Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s: Secret habits on the road
August, 2021 - Tennessee/ Kentucky - I’ve been on the road for 10 days and am now pedaling back to Wisconsin after chasing the historical demise of Bonnie & Clyde in Louisiana.
Most of the...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s: Crossing into Kentucky
August, 2021 - Making time today rolling out of Tennessee and into Kentucky.
Forgot to post the states I’ve been through so I found some paper at the side of the road and listed my...
VIDEO | Kindness of strangers strikes again in Tennessee
August 2021 - Tiptonville, TN - Just when you think things aren’t working out... something like this happens.
https://youtu.be/zS3qLL9Iw1k
Long story short: Late start out of Ripley, TN, crummy roads with narrow shoulder and rumble strip,...
VIDEO | Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s 2021 is Riding in Tribute to Al Steffes
August, 2021 - "The Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's 2021 is riding in tribute to my dad," Al Steffes," said Judy Steffes.
"My dad is the one who got me started riding bikes," said Steffes. "I...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; Plan B went into effect
August, 2021 - Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire before...
VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
August, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y
If you’re a fan of outlaw history...
VIDEO | Shelby Forest General Store from 1934
Shelby, TN - A sign at the side of Hwy 388 heading north about 10 miles outside Memphis, TN read “Shelby Forest General Store 2-miles Established 1934.”
I debated for less than two seconds and...
VIDEO | Band camp in Memphis, TN
August, 2021 - Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after a...
The 5 Corners Team remembers their first bike
Cedarburg, WI - The team at 5 Corners Dodge Chrysler Ram Jeep and 5 Corners Isuzu Truck & Auto jumped into the bicycling theme of the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s and remembered stories about...
VIDEO | Band camp in Memphis, TN
August 4, 2021 - Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after...
5-star review for Memphis bicycle shop
August 4, 2021 - Memphis, TN - One of the best discoveries on the 2021 tour so far has to be the TREK bicycle shop, 517 N. Main Street in downtown Memphis, TN.
I badly...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...
August 3, 2021 - Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimers 2021 is Riding in Tribute to Al Steffes
August, 2021 - "The Amazing Ride for Alzheimers 2021 is riding in tribute to my dad," Al Steffes," said Judy Steffes.
"My dad is the one who got me started riding bikes," said Steffes. "I...
VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y
If you’re a fan of outlaw...
The 5 Corners Team remembers their first bike
Cedarburg, Wi - The team at 5 Corners Dodge Chrysler Ram Jeep and 5 Corners Isuzu Truck & Auto jumped into the bicycling theme of the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s and remembered stories about...
VIDEO | Louisiana adventure – Kindness of strangers
August 1, 2021 - Left Louisiana late Friday afternoon in the sweltering heat.
Lots of great memories as people made me feel welcome or gave me a safe space to stay.
https://youtu.be/6LtKnXrkkdU
Met new friends and was...
VIDEO | Visiting the ambush site of Bonnie & Clyde
Gibsland, LA - The self-guided tour of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum was bloody magical. Literally.
”It was an ambush and it was bloody,” said museum owner Perry Carter. “What did you expect?”
Perry...
VIDEO | Cicadas have hatched in Louisiana and it is deafening
July 30, 2021 - Shreveport, LA - The high-pitched din was noticeable the minute I left the airport in Shreveport. After checking out Elvis Presley Ave the sound was deafening.
After 17 years the cicadas...
VIDEO | Visiting the famous Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
July 30, 2021 - Gibsland, LA - It was about 17 miles from Minden, LA to Gibsland, LA and the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
The museum is located in the building formerly home...
VIDEO | Everyone has stories about Bonnie & Clyde
July, 2021 - Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.
In Shreveport, LA there...