Around the Bend

August 7, 2021 -  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,...

August 7, 2021 -  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...

August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y If you’re a fan of outlaw...

Gibsland, LA - The self-guided tour of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum was bloody magical. Literally. ”It was an ambush and it was bloody,” said museum owner Perry Carter. “What did you expect?” Perry...

August, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y If you’re a fan of outlaw history...

August 8, 2021 -  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...

July 30, 2021 - Gibsland, LA - It was about 17 miles from Minden, LA to Gibsland, LA and the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. The museum is located in the building formerly home...

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,...

July 27, 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Today, the first day of The Amazing Ride For Alzheimer’s 2021, Judy Steffes will be traveling to Shreveport, Louisiana to kick off the bicycling fundraiser in tribute...

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...

Jan. 19, 2019 - West Bend, WI - Washington House Pub & Grill, 228 N. Sixth Avenue, in downtown West Bend is closing. Owner Eddie Daniel said the bar will close after business on Saturday, Jan....

August, 2021 -  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...

August 1, 2021 - Left Louisiana late Friday afternoon in the sweltering heat. Lots of great memories as people made me feel welcome or gave me a safe space to stay. https://youtu.be/6LtKnXrkkdU   Met new friends and was...

August 11, 2021 -  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...

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...

July 30, 2021 -  Shreveport, LA - The high-pitched din was noticeable the minute I left the airport in Shreveport. After checking out Elvis Presley Ave the sound was deafening. After 17 years the cicadas...

August, 2021 -  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,...

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...

August 4, 2021 -  Memphis, TN - One of the best discoveries on the 2021 tour so far has to be the TREK bicycle shop, 517 N. Main Street in downtown Memphis, TN. I badly...

August, 2021 -  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...