by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Food vendors got off to a slow start Tuesday as RAGBRAI riders took their time getting to Des Moines. As of 4 p.m., vendors along the the bridges over the Des Moines River peddling pizza, ice cream and a variety of meat sandwiches said they were still anticipating an...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Honeymooners Joe Larsen and Leigh Yarger in Valley Junction, West Des Moines. // PHOTO BY TIMOTHY MEINCH Four years ago Joe Larsen met Leigh Yarger on the annual Brr Ride from Perry to Rippey. This morning the two woke up in Perry as honeymooners and pedaled their way...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Gregg Mooers, a manager with Des Moines’ Doll Distributing, and Kelle Molloy, a director, stand next to a stocked Budweiser truck readied for RAGBRAI riders. (Josh Hafner/The Register) How much beer would a RAGBRAI require if a RAGBRAI rode through town? “It’s a...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Some RAGBRAI riders used the Raccoon River Valley Trail through Dallas and Guthrie counties on Monday and Tuesday, but they did not clog it, a Dallas County Conservation official said. “I’ve heard it’s pretty open,” said Mike Beeler, natural...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Just finished with the day’s ride from Perry, RAGBRAI veteran Kieran Cullen looked over the famously wonky menu items at Des Moines’ Zombie Burger. He finally settled on the Undead Elvis – a burger featuring peanut butter and fried bananas –...
