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Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Iowa is #7....However the county I live in is close to last for the state which in theory puts me way down the list if my county were a state.
http://www.bikeiowa.com/asp/hotnews/newsdisplay.asp?NewsID=4519
My MIL and her fiance are doing RAGBRAI this year. Someday that would be fun to do. This year DH is helping organize the ODRAM (one day ride across MI). That would be a neat goal and wouldn't take up a whole week, too.
Santa Monica is very bike friendly in terms of bike lanes (much more than NYC, which is #8), but it isn't a great place to train as it can be very stop and go, and, despite having so many lanes and signs, there are a lot of clueless drivers. Recently-I was at a light, in the bike lane in between the right turn and straight lanes, and had a woman yell at me for being in the middle of traffic. I was speechless and other cars around me rolled down windows to share their disbelief.
I've done a bit of biking with my brother in the Boston area-there is certainly a lot more variety there and riding on roads feels a bit safer.
It looks like I need to travel (with bike) and experience some of these other areas.