NUMB 15 is over. 144

NUMB 15 is over. 144 cyclists rode approx. 225 miles in 4 days and raised over $49000 for Methodist hunger projects.

Day 4 = Another successful NUMB! Bags and bike are on my car and ready to head east.

Rest stop at 40 miles. 10 more to go.

Last night of NUMB with Lincoln friends.

Entertainment tonight from the Over the Hill Biker Band (aka the NUMBnuts Band) and Kathryn Witte baton twirler.

NUMB has received over $49000

NUMB has received over $49000 in pledges so far. One more day!

Shuttle ready to take NUMB people to the Geneva church for dinner.

Apparenty downtown Geneva doesn't like bikes.

Photo of Roger near Milligan NE at mile 45 of 58.

Day 3 completed. 58 miles

Day 3 completed. 58 miles today with nice tailwind. Eating in beautiful downtown Geneva NE.

The gang from Lincoln enjoy pizza and drinks.

Day 2 Tent City and mechanic's tent. Showers were nice but had a long walk for lunch.

Riders getting ready for Day 2.

Day 2 done. 128 miles

Day 2 done. 128 miles done. Weather was warm and a little tail wind. Photos later.

Hanberry Tree performs for the NUMB riders.

We raised $43000 this year

We raised $43000 this year on NUMB for hunger projects.

Riders meeting at Central City UMC.

Last night we had a

Last night we had a storm that came through between 1am and 4am. Lots of lightning and wind and a little rain too.

Made it into camp at

Made it into camp at 1pm. We had 20 mph headwinds for most of today's ride. Tired!

Rest stop in Worms Nebraska

This bar was across the street from the 45 mile rest stop. Notice the name of the town.

Rest area at 35 miles out of 62.

Group photo before ride. (everyone not there yet)

Getting ready to start!

Musical entertainment at NUMB.

Joke = Why couldn't the

Joke = Why couldn't the bike stand up?

Answer = It was too tired. (two tired)

Pastor Lee Weigert welcomes NUMB riders to Grace church.

NUMB riders gather for first meeting before ride.

Our traditional root beer floats for NUMB.

NUMB tent city on Hastings College campus.

Arrived in Hastings and eating with friends.

Stopped in Lincoln to help raise a Field Day tower. Now on to Hastings for NUMB!

Dropped off Mom with her sister Betty in Iowa and now in Omaha with daughter Anna.

Welcome to Dubuque Iowa. We ate lunch here.

Picked up Mom and ready to roll.

On the Badger ready to sail

Updated NUMB weather forecast

They have revised the temperatures for next week. Now Saturday is supposed to be 91, still the hottest day. The rest of the days are from 84 to 86, with lows in the mid 60's. The highest rain chances are on Sunday and Wednesday at 30%. Full moon is still scheduled for Saturday. ;-)

Blessing the bikes

Pastor Dan Blessing the bikes. This was a few weeks ago, but I thought it was appropriate for this coming week.

Tomorrow after work I leave

Tomorrow after work I leave on the first leg of my trip to Nebraska for the NUMB cycling tour. Thursday I drive to Ludington.

Ritter Drive

Ritter Drive in Mona Shores, Michigan. There was also a Ritter Hills Rd. across the street too. I found this on today's 20 mile ride from Ferrysburg up the coast toward Muskegon. It's hard to find a good 25+ mile route around here without driving away from Ferrysburg. If I go west, I hit Lake Michigan in 2 miles, South - I have to cross the Grand River on US 31 over the drawbridge, East - I have to cross over Spring Lake and go through downtown. North is the best option, but eventually I hit Muskegon.

NUMB weather forecast

NUMB 2010 weather forecast

Saturday though Tuesday forecast is sunny with a high from 90-95 all days. Low near 70. Winds around 10 mph from the SE. Full moon on Saturday. Best chance of rain is Monday and Tuesday (20-30%). Hottest day should be Saturday (95).

Whats that?

Whats that?

Beer time

beer time

Nice evening in Albion. 2 days left

Nice evening in Albion. 2 days left

Uncle Bucks

Uncle Bucks

Burwell!

Burwell!

Natures most perfect food.

Natures most perfect food.

Brad sent this tonight from Thedford. I heard from Kerri that Brad's tent collapsed during last night's storms, however the guys were OK and cycling was much better today.

Ft. Robinson

Here is another photo from Brad on Day 1 of BRAN. They passed Ft. Robinson between Harrison and Alliance. They also watched a few thunderstorms pass around them Sunday afternoon and evening while in Alliance.

BRAN Day 1

Brad sent me this photo from his cell phone today. He said that this morning was perfect! However, the wind kicked up and by Crawford it was brutal.