Oldest Bridge Across Mississippi R.

Today was the first Saturday in 6 weeks that we haven't either had rain or cold weather. I headed to the bike trail in the Quad Cities to try it out for the first time. The river has been above flood stage for several weeks and I was a little worried that I migtht not be able to get through on the trail. I did have to go through some mud and water was lapping at the edge of the trail in some spots, but it was good to get of the highways and ride amongst friendly people for once.

I started in Davenport and went across the Rock Island Arsenal bridge over into Rock Island. This bridge is the oldest bridge in operation across the Mississippi River. It is on a turn-style and I happened to reach it just as a barge was getting to ready to pass through the locks.

After Rock Island I went through Moline, Hampton, Rapid City, Port Byron, and Cordova before turning around and heading back. I ended up with 55 miles.

On a more serious note: our son-in-law, Casey was taken to the hospital on Thursday night in Cedar Rapids. After some prelimnary tests they moved him to Iowa City and the diagnosis is acute leukemia. We are awaiting the tests on a bone marrow biopsy to see what his treatment regimen will be. We will be going up to see Casey and our daughter, Jody tomorrow. Keep them in your prayers.