This is the master page of links to the "Trans Iowa Stories" series where you can find specific posts that have been published. These are listed in chronological order from the beginning of the series in June of 2019.
As new posts are published they will be added here until the series is finally completed.
The Beginning
6/2/19: Jeff Kerkove and Guitar Ted
6/9/19: Jeff Kerkove and Guitar Ted: Part 2
6/16/19: The Danger Zone
6/23/19: The Influences of Mike Curiak
6/30/19: Jeff Kerkove and Guitar Ted: Part 3
7/7/19: The People of Hawarden
7/14/19: The Dissenters
7/21/19: Changes and Evolution: Part 1
8/11/19: Tales of V2: Part 1
8/18/19: Tales of V2: Part 2
8/25/19: Tales of V2: Part 3
9/1/19: Setting A Course For The Future
9/8/19: The Media: Part 1
9/15/19: The Transition Phase
9/22/19: It Was The Third- But It Was The First
9/29/19: Tales of V3
10/6/19: More Tales of V3
10/13/19: More Tales of V3: Part 2
10/20/19: Hanging Out In Hawkeye
10/27/19: Why It Should Never Have Happened Again
11/3/19: The Reasons Why It happened Again
11/10/19: Setting The Scene For v4
11/19/19: Bonus- Registration Part 1 (Written in response to something about other event's registrations at the time)
11/24/19: Endurance Promoting
12/1/19: Endurance Promoting Part 2
12/8/19: The Myth Of The Triple Crown
12/15/19: How This Event Became "The Trans Iowa"
12/22/19: The One-Off Intro
12/29/19: The One-Off: Rejected!
1/5/20: Subterfuge At The Meeting
1/12/20: Three Quick Tales About v5
1/19/20: The Legend Of Charlie Farrow
1/26/20: More Quick Tales From v5
2/2/20: The Finish Line Agreement
2/9/20: New Things
2/16/20: History Rediscovered (A Look Back At Version 1)
2/23/20: New Things - Part 2
3/1/20: Thunder And Lightning Part 1
3/8/20: Thunder And Lightning Part 2
3/15/20: Muddy Ends
3/22/20: Help Unlooked For
3/29/20: It's About The People
4/5/20: A Pivotal Version
4/12/20: A Special Summer
4/19/20: It's About The People Part 2
4/26/20: Ends And Beginnings
5/3/20: A Fire In The Belly
5/10/20: The Look Of Trans Iowa
5/17/20: A Brief History Of Numbers And Cues
5/24/20: "I'll Kill Ya!"
5/31/20: Here I Am Again On My Own
6/7/20: Epic Race; Epic Documentary
6/14/20: Feeling Low Part 1
6/21/20: Feeling Low Part 2
6/28/20: The Emotional Roller Coaster Ride
7/5/20: Flaming Out
7/12/20: Broken Bikes And Broken Fellowship
7/19/20: Moving On
7/26/20: Two To Go
8/2/20: The Volunteers
8/9/20: A Prophetic Word
8/16/20: Rolling Into The Home Stretch
8/23/20: Social Media Effects
8/30/20: New Process - Less Stress
9/6/20: A Tool For Marketing: (A Look At How Companies Started Marketing To The Gravel Crowd)
9/13/20: Let's Get This One Done: Part 1
9/20/20: T.I.v9 Photo Dump Part 1
9/27/20: T.I.v9 Photo Dump Part 2
10/4/20: The Lone Ranger Of Trans Iowa
10/11/20: The V9 Barn Finish Line
10/18/20: Let's Get This One Done: Part 2
10/25/20: Planning For A Big Exit: Part 1
11/1/20: Planning For A Big Exit: Part 2
11/8/20: The Biggest One Yet
11/15/20: The Wind, The Hills, The Lightning !!: Part 1
11/22/20: The Wind, The Hills, The Lightning !!: Part 2
11/29/20: The Wind, The Hills, The Lightning !!: Part 3
12/6/20: The Wind, The Hills, The Lightning !!: Part 4
12/13/20: Some Observations From A Failed Ending
12/20/20: So, You're Saying There's A Chance?
12/27/20: Fruitless Searching: Part 1
1/3/21: Fruitless Searching: Part 2
A Look At The Registration For Trans Iowa Up To v11
1/10/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 1