RAGBRAI riders admire area’s rolling hills

Ida County proved a scenic part of the experience as riders took part in a trial run ahead of next month’s RAGBRAI. With six weeks to go, RAGBRAI is taking shape as finishing touches are put on this year’s ride.

One part of that is a week-long practice run along the route by riders ahead of RAGBRAI’s main event. Anne Lawrie, a marketing director for RAGBRAI, got to take part in this year’s trial run.

By Sunday afternoon, she was pulled off to the side in Ida Grove after having journeyed from Sergeant Bluff to Ida Grove on the first leg of the trip.