2011 RAGBRAI ROUTE

I have wanted to ride Ragbrai ever since high school.

Well, @ age 53 I think it might just happen….and what I am really excited about is that the ride finishes in my home town of Davenport.

Just wanted to post the route and mileage for this years route

2011 Route Maps

http://ragbrai.com/routemaps/2011-interactive-maps/

GLENWOOD — Saturday, July 23

Population: 5,358

History: 1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003

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ATLANTIC — Sunday, July 24

Population: 7,257

History: 1974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001

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CARROLL — Monday, July 25

Population: 10,098

History: 1980, 1988, 1994

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BOONE — Tuesday, July 26

Population: 12,803

History: 1975, 1988, 1998; also a pass-through town three times, last time in 2008

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ALTOONA — Wednesday, July 27

Population: 13,301

History: First time as overnight town; pass-through town in 1973, on inaugural ride

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GRINNELL — Thursday, July 28

Population: 9,105

History: 1976, 1991, 2001

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CORALVILLE — Friday, July 29

Population: 17,269

History: 1995, 2001, 2006

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DAVENPORT — Saturday, July 30

Population: 98,359

History: 1973, 1982

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MILEAGE AND CLIMB

Day 1 — 64.2 miles    4,946 climb
Day 2 — 65.4 miles 4,798 climb
Day 3 — 70.9 miles 1,784 climb
Day 4 — 56.1 miles    1,246 climb
Day 5 — 57.5 miles 3,294 climb
Day 6 — 75.3 miles    2,800 climb
Day 7 — 64.8 miles    2,338 climb
Total — 454.2 miles 21,206 climb

Arizona, Environmental Stewardship, leadership, Ministry, outdoors

Restoring Eden

Had a great discussion and conversation with founder Peter Illyn from http://restoringeden.org/ today in Sedona.

Restoring Eden emphasizes three major ways to engage in stewardship of God’s creation:
*Enjoying God’s creation
*Hands-on service and restoration projects
*Civic engagement and public advocacy
Mission:: Restoring Eden’s mission is to make hearts bigger, hands dirtier, and voices stronger by rediscovering the biblical call to love, serve, and protect God’s creation.
Description:: Restoring Eden is a movement of like-minded people who see a strong connection between our Christian spirituality and our role as caretakers of creation.
Company Overview:: Christians for Environmental Stewardship; I think this ship will be going place in the coming season aheadd….really looking forward to partnering with tis visionary.; Steve; psalm 104:24