# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CuxVf8nsR0V
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/7987557-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-16T20:00:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

Rachel Kaul isn’t sure exactly what drew her father Don Kaul to cycling.

But Rachel has no doubts as to why her father cherished RAGBRAI, the now 50-year strong, cross-Iowa bike ride and extravaganza that grew from a friendly challenge with his colleague, John Karras, to ride across the state.

On ragbrai, Kaul loved the stories. Hearing them. Telling them. Writing them.

He loved talking to people, plain and simple, says Rachel. In photos she’s seen of him working, he’s literally leaning in a lot of times. Almost like he’s physically drawn to the tale, making sure to not miss a word.

That image of her dad, truly enrapt by a well-told story, was in Rachel’s mind when — against her better judgment, she jokes — she brought up riding RAGBRAI this summer to a few friends.

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#Iowa #RAGBRAI #RAGBRAI2023

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