When Joe Kern turned 80 back in July, he commemorated his birthday with an 80-mile bicycle ride. How did you celebrate your 40th birthday, or 50th for that matter?

Kern lives in Metropolis, Illinois, located not far down river from where the TransAmerican bicycle trail crosses the Ohio at Cave-In-Rock. He belongs to the Carbondale Bicycle Club and often joins such regional bike rides as the Tour de Cape. ...   more »