Tom's Excellent Cycling Adventures
Welcome to Tom Baker's index of selected pictures taken during his bike tours. Unless otherwise credited, all pictures are by me (or some member of my "traveling group", in possession of my camera at the time).
I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed my time on the road. Additionally, please note that many of the pictures' captions are "tongue-in-cheek", reflecting the spirit of the riders. Indeed, this author of the captions believes that no sense of humor is complete without the capacity to laugh at one's self.
To make loading quicker, several "web pages" have been created. Select first from below, the ride you wish to view. From these pages, you will have selections for chronological groupings of pictures taken during that ride.
FreeWheel '97 - Three pictures from FreeWheel, '97, Oklahoma, June 8-14, 1997
FreeWheel '98 - Pictures from FreeWheel, '98, Oklahoma, June 7-13, 1998
The Road to RAGBRAI - The ride from Madill, Oklahoma to Craig, Missouri, July 11- 16, 1998
RAGBRAI XXVI - Tom's first RAGBRAI, July 19-25, 1998
RAGBRAI XXVII - (a.k.a. HHHH) - RAGBRAI, 1999, July 25-31, 1999
FreeWheel '01 - Pictures from FreeWheel, '01, Oklahoma, June 10-16, 2001, Jackie Joins the Tour
FreeWheel '02 - Pictures from FreeWheel, '02, Oklahoma, June 9-15, 2002, with an overnight with the X-inlaws (would that be "outlaws"?)
FreeWheel '03 - Pictures from FreeWheel, '03, Oklahoma, June 8-14, 2003, life on the road with a "personal sag"
Grapefest '03 - A little day-outing for the local gang to Grapevine during their annual grape festival
Waco '03 - The regular gang brings "the kiddies" back to Waco for the annual bike ride
Rusk Weekend '03 - A weekend of enjoying the fall foliage of East Texas by the locals who can spare the time
Roanoke Christmas Parade '03 - Time to goof off and have fun in Dean & Cheryl's home town
Dogwood tour '04 - Back to Rusk with the whole, local, gang in the spring with the Dogwoods in bloom
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