Cool, I appreciate it! I figure that if I'm strict with myself, my claims will be acceptable by everyone.

The 95-mile ride was as much a mission to scope out the condition of the Cedar Valley Trail as anything. It was heavily damaged in some areas by the flood of 2008, and I've been interested in organizing some trail rides with friends this year.

Here are some shots from that ride:

A cool bridge about 20 miles in. You can just barely make out my bike parked underneath.


One of the hazards along the way:


Taking a quick break between Brandon and La Porte City. Much of the trail is this pea gravel, which is fine when well-maintained and the weather has been dry, but some sections were heavily rutted, so I definitely got my exercise in.


And here's where I had to turn around. It was clear that no one was supposed to continue from here, and I learned later that the bridge to La Porte City is still out, so I wasn't going to make it much further by trail anyway.


(Full-res pics here: http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ntury_Attempt/ )