Trip to Lake McConaughy Nebraska

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Bike is loaded up and ready to go.

First stop was the I 80 truck stop.

On the way out we rode through Iowa and kept seeing old school buses all painted up and decorated with lots of bicycles on top. We soon found out that RAGBRAI was starting that day. RAGBRAI, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state.

We had encountered several teams on their way to the starting point, Council Bluffs Iowa.

There was team toxic, team bubba clyde, team bagonuts and team shagbrai.

We arrived to the campsite on Sunday afternoon and set up camp.

Monday afternoon there was a hail storm that rolled through.

Hubby’s priority…:)

The end of the storm.

Some of the local wild life.
A couple of flickers

A pelican and a blue heron.

View from the top of the dam.

Preparing to ride.

The ride.

The bike rodeo.
The barrel race…first one to get across the finish line without the barrel crossing the middle line (a rope laid the length of the track) won.

The slow ride…last one to cross the finish line without putting their feet down won.

the straight path…2 ropes laid a tire width apart…you had to travel between the ropes without crossing them…the quickest time won. (the golf carts in the background are spectators from elsewhere on the campgrounds who came down to watch. )

I did not participate in the rodeo…still too much of a greenhorn with riding to attempt it.

The week just flew by and the next thing I knew we were back home and going to work again. :( This is one time I would like a rerun. :)

31 Jul, 2009
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Blodyn

Sounds like great fun ! I wish I'd have been there aswell.

31 Jul, 2009

Ian_digs_v2

Looks like you had a great time and I think hubby got his priorities just about spot on. With a bike like that I think I would have got it under cover as soon as I got there Lol.
I would have liked to have a go at some of the rodeo 'games'? just to say I had took part. (plus I like making people laugh :-))) )

31 Jul, 2009

Kmccue07

I wasn't concerned at being laughed at...scared of dumping the bike in the sand...not good for the engine. maybe next time...they plan on doing this again in a couple of years.

31 Jul, 2009

Ian_digs_v2

True true, not a good thing for the bike at all, I bet your off again before a couple of years though? Perhaps I could join in on my mobility scooter LOl :~))

31 Jul, 2009