Toward the middle of the week, Mike and I agreed that if Saturday was a halfway decent day we were going for a ride. Well, yesterday was about that. Halfway decent. We had sunshine, but coolish temps in the low 40’s and a southwesterly wind of 10-12 mph that was just annoyingly cold. Unlike our [...]
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January 28 Bike Ride
January 29, 2012Pedal Across Wisconsin Day 6
July 14, 2011One issue I’m having on this trip relates to breakfast. We’re staying in hotels/motels, and so far, every one has had something of a continental breakfast included. Take a moment and think about what that means. Think about all those motel breakfasts you’ve eaten. What are they? Pure carbs. Danish, English muffins, fruit, yogurt, cereal. [...]
Pedal Across Wisconsin Day 5
July 13, 2011See that view above? Now, imagine riding 40 miles and seeing nothing but views like that. That was today’s ride. I rode with Don and Phyllis again today on what has to be the best route of the week. We traveled through a series of rolling valleys covered with corn and soybean fields and dotted [...]
Headed for the hills!
February 21, 2011It might have been inspiration from being on the slopes in Breckenridge, Vail, and Beaver Creek all week. Or, I suppose it could have been a subconscious reaction to the monotony of the trip home through eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Now that I think about it, it could also have been a response to [...]
Wheeeee!
July 11, 2010Five of us met at FBC Battlefield yesterday morning for a 30 mile loop out to Billings and back on an absolutely beautiful morning for riding. Pam and me, Mike, Connie, and Greg. Most of the planned route was on roads I knew, but the section between Republic and Billings was pretty sketchy, so I [...]
