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Almost every year for the last few I have made a bicycle ride around the Paluxy area on Homecoming Day which falls on the 2nd Sunday of August. Since all rides have a name, I am calling my ride TRAP (Terry's Ride Around Paluxy). This ride was about 40 miles. View Larger Map

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RAGBRAI DAY 7 July 26, 2008 53 Miles – sunny, no wind and mostly level, an easy ride It was a great experience. Would I do it again? Yes. If you are reading this, think about taking a bike trip sometime. The friend who couldn’t ride because a recent bike injury reminded me of my first bike ride 5 years ago after many years of not much activity. I rode about 5 miles and when I got back home, I was too tired to lift my leg over the bike. I had to roll the bike out from under me. I have just completed 471 miles in a week and am looking forward to the next ride.

RAGBRAI DAY 5 July 24, 2008 66 Miles – overcast cool with calm winds, perfect day for a bike ride The forecast for the night and early morning was 60 % increasing to 80% chance of rain. Not a drop all day. I am reminded of an interview I saw a couple of years ago with one of the local television meteorologists. To paraphrase him - we now have such elaborate computer simulation, radar and satellites that we can forecast the weather 20% better than guessing. To many on this ride, it is a linear party more than a bike ride. There must be many that only ride part of the days, but make most of the night time festivities. And, for many coming for the ride - What happens in IA stays in IA.