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Also, I appreciate your support for myself—I will definitely utilize your nice remarks for quotes on the Wahoo!website. If you hear anyone looking for a Ride Director, please send them my way. I hope you are enjoying this extended fall season of nice weather. It has been wonderful for my business!! Take care. Kerri Kerri Kolstad Founder 651.280-7299 Wahoo! Adventures <image002.jpg> From: Patrick Branch rmailto:p2branch(&gmail com1 Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:20 AM To: Kerri Kolstad Cc: Dorian(albikemn.org; Liz.walton(a)state.mn.us Subject: H2H Follow up Kern, Dorian, and Liz This note is a bit late-but i wanted to send the three of you a note telling you how much I enjoyed the H2H ride. Thank You for your hard work and attention to detail. Congratulations on pulling off the seemly impossible task of a well coordinated complex multi-day operations involving multiple state,local,and federal(U.S.Park Rangers)agencies. I have participated in at least 15 multi-day bicycle trips. I tend to favor the annual Bike Virginia and MS-150 rides because they are so well coordinated. If they set the standard-you exceeded it. I know that you made some adjustments on the fly with,from my perspective, completely successful. That is one of the main benefits of hundreds of hours of planning and great attention to detail. On my dream list is to complete the MRT from Minneapolis to New Orleans. I will probably never do it,but it gives me cause to read accounts of others who have. They all report that the best of the MRT is in Minnesota. Liz,you and the Bicycle Alliance should take great satisfaction in what you have accomplished. I did complete the survey;so my survey answers already capture these following comments. When I ask my grandson what he like best about a fun filled day is answer is frequently"EVERYTHING".That captures how I feel about the H2H. But to be a bit more specific,the biggest factor is the high degree of organization that when into planning the event. The event was a success before the bus left Century Community College in White Bear. The planning that when into this event is a direct reflection on the professionalism of all three of you. The degree of planning was evident in the communications that when out on your website and via e-mail to each of the riders,before,during and after the ride. A couple of weeks ago my family and I rode the section of the MRT between Brainerd and the Crow Wing State Park. That is the best section of the trail. The best meal was the food truck in Minneapolis. First of all the food truck came to us- that is a good start. The food was excellent and healthy. The worst meal? Where were no bad meals. The food was excellent. Food came make or break a trip like this. Of the 15 multi-day rides I have done,the food on the H2H was at the top of the list. The only think I did not appreciate were the two lunch stops at 10:30 in the morning- and the long wait for food. Specifically,Bits Bar and Grill in Pine River. The food was good,but 4