Touring around the Mississippi River

[Alma Williams]

Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so. All
help greatly appreciated.

 

[Mike Schwab]

http://www.mississippirivertrail.org/
http://www.adventurecycling.org/

Alma Williams wrote:
>
> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.

 

[Mike]

Go to Mike's Midwest Bicycle Rides. There are several Mississippi River
rides.
http://www.mikebentley.com/bike/mwrides.htm

"Alma Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.

 

[Tom Sherman]

Alma Williams wrote:

> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.

See < http://www.shuttlebikeusa.com/ >.

Tom Sherman – Close to 41½ N, 90½ W

 

[Skip]

"Alma Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.
>
The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so that would be a big area to
pick from. Any idea what state you would rather tour in? My pick would be Louisiana. Riding south
beside the river in Louisiana is slightly downhill all the way. It's a great place to be this time
of the year or any other time for that matter.

skip

 

[Tom Sherman]

skip wrote:

> The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so that would be a big area to
> pick from....

I thought that we learned in elementary school geography that north does not equate to top and south
does not equate to bottom.

> Any idea what state you would rather tour in? My pick would be Louisiana. Riding south beside the
> river in Louisiana is slightly downhill all the way....

Yes, water flow down hill, even when Democrats are running things.

Tom "SmartASS" Sherman – Close to 41½ N, 90½ W

 

[Skip]

"Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> skip wrote:
>
> > The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so
that
> > would be a big area to pick from....
>
> I thought that we learned in elementary school geography that north does not equate to top and
> south does not equate to bottom.

Around here we say top to bottom, end to end - and stuff like that. I know you prefer longitudes and
lattitudes and that's ok too, even if no one else cares.

>
> > Any idea what state you would rather tour in? My pick would be Louisiana. Riding south beside
> > the river in
Louisiana
> > is slightly downhill all the way....
>
> Yes, water flow down hill, even when Democrats are running things.

I'd say that there would be two things we don't have to worry about. At least anytime soon.

>
> Tom the SmartASS Sherman – Close to 41½ N, 90½ W
>

skip - close to toon creek and gosey hill road

 

[meb]

Originally posted by Tom Sherman
Alma Williams wrote:

> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.

See < http://www.shuttlebikeusa.com/ >.

Tom Sherman – Close to 41½ N, 90½ W

Are they still in business? I emailed them 1 1/2 months ago for pricing info and have no response yet.

Alternatively, anyone know of another US or Canadian seller?

 

[Edward Dolan]

"skip" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]
> berlin.de...

> > skip wrote:
> >
> > > The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so
> that
> > > would be a big area to pick from....
> >
> > I thought that we learned in elementary school geography that north does not equate to top and
> > south does not equate to bottom.
>
> Around here we say top to bottom, end to end - and stuff like that. I know you prefer longitudes
> and latitudes and that's ok too, even if no one else cares.

Yes, but Mr. Sherman cares! That is why he is such a funny fellow. I sometimes wonder if it is
endemic to the technical, scientific and engineering types in this world to be constantly concerned
about such trivialities. I suppose someone has to concern themselves about such things, but thank
God the rest of us can get on with our lives taking the broad view of things.

I have never been able to take account of minutiae. Admittedly, minutiae sometimes comes back to
trip me up, but still and all, I would not want to be focused on anything other than the big
picture. I will take the dilettante view every time to that of the specialist and the expert.

Ed Dolan - Minnesota

 

[meb]

Originally posted by Skip
"Alma Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.
>
The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so that would be a big area to
pick from. Any idea what state you would rather tour in? My pick would be Louisiana. Riding south
beside the river in Louisiana is slightly downhill all the way. It's a great place to be this time
of the year or any other time for that matter.

skip

To tour around the Missippi, you'd have to travers several states.

 

[Dave Myers]

"Alma Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in news:rtmJb.21332
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> Has anyone any insight into a tour in the Missippi River area? I am contemplating a week or so.
> All help greatly appreciated.
>
>

Check out the Confluence trail in Illinois. http://www.mcttrails.org/

 

[Bill]

Don't miss the TOMRV (Iowa/Illinois). Great ride and some of it around the Mississippi.