Off The Campaign Bus, Seeing Iowa By Bicycle

Published July 23, 2013 at 12:45 PM EDT

NPR's Don Gonyea talks on the phone with Here & Now's Robin Young. (NPR)

The Des Moines Register’s Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) kicked off this weekend.

This year, NPR’s national political correspondent Don Gonyea is riding in the pack. Here & Now catches up with him as he heads east toward Des Moines.

See more photos on NPR’s RAGBRAI Tumblr

Guest

Don Gonyea, national political correspondent for NPR. He tweets @DonGonyea.

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