Bike train

Endless bikes for miles and miles! Just like the corn fields!

Peace flags

Shenendoah was a great little town to ride through.  The them there was "Peace, Love, Bikes." They painted little bikes and wheels and hung them from the light posts, these peace flags were down in the center of town, I really enjoyed the theme there.  There was a car filled with flowers and I got my face painted with flowers.

It was the only place I was able to get a free shower (with a hose, and a suggested donation).  It was all I needed though, wash the shorts off at the same time.  

There was also a double rainbow while we were listening to a band play Purple Rain.  It was a really great night there.  

There was also a train in the middle of the night.

Outhouses

We were lucky enough to have these outhouses available on the route!  More privacy than a corn field, and soy bean field! A lot of people were signing their names.  There were a few places to sign your name in different towns on quilts, maps, poster board, signs.  It was pretty cool to be able to leave your mark.  

Bike law gear

My new #BikeLaw gear.  They help with advocacy and legal issues across the country.

Loading up in Muscatine

At the high school in Muscatine, Iowa. Got here a little early, but we'll be able to sleep on the bus. The airbnb was great, no trains in the middle of the night this time. It's hot... And muggy. It will still be fun though. We'll take the bus to Glenwood and see the madness that ensues there!

Journey to Iowa 7/21

We're still on the road, in Illinois on I-80. The bikes on the back of the car make me a little nervous, but they're hanging in there. The closer we get to Iowa, the more corn we see, and also soy beans? Landscape is really flattening out here now too.