History: My Trips

Year

Where, With Whom, Other Notes...

Miles

1999

Southern Tier: San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL
WomanTours Cycling Company
Celebrating my 60th birthday

3100

2000

TransAm: Virginia Coast to Oregon Coast
WomanTours
"Celebrating" Turn of the Century
Later I  learn I don't need a celebration to do what I love!

4229

2001

British Isles E2E Ride: Lands End, UK to John O'Groats, Scotland
Self-supported ride, 8 women from Southern Tier Trip

874

2003

Ireland Loop: Flew in to Dublin, train transport to Westport
Self-Supported: 5 of previous 8 women
Rode rental bike as mine damaged in airline carousel

609

2004

Down Mississippi River: Lake Itasca to New Orleans
Self-supported ride, 5 women
I stopped in Hannibal, MO with injured Achilles Tendon.

700

2005

Southwestern Utah National Parks:
WomanTours
Met biking buddy Jan Sward for first time

614

2006

Half of MN Loop: Bloomington to Grand Rapids, MN
Self-supported, 5 women
Ask me about new sport bras story!

318

2006

Solo Ride to 50th High School Reunion: Northfield, MN to Cheyenne, WY
with husband, Bob, as SAG

800

2006

Southwestern Utah Loop
Elder hostel Bike Trip
Bob's and my first ride together

307

2007

Idaho, Sawtooths, and the Salmon River
WomanTours

275

2008

Ride with 16-year-old grandson, Earnie: Northfield, MN—>Red Mound, WI—>Bloomington, IN
Bob as SAG

700

2010

Northern Tier: West Half
Anacortes, WA to Fargo, ND
WomanTours

1792

2011

Northern Tier: East Half
Fargo, ND to Bar Harbor, ME
WomanTours

2445

2012

Pacific Coast Ride: Bellingham, WA to Ventura, CA
WomanTours: first year offered
That trip I learned an important lesson!

1566

2013

Around Lake Superior: Duluth, MN start & end point
WomanTours: first year offered

1300

2014

Mickelson, SD Trail
Self-supported, Bob and I
unbelievable heat that year...

218

2014

Wyoming State Ride: "Tour de WYO"
Wind River Mtn Loop, start & end Riverton WY
with niece, Elizabeth Williams. This ride, at altitude, required arriving early and riding in thin air!

350

2014

Katy Trail in Missouri
Roads Scholar trip (formerly Elderhostel)
Bob and I riding together

180

2015

Alaska "Golden Circle" Ride: Haines to Skagway, AK
WomanTours contracted to Sockeye Cycle
Included lots of camping in the rain...

356

2015

Northern MN Bike Trails: loop from Walker, MN including Paul Bunyan and other trails
Self-supported, Bob and I

350

2016

Ride to 60th High School Reunion: Northfield, MN to Cheyenne, WY
Bob as SAG (Bob found us back roads and good routes trimming over 100 miles from trip 10 years ago!)

660

2016

"Tour de WYO" Wyoming State Ride:
Loops through Big Horn Mtns,, start & end Buffalo, WY
with niece, Elizabeth Williams, Bob as gear and lodging shuttle assist

400

2016

Southeast Minnesota Bike Trails Loop from Northfield
Self-supported, Bob and I

308

2017

Northern MN Loop including Mesabi Trail. End-point Nisswa, MN
Self-supported, Bob and I
This trip we learned to adjust ride length to our energy for enjoyment.

350

2017

"Tour de WYO" Wyoming State Ride
Loop through Snowy Range, start and end Cheyenne
with niece, Elizabeth Williams, Bob as gear and lodging shuttle assist

350

2017

Iowa and MN Bike Trails: Root River and Raccoon River Valley Trails
Self-supported, Bob and I

150

2018 

Around Lake Michigan: start & end, Milwaukee, WI
Coed Bike Touring Company owned and operated by Nancy and Ken Wright of VT—A fine adventure in which I learned many things...

715