Posts by Melody Gilbert

BYE IOWA + HELLO ILLINOIS + A WONDERFUL SURPRISE

BYE IOWA + HELLO ILLINOIS + A WONDERFUL SURPRISE

Updates from Mark and Melody from Illinois (w/video below) MARK: It’s hard to define what it means to be a...

Iowa=Riding, Eating, No Writing

Iowa=Riding, Eating, No Writing

Days 37-45: Mark and Melody are back with updates after crossing Iowa!  SUMMARY:  It was a week with no internet,...

Day 36: Ragbrai Starts Tomorrow +  Mark nears 2K miles!

Day 36: Ragbrai Starts Tomorrow + Mark nears 2K miles!

Mark and Melody Update from Iowa Ragbrai starts tomorrow! The best way to describe it is a rolling state fair...

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Back at it + Mark Makes it to IOWA!

MARK AND MELODY UPDATE FROM IOWA  After a 3 day rest in Minnesota, Mark was back at it today– bright...

Break time!

Break time!

Day 33/34/35 : We are taking a break!  Because Mark is ahead of schedule on the way to Ragbrai, we...

ATV all fam on it

Pain, gravel, birds + Bulgarian Boys in Nebraska

MARK AND MELODY UPDATES FROM NEBRASKA MARK: Pain, gravel and freakin dive-bombing birds!   It started out as a normal day,...

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Halfway Thoughts + Newspaper article about US!

MARK AND MELODY UPDATES FROM NEBRASKA ON DAY 31  MARK: I’ve gone past the first month. I’ve hit the halfway...

Halfway in Valentine, Nebraska!

Halfway in Valentine, Nebraska!

Big day today!  Mark has pedaled HALFWAY across America as of July 12, 2016! It’s been 29 DAYS & 1650...

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Hate in the Open + Almost Half Way There

UPDATES FROM MARK & MELODY in NEBRASKA ON DAY 28 MARK:  Closing in on half way across the country …but...

Nebraska: Hot & Bothered & Happy With Horses

Nebraska: Hot & Bothered & Happy With Horses

Mark & Melody Updates from Nebraska! Mark update:  Day 1 in Nebraska   (Total miles: 1469) Hot! Hot! Hot! 108 degrees...