2006 photo gallery

August 21: Bob and Pine Technical College President Robert Musgrove.

August 22: Bob and Fond du Lac entourage.

August 22: Bob fixes a flat tire at the Fond du Lac campus.

August 22: Taking a break.

August 24: (left to right) Cindi Knipfer, Director of Mesabi Range College Foundation; Jacob Littler, president of Mesabi Range's student senate and the northeast regional representative for the state student association; Bob; and Archie Hill.

August 28: Northwest Technical College, Bemidji.

August 28: Northwest Technical College, Bemidji.

August 28: Northwest Technical College, Bemidji.

August 28: Northwest Technical College, Bemidji.

August 28: Northwest Technical College, Bemidji.

August 29: Bob with large Northland entourage.

August 29: Bob and Northland President Dr. Anne Temte begin the leg to Northland's East Grand Forks campus.

August 29: Bob and Northland entourage receive a police escort through Thief River Falls.

August 29: Bob and Northland entourage on the road in Thief River Falls.

August 30: Bob with Vice President for Administration David Crockett (left) and and President Roland Barden (right).

September 1: Bob poses with the welcoming committee from Alexandria Technical College, including Alexandria President Kevin Kopischke.

September 1: Bob and President Kopischke get ready for the ride.

September 1: The group sets out from Alex Tech in the rain.

September 1: Bob begins the next leg of his journey.

September 5: Bob with Central Lakes College President Dr. Larry Lundblad.

September 5: Bob eating lunch with with President Lundblad and students. Bob was also interviewed by Lakeland Public TV News.

September 6: Bob with the welcoming committee from St. Cloud Technical College, including SCTC President Joyce Helens.

September 6: Bikers from St. Cloud Technical College join Bob on the next leg of his journey.

September 6: Bob chats with SCTC President Joyce Helens.

September 6: Vice President David Jeffrey, Vice President John Cacich, Assistant to the President Carol Larson, President Anne Weyandt and Chief Financial Officer Wendy Meyer pose for a photo with Bob.

September 6: Anoka Technical College President Anne Weyandt greets Bob.

September 7: Bob poses with the welcoming committee from Hennepin Technical College.

September 7: Bob takes time out for an interview with a reporter from a local news station.

September 11: Bob pictured with South Central President Keith Stover (far left) and a faithful South Central entourage before a rainy ride from Faribault to North Mankato.

September 11: South Central College riders begin their 50 mile trek to South Central's North Mankato campus.

September 11: Only 49 miles to go.

September 11: Bob and company arrive at South Central's North Mankato campus.

September 11: Group shot at South Central's North Mankato campus entry.

September 11: Bob addresses the Student Senate.

September 12: Bob stops to take a photo with students at Minnesota West's Worthington campus.

September 12: Bob gets to hold another one of those huge checks. Bank Midwest and United Prairie Bank each made cash donations to Erickson's 2006 ride that will remain at Minnesota West's Jackson Campus and will be awarded to part-time students.

September 12: Bob takes a group shot with (left to right) Sharon Wieneke, Financial Aid Specialist, Donna Ellingson, Dave Murphy and Jackson campus CEO Jim Grove.

September 13: Bob pictured with Campus Student Senate Officers at Minnesota West's Pipestone Campus.

September 14: Bob visits with students over breakfast at Minnesota West's Canby campus.

September 14: Bob pictured with John Joosten, Granite Falls Campus CEO (left), and campus student senate officers. Bob has finally made it to the last Minnesota West campus and is off to Ridgewater College's Willmar campus in the morning.

September 20: Bob pictured with Jeff Meyer, Southeast Technical foundation director , and David Paskach, Board of Trustees Chair.