Seg #24 Maze Boy Bike Ride Two B (MBR2B) 8/4/13

Segment # 24 Prairie Sunrise/HardwoodCreek Trail Stacy to Hugo MN 8_4_13
 

Start	Stacy, MN	45.40563-92.98670	NS miles 14.7
End	Hugo, MN	45.17712-92.99410	Trllgth 17.3Ride 22.6

Ride Hrs 2:20

AVS 9.6

MXS 26

KCAL 1848

Temp 78

El 890-960

 
Anyone following this blog will remember that Maze Boy Ride #2 was scheduled for May (See an older Post for Segment #15) but that trip was short one rider---Christopher Glenn was recovering from a hernia operation resulting in a opt-out situation. So Geoff and I did Maze Boy Bike Ride Two A (MBR2A) in Kansas. When Chris was mended and was able to get a couple days off from his hemodyalis position at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, he decided he could ride some trails with me in Minnesota. It seems appropriate to name these rides as Maze Boy Bike Ride Two B (MBR2B).

Three Maze Boys. Brother Flip the senior.
Chris the Junior and Me in-between 

Since we were going to pass within twenty miles of big brother George’s (better known as Flip) house, about seventy miles up Interstate 35, we diverted to Webster City, Iowa and dropped in on Flip and Carol. As you can see in the three Maze picture, George is doing well as the 85 year old captain of the Maze Team; in fact, better than sixteen years younger, littlest brother Glenn (that be me). After a nice chat and inspection of their Rutgers tomato patch, Chris and I headed up the interstate to Stacy, Minnesota. We found the trail head and had our picture taken by a passing bicyclist. Chris rode with me for half the trail and then rode back to the car as I kept going to Hugo, Minnesota. The ride was smooth asphalt so we averaged 9.6 mph, faster than normal for me. There were quite a few bikers, in-line skaters and cross country “no snow” skiers. Chris picked me up and we drove to St. Paul for segment # 25.