Day 33 June 24th Gravel Roads!

Muscatine IA to Solon IA 54 miles (1,452)

Today was another great day on the bicycle. Of the 54 miles I rode, at least 20 were on gravel. I have come to appreciate gravel roads. They generally have little to no traffic; and because they are harder to ride on, I end up going slower, which helps me then appreciate my surroundings more. Some of today's views along the gravel roads:

While eating breakfast and hiding from a rain-filled weather cell, I had a nice discussion with these retired Iowa State University (Ames, IA) professors, Lorraine and Pete:
Today's only Trail was a few miles on the beautiful Hoover Nature Trail:
A few more gravel roads...
... and I arrived at my warm showers overnight destination, where I met my hosts Paula and Jeff. This is Jeff, shortly after we had a great meal together from a local brewery (Paula wasn't able to join us for dinner because she was busy helping her trivia team win the local Schitt's Creek trivia night contest):

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2021 at 1:54 PM

    Haha...Schitt's creek trivia contest - that is awesome! Can't wait to hit more gravel adventure when you get back - to Sedona and beyond! -LC

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  2. Angie RJune 30, 2021 at 6:03 AM

    Oh the slow grind on gravel with a heavy bike 👍 keep it up and pedal on! The views are excellent.

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  3. Robert AJune 30, 2021 at 7:56 PM

    😬 I’m still not sure about gravel......🚴‍♂️......!

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