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Lost views… July 13, 2025 Post #1071

Today’s news was a fire at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon… which destroyed the lodge there (built in the 1930’s). It struck me that what I saw when I was there is gone and will never be the same. Even places that are set aside to visit and take in the natural wonders can vanish in a moments notice. The rest of 2025 the North Rim of the Grand Canyon will be closed… I can at least go through my pictures and memories. Just a reminder that we should take in the wonder’s of the world and just celebrate what is for just being part of this place we call earth.

Part 2: On a bicycle in Iowa 2023

Every time I join the group of bicycle riders who decide to ride across Iowa; I find myself surrounded by people full of joy, hope, fun, kindness and goodwill that I start to think: “It’s not so high a bar to reach for.” So why not lift up that hand and think: “I’ll be better…” Everyone have a good day… thank you for being…

50th Bike ride across Iowa (my 23rd)

People have rode bicycles across the state of Iowa yearly for 50 times now. This year 20,000 signed up (add another 9,000 who only signed on for a day instead of weeklong). More showed up (some say 60,000 the first day). It was 500 miles in 7 days. Lots of hills… along the way you could eat that sweet Iowa corn. You could even have a picture taken with a Camel (I did not, he was on break at the time). I rode the 25th ride and thought how could I miss the 50th.

20th Bicycle Ride Across Iowa

800 training miles and I made it across the state of Iowa on my Bicycle.  Approx. 440 miles in 7 days of perfect weather and wonderful people.  On the forth day I caught up to the 92 year old rider (it felt great to get a head of him).  However not much time had passed when I heard applause and music… a man playing the violin passed me.  In one town people danced to a jazz band (some danced with their bikes).

The temps stayed in the 70’s or low 80’s which was perfect for being on a long ride.  At one point we even rode on a expressway (the cops asked we keep it under 65 (people along the road commented “You could go faster…”.

Images by GEE

At 115 this Underwood works fine…

I keep walking past this 1903 Underwood #4… today I took it off the shelf and was amazed at how well it works.  Then after typing a page… I did a little work on it and now want to type another page.  For some reason the memory of how it didn’t work at all when I first got it stays with me… even when it types better at 115 than many other machines I use more often.

1903 Underwood #4