RAGBRAI
RAGBRAI is whatever you want it to be............ I've been on 16 on them, including this year. There's really no good way to describe it. You just have to go and experience it. It's the last complete week in July (not August). If you go, you want to go with a group that carries your stuff for you. Much easier that way. It is a week of complete freedom from reality. I don't wear a watch, I don't read a newpaper. I don't have to cook or clean for anyone. (I do call home at least twice a week.) Sometimes I ride fast, sometimes I ride slow and talk to people along the route. If you are interested, check out the website that Angie mentioned. Or ask more questions here.
It's not the only cross-state ride out there. Most states have one and they are wonderful, too. But RAGBRAI is the oldest and biggest and probably, the craziest. (Tho' I have heard the Zydeco Ride in Louisiana gets pretty crazy - MizzLiz? True?)
Chrisanna, I guess "Central," either north or south, takes the place of midwest........ We're pretty spread out, here in the north central forum. Not close enough to get together for any riding.
Is it as hot and humid where you are as it is in Iowa lately? We're supposed to hit 100 by Tuesday. Ugh!
Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived." Captain Jean Luc Picard