On a history note | Farmers in the field for annual harvest across Washington...
Town of Barton, WI - Farmers across Washington County are in the fields toiling away at their fall harvest. It's an annual part of the farming culture. The picture below is a Town of...
VIDEO | On Palm Sunday a visit to El Rosario Church in San Salvador
April 2, 2023 - Washington Co., WI - This is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. It was January 2019 when the story was published on WashingtonCountyInsider.com about Nancy and David Slinde...
A note of thanks for supporting the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s
August, 2021 -Â West Bend, WI - Seventeen days and 1,113.22 miles pedaled from Shreveport, Louisiana to West Bend, Wisconsin. A quick note of thanks for everyone who supported the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's,...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – Crossing the state line and entering home stretch
August 13, 2021 - Richmond, IL - Pedaled from 7:15 a.m. to 7 p.m., covered 91.89 miles. I’m sore, I can’t touch my toes and I’m still in bear country.
So close to the Badger...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...
August, 2021 - Â Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire before...
VIDEO | Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – Bicycling Illinois; a quarter’s-worth of entertainment
August 12, 2021 - Â Morris, WI - Lots of green farmland to pedal in Illinois. Below is a brief video of some of the sights from the road.
https://youtu.be/_W-OSmrQ28I
Wednesday was one of the most challenging...
VIDEO | Not your average band camp in Memphis, TN
August, 2021 - Â Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after a...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – 30+ years of bike touring; still making new friends
August 11, 2021 - Â Gibson City, IL - Even after touring more than 30 years on a bike it is still amazing how many people reach out to help.
After a steamy day Tuesday with...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s | The charm of small towns
August 10, 2021 - Â Sullivan, IL - Today marks 2 weeks on the road; Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. Hitting a lot of small towns along the way.
https://youtu.be/J_y1SmjKA3o
Below are a couple of...
Knocking down the 100-mile challenge
August 9, 2021 - Salem, IL - Logged 100 miles and some change on Sunday, August 8. It started as a challenge ride to raise $100 for 100 miles with matching donations on my...
VIDEO | I was feeling a little bit jumpy as I took the first...
August 7, 2021 - Â Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday.
Stopped for dinner. I can't say it was love at first bite. (see video below)
Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s | Hey, Babe…
August 8, 2021 - Christopher, IL - Recorded this earlier just to be sure I added in one more story about the kindness of strangers on this ride. Getting closer to the 100-mile goal...
$100 = 100 mile challenge for the Amazing Ride For Alzheimer’s – Are you...
August 8,2021 -Â I decided to throw down a $100/100 mile challenge with 100% of the proceeds going to music programming for seniors at Cedar Community.
I started the video below but cell signal left...
VIDEO | Drifting into Illinois
August 8, 2021 - Â Goreville, IL - Sometimes you just have to trust the signs; small indications that it is probably best to get off the road and call it a day.
Took off early...
VIDEO | Nearing the Illinois border: Fort Jefferson Cross at the Confluence
August, 2021 - Headed north on Hwy 51 to the Mississippi River and crossing from Kentucky into Illinois in 11 miles or so.
The road turned into a huge hill and at the top, there...
VIDEO | Frogs legs for supper in Kentucky; tastes like…
August 7, 2021 - Â Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Wasn't necessarily looking for frogs but I found them anyway. Read on.
Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful green scenery,...
VIDEO | Everyone has stories about Bonnie & Clyde
July, 2021 -  Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.
In Shreveport, LA there...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s: Secret habits on the road
August, 2021 -  Tennessee/ Kentucky - I’ve been on the road for 10 days and am now pedaling back to Wisconsin after chasing the historical demise of Bonnie & Clyde in Louisiana.
Most of the...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s: Crossing into Kentucky
August, 2021 - Â Making time today rolling out of Tennessee and into Kentucky.
Forgot to post the states I’ve been through so I found some paper at the side of the road and listed my...
VIDEO | Kindness of strangers strikes again in Tennessee
August 2021 -  Tiptonville, TN - Just when you think things aren’t working out... something like this happens.
https://youtu.be/zS3qLL9Iw1k
Long story short: Late start out of Ripley, TN, crummy roads with narrow shoulder and rumble strip,...