2009 RAGBRAI Photos

Cyclists Approach

Cyclists approach the Iowa Conservation Team Tent on Monday, July 20, near Corning.

Roadside Break

The Iowa Conservation Team set-up near the road in Adams County on Monday, July 20.

Monday Tent Site

The Iowa Conservation Team was located west of Corning in Adams County on July 20.

Getting Crowded

By 9 a.m., the Iowa Conservation Team Tent was beginning to fill up.

Roadside Signs

Signs were put up along the road so bikers were prepared to slow down and stop at the Iowa Conservation Team Tent.

Popular Place

The Iowa Conservation Team Tent gets crowded during the mid-morning hours.

Porta-potty Push

Volunteers move the porta-potty to the best location.

Tuesday in Madison County

The Iowa Conservation Team tent was between Macksburg and East Peru in Madison County on Tuesday, July 21.

Where Next?

The Iowa Conservation Team let riders know where they are now and where they would hand out bananas the next day.

The Perfect Banana

RAGBRAI riders enjoy a banana during their break at the Iowa Conservation Team Tent on July 21.

A Mouthful

A young rider enjoys a free banana from the Iowa Conservation Team.

Stream Table

Riders learn how streams work, and how erosion and sedimentation is avoided on streambanks. The stream table was provided by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Fill 'er up

Rob Lawson (left) and Kevin McCall keep water jugs full on Tuesday, July 21 in Madison County.

Talkin' Shop

Wayne Shafer, district conservationist in Winterset, speaks with an Idaho NRCS employees who is a RAGBRAI veteran.

Stream Table

The DNR-provided stream table was a popular venue at the Iowa Conservation Team tent in Madison County, July 21.

Stream Table

Don Seavers of the Iowa DNR explains how the stream table works to riders taking a break.

Talkin' Conservation

NRCS Soil Conservationist Alan Lange (right) talks to a rider about conservation issues.

Banana Guy

The Chiquita Banana Guy stopped by the Iowa Conservation Team Tent each day of the route in 2009.

Stream Table

Riders enjoy learning good and bad examples of stream corridors during their break from riding on Tuesday, July 21.

Conservation Education

NRCS District Conservationist Wayne Shafer (right) talks to a RAGBRAI rider at the Iowa Conservation Team Tent in Madison County.

Say Banana

Iowa NRCS State Soil Scientist Mike Sucik (left) poses with the Banana Guy on Tuesday, July 21. Sucik and the Banana Guy rode the entire route!

Apples or Bananas?

A rider with a slice of apple pie on her head enjoys a banana at the Iowa Conservation Team Tent.

Never Too Young

A young RAGBRAIer thinks about having a banana with her daddy.

Milo: Three Miles

The Iowa Conservation Team Tent was set up three miles east of Milo on Wednesday, July 22.

Need a Banana?

Jim Gillespie of the IDALS-DSC hands out free bananas to riders at the tent site near Milo.

Postcards

A rider takes a break to fill out a conservation-themed postcard.

Happy Rider

A rider is happy to have shade and a free banana at the Iowa Conservation Team Tent on July 22.

Foggy Morning

The fog didn't stop RAGBRAI riders on the morning of July 22, just east of Milo.

Popular Place

The Iowa Conservation Team Tent is a busy place at 9am.

Water Break

Stacy Schlader (left) talks to a rider while working the water station on Wednesday, July 22.

Banana:30

It's always time for a banana for RAGBRAI riders. NRCS Soil Conservationist Steve Voltmer handed out bananas to riders at the tent site near Milo on July 22.