…The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely. -Alexandra Elle Our last day was somewhat of an anti-climatic ending for our week of… Read More ›
MRT Bike Trip 2018 & 2022
Port Byron, IL to Muscatine, IA – 50.5 Miles
…”We all have roadblocks. We all have challenges”. -Tamron Hall We originally planned to finish the trip self-contained after Nicky left us. We’d only asked Jim if he would help us get back to Savanna the day after Labor Day,… Read More ›
Savanna, IL to Port Byron, IL – 47.4 Miles
…”You got to go down a lot of wrong roads to find the right one.” – Bob Parsons Jim has volunteered to lend a hand as our new “hag” …only we decided he should be called a sag “stag” since… Read More ›
Galena, IL to Savanna, IL – 32 Miles
…”It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels” -Heinz Stucke Our Labor Day weekend “time out” was supposed to officially start today. The plan was to leave Galena in the morning, drive about two hours to our… Read More ›
Cassville, WI to Galena, IL – 43.5 Miles
…”It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them”. -Ernest Hemingway Whoever wrote the classic “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” obviously… Read More ›
Prairie du Chien, WI to Cassville, WI – 39.8 Miles
…”After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” -Nelson Mandela Around where the Wisconsin River joins the Mississippi, just a few miles South of Prairie du… Read More ›
The “Seat of Our Pants Tour” Rides Again
Genoa, WI to Prairie du Chien, Wi – 40.9 Miles …It’s a day we’ve long awaited for. -Sharon Wilson We never dreamed it would take four years before we returned to the Mississippi River Trail to pick up where we… Read More ›
Winona, MN to Genoa, WI -1 day
…Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in. -Sebastian Vettel Winona to Genoa 48.9 Miles The weather report didn’t look good. We were supposed to have ferocious headwinds and Mike’s weather-app showed a possible small storm… Read More ›
Cottage Grove, MN to Winona, MN – 2 days
…It’s only a hill – get over it. -Tim Badger Cottage Grove to Lake City 49.5 miles As I have probably already mentioned 100 times, in most places there is a route on both sides of the… Read More ›
St. Cloud, MN to Coon Rapids, MN – 3 days
…It’s not a race, it’s a journey. Enjoy the moment. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf St. Cloud, MN to Monticello, MN – 24.6 Miles We decided it was about time to figure out a rest day. The distance between St…. Read More ›