Just off another two-day jaunt on the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Similar to last year, I rode a little over 100 miles in the two days, this time in northwest Iowa. My 2014 observations:
* Just because somebody puts up a snow fence and sells beer within the perimeter, it doesn't mean you should call it a beer garden.
* Confirmed: Northwest Iowa is the flattest part of the state. Day 1 had maybe one semi-serious hill to climb.
* You could not ask for a better overnight area than Okoboji and the Iowa Great Lakes. Anyone who went to the main entertainment venue in Arnolds Park saw a nice sunset over West Lake Okoboji, and heard great live music.
* Found no pineapple pie this year!
* A little disappointing to not see some of the cycling 'teams' that made RAGBRAI semi-famous, like Team Whiners or Team Roadkill or Team Killer Bees. Age must have broken them up, because it's hard to believe I didn't see any of them over those two days.
* It's not the heat, it's the headwinds.
* Best jersey seen this year goes to Old Fart Cycling Team. Their motto: "Age & Treachery Will Always Triumph Over Youth & Agility."
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