riders...all ready for la fiesta
reeder and i...pbr special
que bonita que bonita! madre de alisa
family...aren't they great?
this is after one beer....shared among us three
future revolutionary..star.
double fistin' it, betsy? nice.
eekkkk....
who is this guy?....tim +30 years
dad and alisa
jess...the most supportive one of them all. thanks jess.
tryin' out the new sleeping bag...while standing.
mace and john..the best protection ever
postcard making
grill master, john
our rear ends...
looking good before our ride
me and lil' besty on stone arch bridge
looks like sarah is a little scared to leave mpls
hanging out under the 694 bridge in fridley
fridley, mn
our tent, don't worry, it won't always be lopsided! :)
cabin on toad lake
listening to mom tell us about partying on the mississippi river when she was younger
pretty pretty pretty
fishing lesson
waiting for my bobber to go down
setting sun...
fire makes betsy happy
first flames
sunsets make sarah happy
mom and daughter
eve before our departure
que bonita
headwaters of the mississippi
2,552 miles to go
here we go
our first step along the mississippi
our reflections at the headwaters of the mississippi
side of the road
this is it? yes, this is the mississippi river
stretch.....
big hill.
yes, i ride bicycle.
profiles....
navigator
babe in bemidji
uhhh.......welcome to bemidji
all one happy family
babe the blue ox bicycle meets babe the blue ox ox
near bemidji...not sure about that.
i wanna be a lumberjack
betsy can't get enough
bill, owner of wollens mill
We bought some great yarn at Woolen Mills to knit with in our "off bike" time
run for your life!
hurry betsy, that big fish is going to swallow you!
alisa has no chance
uhh, where'd the girls go?
break
bena, mn in leech lake reservation
where are the kowalski sisters?
i give up...
road tracks seem so desolate
our first 100 miles (looks like 1,000)
judy garland definitely sported a fanny pack while walking down the yellow brick road.
downhill makes alisa happy
our wonderful grand rapids hosts- the northard family
alisa concerned about camera, betsy tired
cycle, path and paddle. great all around shop in crosby with cool owner, jen
green dream with gear
babe again, but this time in brainerd
betsy loves babe
corn is everywhere
samuel was a big help
look closely and you will see a bug splattered on my bike. damn, we're fast.
arrival in crosby, too worn out to walk over to the sign and take a picture
good thing samuel was there to show sarah how to fix a flat
he's going to be a cyclist someday
sleepy sarah
celebrating a successful ride to crosby
watch out for this one
firemasters
all our gear drying out
free coffee midnight to 6am. yes, we believed the sign...
dragon power
watch out for this one too.
stopping in st. cloud
another gas station wall acts as a group kickstand
paper mill in st. cloud
feasting on our mac and cheese made over the fire
cool cloud
we made it to becker!!!
the mississippi in st. cloud, mn
babe the blue ox and gear
silver bullet and gear
criss cross make you dance
if only i could straighten out
sarah's crazy target pose
looks like betsy peed on the ground...
2 very nice UPS drivers stopped to help us check out the map
parents and alisa
mpls..from the north
st paul building along river
river boat, anyone?
downtown st. paul
hope house reunion!
hanging out in st. paul
bicycles bicycles oh my
after 370 miles there are holes in my gloves!
let's see how long these new ones last...
