Archive for April, 2006

April 29: Ozark to Danville, Arkansas

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Bicycling-wise, yesterday was another rest day, but I spent about 3 and a half hours at a health screening event at Walmart #1 in Rogers, Arkansas, saying hi to people and telling them about The Dream Tour. I set up my laptop to show a slideshow of some of my favorite photos from […]

April 27: Bentonville to Ozark, Arkansas

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

OK, this is kind of complicated. I rode to Ozark, Arkansas today (88.8 miles), but we’re still in Bentonville. We wanted to make some forward progress, but we also have another event in the Bentonville area tomorrow. It’s a Diabetes Fair at Walmart #1 in Rogers, Arkansas which is just down the street from […]

April 26: Bentonville

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Today was a rest and not a rest day. Bayer had arranged for me to speak to a group of about 220 ninth grade students from a local junior high school. There was also an interview with a local newspaper. It was a day of rest away from the bicycle, but […]

April 25: Noel, Missouri to Bentonville, Arkansas

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Noel (according toe the locals, pronounced as in the name “Joel”), Missouri to Bentonville, Arkansas is only 32 miles. We’re only going to Bentonville today because I’m speaking to a group of Bentonville area middle school students tomorrow.
Noel is located in the southwest corner of Missouri along the Elk River. Highway 59 […]

Missouri Sightseeing

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Pat and I took a tour of a cave in the Noel, Missouri area. Below are a couple photos from it. The tour was fabulous! Pat and I were the only people on the tour! We learned some interesting things about Missouri. Did you know there are more caves open […]