Archive for July, 2006

July 24: Rest Day in Goshen, Indiana

Monday, July 24th, 2006

I have so many relatives in Goshen, Indiana, I’m surprised I didn’t run into one when I passed through town yesterday morning.
When we arrived in Bremen, Indiana yesterday, we knew that lodging would be difficult to find. So, we decided to simply return to Goshen and stay there. Even if we had found […]

July 23: Sturgis, Michigan to Bremen, Indiana

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

There’s nothing like a morning ride in the summer and Sunday mornings are even better. There’s not much traffic. Temperatures are mild. The air is clear and the winds are calm. Today had all of those. In fact, for the first time in a very long time, I started out the […]

July 21-22: Continental, Ohio to Sturgis, Michigan

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Thirty-four states and 5,765 miles now! Towards the end of today’s ride, I crossed the border from Indiana (our 33rd state) into Michigan.
I’m covering two days of riding in today’s entry because yesterday evening Pat and I were visiting with some friends in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Steve and Betty are people […]

July 20: Findlay to Continental, Ohio

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Our next Dream Tour destination is Fort Wayne, Indiana. Unfortunately, it’s a two day bicycle ride from Findlay, Ohio. So, I rode forty miles towards Fort Wayne today and I’ll do the remainder tomorrow.
The reason for doing this is we wanted to stay in Findlay another night so we could spend some […]

Dream Tour coverage

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

The Post-Journal in Jamestown, New York had a nice story about The Dream Tour in their July 20th issue. I had done an interview just before I went out on a ride with the Hollyloft Ski and Bike Shop Cycling Team on July 15th. This is the story from that interview:
National Dream […]