Saturday, September 5, 2015

Day 1: Itasca to Walker

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015


Official tire dip in the headwaters of the Mississippi



Six bikes were part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.  Oldest biker (Dick), youngest biker (me), person who traveled the farthest to be part of the ride (Rich from Philadelphia), Mary who test rode the entire route, and a couple others whose "category" I don't remember.


 Lots of bright yellow shirts gathered for the ribbon-cutting!


And we're off!


 Just a small stream, used to fight local fires


 Babe and Paul and I had lunch together in Bemidji.



The Paul Bunyan Bicycle Trail.  
Lots of trees helped to block a headwind and keep us nice and shaded.


Super sweet hang of my hammock in the park in Walker

Stats for the day:
66.22 miles
4:51:16 time in the saddle
13.64 mph average
32.54 mph max


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