After a filling blueberry pancake breakfast the group (Gordie, John, Tim, Stan, Paul and Jim Luby)left at 9:30--destination Mankato. It was another beautiful day--temps in the low 50's to low 80's later in the day. The scenery was beautiful too--gently rolling prairie and later on when they did 30 miles on the Sakatah Trail they biked past lakes, prairie, woods, corn and bean fields and many dead elm trees due to Dutch Elm disease. Upon reaching the hotel they all enjoyed a cold Pike Kilt Lifter beer (courtesy of Mike Lee, one of our sales people) and watching the Tour de France time trials. Looks like Floyd Landis will be the champion. Jim's wife and two young sons joined the group and everyone enjoyed a delicious Italian dinner--bring on the carbs! Everyone is feeling great and there are no insomniacs!
