Man, what a great trip! The river is beautiful and the pictures are awesome! She's a lucky lady.
Catrin, we are going to have to coordinate the Indiana/Illinois leg of this journey, aren't we?
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08-05-2010, 06:46 PM #1
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08-05-2010, 11:17 PM #2
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Zen, thanks for the Harpers ferry pics. They bring back heaps of memories of wandering the Eastern Seaboard on me own back in my younger days.
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08-06-2010, 12:57 AM #3
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Originally Posted by Bike Chick
Yep - and thankfully there are enough TE members in our two states that she will get a good "Tour de Illin-diana" hmmmm "Tour de Corn"?
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08-06-2010, 04:54 AM #4
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Oh don't bore Maidei and for heaven's sake don't reinforce the stereotypes all these other people have about our beautiful states! Originally Posted by Catrin
Yes there are parts that are nothing but corn and soybeans, but all we have to do is ride the opposite direction!
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08-06-2010, 05:10 AM #5
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Exactly Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Oh don't bore Maidei and for heaven's sake don't reinforce the stereotypes all these other people have about our beautiful states!
Yes there are parts that are nothing but corn and soybeans, but all we have to do is ride the opposite direction!
I think she will enjoy seeing the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and some beautiful hills and karst topography
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08-06-2010, 06:30 AM #6
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Hey, don't laugh. There is a charity ride in our area that's called the Tour de Corn http://www.tourdecorn.com/. It's the flatest 100 miles you've ever seen! The only hill is when you go over the levee! Originally Posted by Catrin
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08-06-2010, 06:35 AM #7
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That sounds like a ride I could manage.
What is karst topography? (Yeah, I could Google it, but I'm wondering why you think it's special enough to suggest it.)
RoxyGetting in touch with my inner try-athlete.
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08-06-2010, 04:01 PM #8
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It isn't flat corn fields - it doesn't fit most peoples idea of what Indiana looks like Originally Posted by channlluv
Think caves and sinkholes at times - and you can see more here on karst in Indiana.
Also some very sweet single-track is found in southern Indiana at our largest state park - I think she would like to see that
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08-07-2010, 02:42 AM #9
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Roxy, I've done the ride 3 times and while flat sounds nice, it seems the wind blows every direction you turn. You know, that north-south-east-west wind? And with no hills, you HAVE TO PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME!!! No breaks on the downhills. Originally Posted by channlluv
Sorry for the highjack. I love learning about different parts of our country and world through Maidei's travels. What's next? So where is Maidei headed now?Last edited by Bike Chick; 08-07-2010 at 02:44 AM.
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08-07-2010, 04:41 AM #10
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She should be on her way to Pittsburgh.
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08-07-2010, 12:31 PM #11
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