I will try again. Ready To Ride The Iditarod Don Jorgensen reports: Two years ago, we introduced you to a Sioux Falls cyclist who embarked on the race of a lifetime; 350 miles in the open wilderness along the Iditarod trail in Alaska. Now he's going back, only this time Joe Stiller is going the distance, 1000 miles all the way to Nome. With temperatures in the 60's, Joe Stiller says it's been a bit of a challenge training for the Iditarod Invitational. "I've been looking for the cold temperatures and thinking that's what my focus is, but in the Iditarod everything can happen," Stiller said. Two years ago Stiller competed in the shorter 350 mile race and finished 8th place. But this time, he's going all the way to Nome. He has a 20 day supply of food that he has marked on this map of where his food should be waiting for him at Eskimo villages; if gets there. He's also expecting extreme weather conditions along the way. "You just have to slip into this event and be prepared for rain and -60 temperatures, I've never been in -60 weather, the coldest I've ever experienced was -40 that was a couple of years ago in International Falls," Stiller said. Stiller has all the cold weather gear he needs already packed and ready to go on his $15,000 custom built bike. "I have similar equipment that it takes to climb Mount Everest, I'll carry on the bike," Stiller said. A bike he hopes will take him to the finish line in what he calls his most grueling and challenging race ever. Stiller leaves Wednesday with the race to start on the 26th. He's hoping to make it to Nome in 19 days. You can follow the race onStiller's Facebook page or the Iditarod Invitational web site.

If you go to my online journal for this trip, you will find my maps. But, in case you miss the text.... Those are for planning purposes mostly... I am well known to go off route! http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/swimmingwhilebikingoptions next scroll down to proposed route. You can also click on my name, and find all the online journals I ever published from my bike journeys. Also, there is a guest book link, near the top, where you can contact me. Please realize, if you put your email address in a message to me there, it shows to EVERYONE that is ever looking there. There is however a small box you can check, which will give only me your address. One last thing, if you click the home link on this website it takes you to ALL the journals from all the people that post theirs here. :) Moni

It certainly is isnt it Kathsgrdn?! This article brought a little more substance for me, to what is possible as we get older and we truly take care of ourselves.

So sorry, lousy WiFi, haven't posted. Am in Marquette through tomorrow evening Kathy will go check my mail now. Moni