"Build It And They Will Come"

Time flies when you're having fun or so some say. In the State of Iowa today marks the celebration of a landmark event that has spread across the world. It's called RAGBRAI which stands for Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. Yep, thousands of people will jump on their bikes at one of Iowa's western most sites, usually at the Missouri River, then ride on the highways and biways across the Hawkeye State and dip their front tires into the Mississippi River on the eastern side.

The idea was conceived fifty years ago this week by two writers for the Des Moines Register and it has grown from a few hundred to over 30,000 registered participants and there are many more who didn't sign up. 

It is indeed an event that has gained world attention. The bikers ride on country roads through small towns and the citizens of each community come out to welcome the riders with fun, food and laughter along with copious quantities of refreshments-------beer included.

One of the folks in this years event has participated in all fifty of the excursions. 

Golly, I love Iowa and all that goes with it. If you believe the only thing Iowa has to offer is a cornfield with dead baseball players playing on a homemade diamond you'd be

wrong. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/living-well/ragbrai/2023/07/23/ragbrai-50th-anniversary-ride-draws-huge-crowd-of-riders/70412266007/?fbclid=IwAR1isI9lWYhDqHKqpkdzaAdXqzPhZ_xn-TC12qsXys-f359mJ8nYxyXFvmY