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.
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