Pedal the Parks: FINISHING THE TEENS

Saturday, May 17th, was a "big" day on the unicycle. I rode a mile in five (5) parks, a new record. The day was not without challenges, but the weather was beautiful, and it seemed great to complete the nineteenth park. In Otho, Iowa we encountered our first "mislabeled" State Park, Woodman's Hollow, which was a land preserve with no roads or areas to ride. We also encountered our first "non-existent" State Park. We spent two and a half hours (mostly on gravel roads) searching for Barkley State Park, in Pilot Mound, Iowa, with no success. The locals and farmers had never heard of it. We finally found it listed on a cell phone GPS app, but could not locate the park. It appeared that the State may have given the land to the many scout camps, in the area, and never deleted it from their records. Despite the many frustrations, it was great day for riding and we enjoyed five (5) beautiful Iowa parks. While completing these parks, and finding some questionable to ride and/or missing, an "executive decision" was made. "A 'substitute' park will be ridden, to keep our committed number at 95."