On the MP3...summer running tunes

Made in China by Juliana Hatfield

Consolers of the Lonely by The Raconteurs
(gets my vote for best rock album of the decade!)

Death of the cassette?

This NY Times article says it is coming. It's about time! I do love my MP3 players.

RAINSTORM

After last years bike tour, Bicycle Illinois, I definitely wanted a tour with more varied terrain. The miles of endless corn fields was enough to drive me mad. This year I rode in the inaugural edition of RAINSTORM, a touring ride through southern Indiana that culminated in the Ride Across Indiana (RAIN). RAIN is a "one day, one way, 160 mile" bike ride from Terre Haute to Richmond.

RAINSTORM preceded RAIN with 5 days of 100+ mile riding through the beautifully rolling Indiana landscape. Road conditions were superb, the drivers were unbelievably courteous, and the ride organization was near perfect. We stayed in state park lodges/inns or hotels every night, which really helped with the recovery, and recovery was the name of the game.

Other than couple of brief showers, the weather for the 6 days of riding was excellent. Dogs were the only nuisance on the trip, with at least a couple of chasers every day (though no bites!) It was as near perfect a bike trip as I could have ever hoped for! Hope to find something similar for next years tour.