Sunday, July 20, 2008

Take me out ot the ball game! Dyersville, Iowa

The field of Dreams movie set was really great! It is reall in the middle of corn fields of Iowa like in the movie and is really cool.

We were there. There were two owners of the field who were fueding. One bought out the other. We met him. He was born in the house and still lives there. There is no admission to get in....has something to do with the contract with the movie company demanding royalties I think...but the sure do get you in the concession stand. We bought the store and had a blast doing itThere were folks there playing ball on the field. They let members of our group play too. I got to hit the ball.Of course after you hit the ball you have to run the bases. Lots of fun.
Sandy smacked one out of the park.


This view was taken from left field...in the corn. All in all, a great time.



Bleacher bums.


After some 82 miles of corn and rollers we rolled into Dyersville, a delightful town with lots to do. We had the next day off...a 'rest day' though I did cycle into town to ge several hairs cut.

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Astoria, Oregon to St. Augustine, Florida. Total miles 4,700.

Here are some of the cities on the route:
Astoria, OR - Start on May 31
Loop ride on June 1Portland, OR - June 3
Walla Walla, WA - June 7
Lewiston, ID - June 9-10
Missoula, MT June 14 and 15
Great Falls, MT - June 19 and 20
Helena, MT - June 22
Billings, MT - June 27 and 26
Custer's Last Stand Battlefield - June 30
Devils Tower, WY - July 2
Keystone (Mt. Rushmore) - July 4
Rapid City, SD - July 5
Sioux City, IA - July 12 and 13
Dyersville, IA - July 18 and 19
Hannibal, MO - July 24
St. Louis, MO - July 26 and 27
Grand Rivers, KY - August 4 and 5
Tupelo, MS - August 11 and 12
Mobile, AL - August 18 and 19
Tallahassee, FL - August 24 and 25
St. Augustine, FL - August 30 and 31

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Among my many passions: Cycling and helping others. As a cyclist this blog chronicles my dream of riding across these great United States of America. But as a veterinarian, having spent my career helping others, to make this epic ride complete, I am doing it with a purpose; to raise money through your sponsorship to help others.