Road Diary

A Day-By-Day Recap

Challenges overcome

May 29, 2025

After hearing about the miserable weather encountered by the leg 1 riders, those of us on leg 2 were watching the forecast closely. As our…

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Let’s ride on another day

May 18, 2025

On Saturday morning the CEM 900 team was greeted with more blustery wind, more trees down, and a cold 37 degree wind chill. Not…

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A CEM 900 first: Rolling over power lines

May 17, 2025

The CEM 900 riders experienced varying weather conditions, and trail hazards galore on Friday. After downing Jay’s breakfast of bacon, eggs, and blueberry pancakes,…

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A windy day one

May 16, 2025

The CEM 900 Mother Ship rolled out of Bloomington on Thursday morning bound for the Old Barn Campground located conveniently adjacent to the Root…

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A celebration of success!

June 13, 2024

CEM 900’s title sponsor, Merchants Bank of Apple Valley, hosted a welcome home reception today for riders and supporters of our annual Merchants Bank Christian Elder Memorial…

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Dennis Hill is Back in the Saddle

June 3, 2024

After 17 consecutive years of riding the CEM 900, Dennis Hill was going to have to miss this year’s event.  But the lure of…

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The 300 Mile Man

June 2, 2024

The CEM 900 team woke Saturday morning to a steady drenching rain, and with one teammate missing.  Jim had put on his rain gear…

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Three ‘centuries’ rides and a spill

June 1, 2024

Yesterday John Elder, Jack Hohag, and Jim Arbuckle started pedaling their leg of this year’s CEM 900. To be accurate, Jim started a day…

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The 2024 ride is underway

May 31, 2024

The 2024 ride is underway! The first leg riders completed their miles on Thursday, packed up and headed for home. Justin Elder, Kyle Swartout, and…

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Celebrating a Successful Ride

June 16, 2023

CEM 900’s title sponsor, Merchants Bank of Apple Valley, hosted a welcome home reception for the CEM 900 team today, to celebrate this year’s…

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Journey’s End

June 7, 2023

Wednesday marked the final day riding for this year’s CEM 900. As of this writing, donations to the charity ride are at $33,000. The team…

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Houston, We Have a Problem (Again)

June 6, 2023

Jay had a breakfast of scrambled eggs and fried sliced potatoes going early, giving the riders a chance to start early and finish by…

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