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RAGBRAI 2022

July 2022
Chris rides RAGBRAI! I'm going to be support and will both camp along with Roger Lopp Read more
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  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 4

    Day 2 Pocahontas

    July 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    I ran into a number of hiccups getting a tent camping spot, but they are so totally understaffed and confused that you could ignore everything and keep looking for the right answer.

    These people make Ida Grove look organized. I ended up 50 ft from the porta potties, access to water and the car parked next to the tents. I couldn't ask for more.
    I headed downtown for something, anything. I found all the diet coke I could want, ice at the gas station for Chris' yeti and the information booth people were wonderful.

    Now eating homemade klotchkees and, off and on, listening to oompa band. Chris and Roger are back on the road. Chris hit up the pie lady. Roger focused on completing the ride and beer.
    By 2:00 p.m. Chris was in Pocahontas and Roger was on his second beer. Life is good.

    After a general perusal of the festive downtown area we all headed back to the tents with the bikes. I had left everything open, including the car windows and rain was coming. The guys changed and we waited out some rain, then walked back downtown for dinner and the complete RAGBRAI experience.

    Lots of good food and drink. l found a coffee shop I can stop at in the morning,. Yay
    Everyone but me in bed by 7:30 p.m..    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 5

    Day 3... Begins

    July 26, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We had trouble waking up and didn't really start moving seriously until 6:00. There was a concession stand inside our campground/soccerfield/fairgrounds. They of course ran out of coffee. I wondered back to pick up around the campsite and then headed back to the horrendous line. This means Chris was loose in the tent for almost 15 minutes without me. Of course he broke his prescription glasses. Rogers come through with some sunglasses and he had some reading glasses in the car. Still, it's early in the week.
    The day is beautiful, Rodger and I had donuts and coffee. And they were ready to hit the road by 6:45 ish. This is a short day and that was fine.
    After packing up I drove downtown. I never saw a sign as to where the non-gravel RAGBRAI bike should go. Lots of lost bicyclists. The Aspen Leaf Cafe had people out the door.
    After gassing up at the Sinclair I hit the road. Just like at the campground there was no sweetener for my coffee. I'm almost getting used to black coffee.
    Arrived at the main campground around 9:45.
    Found a place to park and set up my tents. No idea where the porta potties will be. Should be interesting.
    The tents are set up and the porta potties have been delivered. The flies are terrible..

    The info booth has no maps for the next town. Grrrrrrr.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 6

    Day 3 Success

    July 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Roger beat Chris to Emmettsburg and they were both done with the route before 2pm.
    Chris was wiped out and didn't really recover today. Tired of camping, etc. Actually, he's dreading the century day tomorrow.
    I met Roger at the beer garden. Ridiculous. You had to show a RAGBRAI wristband or pay $5 to get in the single entrance. I picked up veg & noodles from the wok booth, Pepsi and apple pie. We met Victoria (solid, red/burgundy hair, traveling with her boyfriend, 63) and settled down to drink and chat.
    Chris showed up tired from the walk. He had a burrito, and 2 pieces of pie. Later I picked up pizza and cheese curds for the group, including Victoria.

    Chris was not having any more walking and like a miracle the shuttle bus was waiting for us and almost empty. Chris was also unhappy about all the cow pies, ad nauseam.
    I pointed Roger down the street towards the fairgrounds and said I'd meet him at the entrance. He still had his bike. Another miracle. It All worked.

    Both guys were in pre bedtime nap mode before 7pm. And stayed there all night.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 6

    Day 4 - 100 miles completed

    July 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Mason City
    I waited with some locals at the end of the route into town. I had over an hour to wait. They made it in a little after 5:00 p.m. Chris looked ,good Roger was dragging. Later, Roger said it was one of the hardest things he ever done. Then briefly left the route to get him aspirin at some point.

    They finished the last 8 blocks to get to the party and I walked in to join them.
    We met in the lovely downtown park and ,once we bothered to ask, got seated at The Quarry. They had a really good RAGBRAI limited menu. Both guys had salad and flatbread and I had flatbread. They had a good selection of beer on tap.
    Chris was DONE, Roger was feeling better. A really good day!!!

    We were back at the campgrounds just as it started doing on my tent with no rainfly. I was smart enough I had put the rain fly on Roger's tent this time.

    Around 8 pm our car alarm went off. Why?

