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.
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
1/10/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 1
1/17/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 2
1/24/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 3
1/31/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 4
2/7/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 5
2/14/21: A Prank Entry And Registration Madness Part 6
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Trans Iowa v11
2/21/21: A Look At The Scene In 2015
2/28/21: Five Minutes To Spare
3/7/21: A Good Plan Goes Wrong: Part 1
3/14/21; A Good Plan Goes Wrong: Part 2
3/21/21: A Face In The Window
3/28/21: The Last Rider
3/30/21: Special Post- New T.I.v1 Image Turns Up
4/4/21: The Gathering
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12/26/21: Waiting For A Light To Shine
1/2/22: Punch Drunk In Pella
1/9/22: Setting Up For A Brutal Finish
1/16/22: It All Came Down To This
1/23/22: An Ending- A Release
1/30/22: A Contrast Of Two Cyclists
2/6/22: When The Clock Strikes Two
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On Making The Decision To End It
2/13/22: Assessing The Events So Far
2/20/22: Coming To A Head
2/27/22: A Different Affair
3/6/22: How Do You Do This?
3/13/22: Changes And Challenges
3/20/22: Keeping the Secret
3/27/22: Changing Gears On The Finish
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Trans Iowa v14
4/3/22: Missing Persons
4/10/22: Gearing Up For The Last Time
4/17/22: A Rough Start: Part 1
4/24/22: A Rough Start: Part 2
5/1/22: A Chorus Of Bovine Voices
5/8/22: Tears And Beers
5/15/22: Troubles Balance The Scales
5/22/22: Lessons Learned - Part 1
5/29/22: Lessons Learned - Part 2
6/5/22: Lessons Learned - Part 3
6/12/22: Too Cold For Beers - Part 1
6/19/22: Too Cold For Beers - Part 2
6/26/22: A Sunny Day In The Park
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Post-Trans Iowa
7/3/22: The Fall Out
7/10/22: An Offer To Consider
7/17/22: Trans Iowa And Its Place In Gravel Cycling
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Acknowledgement And Credits
Epilogue
