Around the Bend

June 21, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - It is Father's Day, my dad's birthday and the first year he is not with us having passed July 18, 2019.   I have been asked the past...

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 -  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...

July 28, 2021 - Shreveport, LA - It was the brown Historic Site sign that made me pull over. What looked like a boring government building held a fascinating story of history once through the...

August, 2021 -  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...

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 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...

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...

Jan. 26, 2019 - El Salvador - David and Nancy Slinde of West Bend are in the midst of their 30th trip to El Salvador. Since 2004 the couple have been working with various...

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. 23, 2019 - El Salvador - It's difficult to wrap your head around the impact one person has made, especially if the significance occurred in another country. One person in El Salvador who...

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,...

Jan. 25, 2019 - El Salvador - Nancy and David Slinde of West Bend are in the midst of a 10-day missionary trip to El Salvador. It's the 30th time the couple have been to...

Jan. 19, 2019 - West Bend, WI - The wake-up call at 3 a.m. started a new adventure for David and Nancy Slinde of West Bend as the couple make their 30th visit as...

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...

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...

    Sept. 2, 2017 - Washington Co., WI - Thresherees, car shows, and even a little Elvis are on tap for neighbors looking for something to do in the coming weeks.   -Wheels on Main is looking...

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...

Jan. 20, 2019 - Atlanta, WI - Hello from our destination, El Salvador, said none of us. Quite the travel adventure already but we haven’t had to call the cops on each other yet so...

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...