What follows is roughly a reverse chronological order of my tours.
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GRAIL II is a two day tour sponsored by the Arlington Heights Bicycle Associaton. The second tour was September 16-17, 2006 from Cary Illinois to Janesville Wisconsin and return to Cary. GRAIL is shorthand for Gary's Ride Across Illinois. Since the 2006 ride entered Wisconsin, GRAIL became GRAW for part of the ride.
Modified On 8/23/2006
Bicycle Idaho is a 6 day ride in Northern Idaho. The route changes from year to year. 2006 was the 8th time this ride had been run. Most of the participants were from the NW part of the US. I rode this ride with friends I've met on other rides - We call ourselves NSPlus after the initial group met on a ride in Nova Scotia.
Modified On 10/4/2005
Ride the East is a 25 day ride from Portsmouth New Hampshire to St Augustine Florida. The ride is sponsored by America By Bicycle www.abbike.com
2005 is the first time America By Bicycle has run this tour. I've travelled with them before. See my Mississippi River Ride for details about that ride.
Modified On 9/9/2004
The Erie Canal Tour is an 8 day ride along the Erie Canal and Mohawk River from Buffalo to Albany NY. The ride is sponsored by Parks and Trails NY. About 400 cyclists participate. 2004 was the 6th year of this ride.
Ridden in 2004
Modified On 9/29/2004
The Michigan West Shoreline tour is sponsored by the League of Michigan Cyclists. It is a beautiful ride from Spring Lake to Mackinaw City along the western side of Michigan (eastern side of Lake Michigan for the geographically challenged). The ride attracts about 700 riders.
Ridden in 2003
Modified On 9/9/2004
Àllons manger...àllons dancer...àllons à Cycle Zydeco!
Cycle Zydeco is the annual Cajun/Creole Food and Cycling Festival featuring the food and music that has made this part of South Louisiana famous. This four-day, 200-mile ride is designed to be ridden at a moderate or leisurely pace in order to absorb the Cajun/Creole culture and food, enjoy the countryside's picture postcard views, and dance to toe-tappin' Cajun and Zydeco music.
Ridden in 2003
Modified On 9/9/2004
The ride is sponsored by America By Bicycle and I highly recommend this tour and tour company. It is for the serious cyclist. Most riders do the complete route from Minneapolis to New Orleans. I did the Memphis to New Orleans portion in 2001, Minneapolis to St Charles Missouri in 2002, and St Charles to Memphis in 2003.
Portions ridden in 2001, 2002, and 2003
Modified On 9/9/2004
The Lighthouse Tour starts in Portland Maine with an overnight (11 hours) ferry boat ride over to Yarmouth Nova Scotia. The tour rides NE up the Evangeline Trail through the portion of Nova Scotia inhabited by Arcadians; crosses over the island to the east and turns back SW towards Yarmouth. The crossing back to Portland is during daylight.
Ridden in 2001
Modified On 9/9/2004
GOBA is the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure It is sponsored by Columbus Outdoor Pursuits.. Each year the ride has a different route. In 2001, the ride was in hilly South West Ohio.
Ridden in 2001
Modified On 9/9/2004
Bike Across Kansas is a ride of about 900 riders, divided into 3 groups. Each group has a different route and different overnight towns. That keeps the groups down to about 300 riders. The groups are named "B" "A" and "K". I rode with the "K" group.
Ridden in 2000
Modified On 9/9/2004
Bike Florida was about 650 riders. The year I did this tour, we rode from Datona Beach on the Pacific Ocean, across to Crystal River on the Gulf of Mexico and then inland to Gainsborough.
Ridden in 1999
Modified On 9/18/2004
RAGBRAI is the largest and oldest across state bicycle ride in the US. Somewhere around 15,000 people converge in the state of Iowa during the last week of July. The ride has been described as a rolling state fair or by some descriptions is Spring Break for Adults. RAGBRAI stands for the (Des Moines) Register Great Annual Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Ragbrai XXXII was held in 2004.
Ridden in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
