RAGBRAI Day 4: Wednesday, July 26, Ames to Des Moines
Mileage: 50 miles; Elevation: 1,216 feet.

The ride from Ames to Des Moines had over 60,000 riders, the most riders of any stop in the history of the event.

Slater – Enjoyed the Dr. Suess theme throughout the town’s vendor displays and had a whipped coffee from Rinehart’s Family Farms and supported the local library buying a yummy cinnamon roll for breakfast.

Madrid – Got a free banana from The Nature Conservancy in Iowa promoting the Heart of Iowa Nature trail and saw a hot air balloon inflate.

Polk City – Listened to a great cover band named Gut Feeling.

Ankeny – Traveled through three “expo” areas at the beginning, middle, and end of the route through town; took a break by the chamber of commerce and sat in a big chair for a photo opportunity.

Des Moines – Route through Des Moines took us by the Iowa State Capitol building, through downtown with the overhead skywalks, and ended at our camp in Water Works Park; shuttles to downtown (and to showers that were ½ mile away from camp) consisted of hay wagons being pulled by tractors; never made it downtown as the shuttles were too crowded; ate a tasty meal at Pork Belly Ventures consisting of a grain bowl with protein, veggies, and chimichurri sauce.

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - Discussion of day four of RAGBRAI
2:08 - Day four RAGBRAI route map
2:25 - Leaving Ames, Iowa
3:00 - Slater, Iowa
4:36 - Madrid, Iowa
6:39 - Polk City, Iowa
8:15 - Ankeny, Iowa
9:42 - Des Moines, Iowa
10:53 - Waterworks Park, Des Moines, Iowa

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