Day 2 (Monday) - Denison to Jefferson (75 miles) - Completed

Day 2 Monday, July 23, Denison to Jefferson, 71.7 miles, 2,527 Feet of Climb

Today was a long day with some great cycling and some interesting stop thru pass through towns.   Here are some of the highlights of the day:

 5:30 am Kybo lines start pretty early

Kybo stands for Keep Your Bowels Open 

After 6:00am Reveille, the tent village comes alive

All are breaking camp before the 7:00 am depart time

And getting ready for the day's ride

After 20 miles of cycling, we come into Manning Iowa

We stop for a picture on a busy street

We meet Uncle Sam in Manning

And Team Bad Boy with decals from prior Ragbrai's

It's a long hot day and many are looking for shade

Chris and Bob enter Templeton, IA

In Templeton we find a Christmas Tree made of beer kegs

After 50 miles of cycling, we come in to Coon Rapids

Here is Chris departing Coon Rapids

Then we encounter some large hills

Chris is a very steady Hill Climber

We arrive in Scranton and join a lively group for a beer

Like many RAGBRIERs, these two like their costumes

Finally we ride into Jefferson, our overnight city.   We clocked 76 miles today with over 3,000 feet of climb.  We encountered the 4H club today (Heat, Headwinds, Hills, Humidity) which made the ride seem longer than 76 miles.   Tonight it was off to bed early after a long day.