Hello Ultra Distance Cycling Enthusiasts:  Bloomington, Indiana is alive and well.  We are still "the shangrila of Indiana", a liberal college town always bucking heads with the current political landscape.

The city is now a GOLD level League of American Bicyclists Bike Friendly City, as we are striving to get to platinum one of these years.  A few causes will help us achieve this.

USBR 235 is a scenic spur of USBR 35 in Indiana and for the past couple of years, along with Adventure Cycling and INDOT I have been trying to get official recognition of this by all jurisdictions along the way.  When completed this will be quite a scenic and bicycle historic route that starts in Indianapolis and through Martinsville, Bloomington, Nashville and ending south of Columbus.

Our Bloomington Bicycle Club is promoting the building of a bike/ped bridge over the soon to be completed Interstate 69.  This I-69 divides our metropolitan area and we feel we need a safe passageway for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The city and county continue to add bicycle facilities but too slowly by my account.  We have been working with both governments in achieving this bicycle mission.

Sylvia and I just saw the filming of 3089 Miles Across America up in Indy along with a film about the US/UK 8 man team record holder in RAAM.  They were both well done and inspiring.  I was honored to be included in the credits along with the other time station captains.

We're the largest metropolitan area along the route, so we have everything to offer here.  We encourage all the crews to stop and we'll assist you with whatever you may need.  I always take a break from cycling during the 5 days of RAAM here in Bloomington, and again we strive to be there 24/7 for y'all.

See you in June.