South Dakota Magazine Article

South Dakota Magazine picked up the earlier article on us and added a bit from our blog.





May 21, 2009
Old Mens Bike Ride 2009
South Dakota Magazine | Filed by Katie at 2:46 pm



Three men in their early 60s are following the Lewis and Clark Trail by bicycle and blogging each leg of the trip. They are currently traveling through South Dakota - and according to their blog they might accept a ride if you offer - so keep your eyes on the road.

The men, from New York, Virginia and Switzerland, met in 2002 on an Adventure Cycle Association Tour. Visit their blog oldmensbikeride2009.blogspot.com to read some of their South Dakota adventures, which often go beyond the daily biking. Here's an excerpt form yesterday's post - after finishing a great ride to Platte and before a grueling ride to Pierre.

Before getting into the nitty-gritty detail of today, we just want to say WOW! It was a great day cycling. We had a tail wind most of the time as we headed northwest to where we are camping on the Missouri River bank. Yes Lewis and Clark purists, we are at a location they may have also camped.

Now, to the detail of our day: We had breakfast at Shorty’s Café in downtown Platte. It was a good breakfast and an interesting time. A couple of days ago, some women tried to entice Joe to go to a casino and this morning Joe tried out for the bartenders job at Shortys. Joe failed, not because of his bartending skills, but rather because he ate all the pies.

Thanks to Paul Lloyd-Davies for telling us of the biking adventure.