Quote Originally Posted by TrekTheKaty View Post
1) Comraderie. I don't want to show up in Iowa alone! If there was a group to visit with before and after, I don't mind riding by myself (I'm not fast, but a good distance rider). So far no one in my family has been willing to go.

2) I believe if one member of the group gets picked in the lottery, the whole team is in.

Ideally, if we had a big enough group, we should be able to break up into skill levels. Then no one would ever get left behind.
This sounds great! While I would ride it solo, I think it would be a lot more fun to ride across Iowa with others and what a great way to get to know each other! Being with others would likely make the evenings more comfortable anyway - though I am sure it is safe.

I assume that I will be faster by next summer however I won't let that stop me. If I keep doing these long distance rides then I have to speed up