Some bike tours with my friend Jim
- TMacD and Jim's 2009 The Lucky 13 Lakes and Dragon Flies Tour
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2009 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2008 Ups and Downs Tour
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2008 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2007 Driftin' through the Driftless Area and Dairy Air
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2007 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2006 A Tale of Two Bike Tours
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2006 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2005 Mist the Tornado Tour
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2005 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2004 Mount Everest D.C. Tour
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2004 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's (and Bob's) 2003 Air Conditioned Ride Up North Bike Tour.
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2003 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2002 Tour de Big Smoke Stack bike ride.
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2002 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 2001 bike ride down the Mississippi River.
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2001 Bike Ride ]
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- TMacD and Jim's 1999 bike ride across the hills of PA
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1999 Bike Ride ]
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- The saga of TMacD and Jim's 1998 bike ride from MPLS
to the Porcupine Mts. in the U.P.
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1998 Bike Ride ]
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- The story of TMacD and Jim's 1997 bike ride from PA to Ro-cha-cha, NY.
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1997 Bike Ride ]
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Early spring rides are happening due to an early thaw.
Good for riding and bad for flooding.
May was perfect for riding.
June has been rainy.
| Week |
Miles |
Total |
Avg. |
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week1, 13-Mar: |
27 |
27 |
27 |
First bike commute into work on a warm sunny day |
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week2, 20-Mar: |
69 |
96 |
48 |
Short ride to Hopkins on a cool sunny day |
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week3, 27-Mar: |
133 |
229 |
76 |
Short weekend rides - first Thursday night ride |
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week4, 3-Apr: |
99 |
328 |
82 |
Ride around Lake Minnetonka |
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week5, 10-Apr: |
117 |
445 |
89 |
1st Hastings ride - sunny, breezy (Mark, Lynne, Carol, Bill) |
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week6, 17-Apr: |
148 |
593 |
98 |
1st Afton ride - sunny, breezy (Mark, Carol, Bill) |
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week7, 24-Apr: |
147 |
740 |
105 |
1st ride to Baker Park - cool, cloudy, and windy |
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week8, 1-May
| 128 |
868 |
108 |
Attempt 1st ride to Shakopee - 25mph winds, have to turn back |
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week9, 8-May
| 88 |
956 |
106 |
ride to Medina - cool, windy, and cloudy |
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week10, 15-May
| 185 |
1141 |
114 |
2nd ride to Hastings - Beautiful sunny day |
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week11, 22-May
| 139 |
1280 |
116 |
Try to ride around Lake Minnetonka - heavy rain turns us back (Mark) |
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week12, 29-May
| 160 |
1440 |
120 |
Make it ride around Lake Minnetonka - beautiful day (Mark) |
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week13, 5-Jun
| 118 |
1558 |
119 |
Ride around Lake Pepin - cloudy, just beat the rain (Carol, Tom) |
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week14, 12-Jun
| 130 |
1688 |
120 |
Ride to Medina on a rainy weekend. |
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week15, 18-Jun
| 114 |
1802 |
120 |
Trip to John & Lori's cabin. |
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week16, 25-Jun
| 168 |
1970 |
123 |
1st ride to Lake O'Dowd - sunny and hot (BD#2). |
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week17, 3-Jul
| 161 |
2131 |
125 |
Flood in river bottoms prevents ride with Mark - windy ride to Rosemount. |
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week18, 10-Jul
| 194 |
2325 |
129 |
1st century ride, Gone To Glenwwood, western WI (Mark, Andy, Carol, Dave, Christina). |
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week19, 17-Jul
| 143 |
2468 |
129 |
Ride to West St. Paul (hot) |
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week20, 24-Jul
| 149 |
2617 |
130 |
Ride to Loretto (nice cool day) |
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week21, 31-Jul
| 132 |
2749 |
130 |
Ride around Lake Minnetonka - beautiful cool summer day |
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week22, 7-Aug
| 143 |
2892 |
131 |
Ride to Woodbury - way too hot hot hot |
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week23, 14-Aug
| 156 |
3048 |
132 |
Ride to Lillidale and out to Plymouth and back - warm day |
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week24, 21-Aug
| 133 |
3181 |
132 |
Ride to Corchran - nice cool morning |
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