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Re: [OM] Photos from RAGBRAI day 5 -- I made it!

Subject: Re: [OM] Photos from RAGBRAI day 5 -- I made it!
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:35:47 -0500
Nice photo coverage, Joel.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 10:20 PM
Subject: [OM] Photos from RAGBRAI day 5 -- I made it!


> Reporting in from Day 5 of RAGBRAI, the "[Des Moines] Register's Great
> Bike Ride Across Iowa." 20,000 riders this year.  I don't know whether
> that is official or unofficial, the unofficial being much larger because
> it would, I guess, include people like me who just pop in and ride a day
> or two if they can.  Having lived in Iowa all but two years in which
> RAGBRAI has been running over these last 40 years, I feel somehow
> strange admitting that this was my first time to ride in it.
> 
> Yesterday was a long day at 92 miles, but the conditions were great with
> tail winds most of the way and much cooler temps than previous days.  I
> was definitely gassed at the end, but it was an ego trip because of such
> nice tail winds.  I rode my Fuji 10-speed that I bought in 1976.  I'm
> sure there were older bikes, but I never saw one.  I was passed by many
> and I passed many myself.  My brother and I stayed together and finished
> with about six hours of actual riding time.  We were happy.
> 
> I was also the only person I saw who carried an SLR.  I took my E-410
> and two lenses in my rack bag.  The photos are mainly snaps in the towns
> we rested and refueled in.  
> 
> http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/RAGBRAI%20day%205/
> 
> May I make a suggestion?  Click the first image to open it and then
> click the "i" in the legend that appears at the top of the screen to get
> the narrative to appear.
> 
> Many colorful jerseys, many senioritas, and even a bit of frontal
> nudity.  It was quite an experience.  I did what I could but it's really
> hard to do it justice.
> 
> Joel W.
> 
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