Moon
5. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We drove out to the country to look at the Strawberry Moon (full moon of June) and stars with Sebastian. A very calm and enjoying evening together.
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- fredag 5. juni 2020
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Protesting / BLM / Weird Beer
5. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
George Floyd’s wrongful death has caused protesting and riots around the U.S. and world. Sebastian has joined the peaceful protesting. I enjoyed some free parking and strange beer, and am in supportLes mer
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- fredag 5. juni 2020
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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1 Year and a Day (Ingolstadt)
5. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Last year we met Meike and Herbert as the hosted us at their flat in Ingolstadt, DE. Unfortunately, they had to cut their 2019-2020 bicycle tour from Vancouver to the tip of South America short. TheLes mer
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- torsdag 4. juni 2020
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 220 m
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100 Miles to See Mom
4. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I left at 7am to ride mainly gravel to my hometown (Marshalltown) to visit my mom. Lisa drove over to give me a lift home ❤️. A beautiful ride which involved avoiding a thunderstorm, a “HaystackLes mer
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- tirsdag 2. juni 2020
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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COVID-19
2. juni 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A reminder of what is going on in the world as I ride my go-to-20 mile-loop, a “res loop. My “res loop” is a scenic 20 mile loop over the Coralville Reservoir (part of the Iowa River.)
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- søndag 31. mai 2020
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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More Gravel Adventures
31. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pat, Lisa, and I did a nice gravel loop through Downey, Iowa. We end with beers in our backyard.
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- lørdag 30. mai 2020
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Kitchen Remodel Begins
30. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Money saved from our canceled trip is being spent on house renovation. Starting with new countertops. What a mess! 😏
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- torsdag 28. mai 2020
- 🌧 20 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Westmalle Dubbel
28. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Enjoying one of the best beers in the world on our screened in porch. We fell in love with this Trappist ale in Belgium and have been to the abbey to enjoy it locally too. A delightful taste if youLes mer
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- onsdag 27. mai 2020
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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Arrowhead Hunting
27. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It had been awhile since I got out walking the fields of Iowa. I found one nice hide scraper and a bunch of flakes.
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- tirsdag 26. mai 2020
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Høyde: 220 m
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More LED Projects
26. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Lisa hung some new lights in the screened-in-porch and we both worked on getting some blue ones near the firepit.
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- tirsdag 26. mai 2020
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Høyde: 221 m
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A Look Back at the 2019 Tour
26. mai 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I use the winter months to plan our tours extensively. I use a combination of mapping sites. Warmsowers.org, Airbnb, Couchsurfing, etc. I plan our routes and line up lodging. I then write outLes mer