by Mark | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
The city of Hedrick was founded in 1881. Hedrick was named after General John Morrow Hedrick, who encouraged its development. The town motto is ‘Where Friends Meet’, and serves the town well as the meeting town for this day, providing riders and their support...
by Mark | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Summer is reluctantly making a presence here in Iowa. But the temperature and humidity are rising just in time for RAGBRAI. There is almost no chance that July will be anything but hot and humid. Those of you who have ridden RAGBRAI before know that the heat is...
by Mark | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
The last stop before our overnight in Des Moines will be Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines. Most of the Historic Valley Junction (established in 1893) will be blocked off to host the RAGBRAI party. It’s only 4 more miles to the main campground in...
by Mark | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today’s town spotlight is Minden, the meeting town for our first day of riding on Sunday, July 21. Though you may consider Minden small (home to 597 people, .5 sq. miles), residents are by no means short on hospitality and bikers who decide to stop are in for a...
by Mark | Jun 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Just over 21 miles into the day on Friday, you’ll find yourself in the town of Keosauqua. Pronounced Key-oh-Sock-wa, it means ‘Big Bend’. A local pronunciation leaves off the second syllable, and it sounds more like Key-SOCK-wa. Either way, the town is located on...