    Chris took a shower, Roger crashed.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 6

    Day 4 Wake up and go

    July 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Chris agreed to sleep in the tent even though we were surrounded by horseshit. The flies were brutal outside but kept at bay in the tents. The baby, Savannah, only cried three or four times during the night. The way our tent stakes were intertwined she was barely 3 ft from Chris's head. But she always went back to sleep. I must, must get away from Savannah and her Grandpa. I can tell he's looking for help.

    Chris and Rodger were on their bikes and heading down the road by 6:28 a.m. Perfect! Minor hiccups for lost sunglasses, hearing aids that didn't work, etc, etc.

    I headed out right at 8:00 a.m. with lots of damp clothes. I'm looking for a laundromat and the highway is blocked with construction or an accident. The minute the cop car passed me I you turned and headed north into gravel Iowa. At least it's pretty. The picture below is Smith lake with a nice wildlife center, Water's Edge Nature Center, where I stopped to take a break. I didn't go in.
    I ended up in Forest City doing laundry at Bubble Mat coin laundry and eating breakfast at Sally's.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 6

    Day 4 Mason City

    July 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    I couldn't find main RAGBRAI camping on the map so I headed to Parker Woods which seemed closer to downtown than other options.
    The woods is reserved but just north of it on a gravel alley is an acre lot with trees and a bank of porta potties. Parker Woods on the side closest to me has showers. The tents are in the sun but I think it will be nice. Water might be an opportunity.
    Once again the car is with the tents.
    The showers were a semi of 2 room cubicles, behind each door is a tiny dressing area and showers stall. You flip a light switch to start the water. A little warm but a good shower.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 7

    Day 5 on the Charles City

    July 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    They were off from Mason City before 7:30 but Roger's foot is really hurting. Chris and I had a delicious, nutritious breakfast of the two pieces of pie we bought last night.

    The car alarm went off twice this morning. I need to get it fixed.
    I arrived in Charles City before 11:00 and had the tents set up by 11:00. The car alarm only went off once. Sigh
    I watched some Prius key videos and opened one of the key fobs. Eureka! It was full of water. I found the problem one. I'll pull the battery and not think about it anymore.

    This is a city park with four porta potties and already a couple hundred people. This will not be pretty this evening or in the morning. Also no drinking water.

    Downtown:. Everyone is super nice. I got free hand sanitizer and wipes, I got the yeti filled up with ice water and now I'm searching for beer. I also purchased a gift for the Lopps for Chris's request.
    Apparently you buy the beer in the beer tent, but the whole town square counts as beer tent. Life is good.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 7

    Hospital Day 5

    July 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Rogers foot is bad. The RAGBRAI med team at Charles City sent him to the hospital.
    We joined Ethan and went to dinner at Plaza Mexico. Good to have a sit down dinner although it was packed!
    Back at the campground the guys crashed. I read awhile and then went onto town. I met a townie, Vicki and then Victoria found me funny!
    In the tent by 10:30pm.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 8

    Day 6 Heading to West Union

    July 29, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Chris and I woke up at 5:30 and he was on his way at 6:30.
    Roger and I left the campground at 7:30 am

    We stopped on the way at Jericho Jo's for coffee. Mugs of coffee drunk in the car and then returned to Jo herself.

    We reached West Union a little after 9:00 and set up our tents right on the street in front of the West Union Elementary School. The nice couple from the fairgrounds who gave Chris a beer are just down the row of tents.

    Maureen is on her way, expected by 4 or 5pm. Rogers foot hurts a lot, but he's getting around.    Read more

  • Catherine CoxRAGBRAI 2022
    Day 8

    Day 6 Crash

    July 29, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Chris crashed going into Lawler IA. Apparently, he had a PA speaker and then crashed into the temporary Lawler welcome sign. He texted me with the news of his crash at 9:53 a.m.
    At first he thought he was just bruised up. Finally they decided it was urethic trauma, or something like that
    Some notes: the bike
    Warrenville police sticker 2757
    Bike serial number: WSBC 0250428125
    Director of RAGBRAI: Matt Pippen
    Phone number:. 319-361-8771
    I got this information from John in Lawler.

    I buy gas today. $34.36 8.591 Gal
    Odo:. 122101

    Some notes, the ride.
    Chris took two ambulance rides provided by RAGBRAI, First to med tent from scene of accident.
    Second was from med tent to West Union (probably Mason City). Lastly a transport ambulance to the University of Iowa hospital.    Read more

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