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Blue Ridge Bliss – Part Three
Timeline: June 11-18 Throughout the first days of the tour I had pretty much ridden by myself, setting my own pace, riding as hard or fast as my body told me it could go. This day though, with a shade over 60 miles to go and 6,330 feet of climbing, I approached innocently enough, with […]
Blue Ridge Bliss – Part Two
Timeline: June 11-18 Our second day out (Monday) at a shade under 50 miles would also be one of our easier outings, as we worked our way slowly up the Parkway to the serious mileage and climbing we’d be tackling later in the week. So far the weather gods had smiled favorably on us, bringing mild […]
Blue Ridge Bliss – Part One
Timeline: June 11-18 We returned home from the west coast with one imperative, start riding our bikes as much as we could to make up for the lack of training our busy spring travel schedule had caused. We had committed to (as in signing up and paying money) a weeklong 330-mile bicycle tour on the […]
South East Spring Swing, Tallahassee, Part Two
March 31 – April 3 It rained hard all night but our year-old Marmot Limestone 6P handled the moisture effectively, without any leaks and little condensation inside. The biggest issue in staying dry inside a tent, outside of the obvious leaks, is condensation. A completely waterproof tent prevents water from entering, but can also keep […]
South East Spring Swing, Tallahassee, Part One
March 31 – April 3 With rain forecast for the morning we again awoke early, broke camp quickly, and stopped for breakfast after getting on the road. The nearest option was a place we stop at infrequently but enjoy each time we do which is the Cracker Barrel chain. We’ve eaten with these folks […]
South East Spring Swing, Mobile Part Two
March 27-30 Our plan for this trip had been to try and get a number of bike rides in after we left New Orleans, both Mobile and our next destination, Tallahassee, offering numerous possibilities. But with the cold/allergy thing I had going riding was out and so we drove into Mobile to take the walking […]
South East Spring Swing, Mobile Part One
March 27-30 It began to rain pretty hard Sunday morning making the ride out to the airport to drop Lyndsay off a challenge with foggy conditions severe enough that staying in the lane was difficult. We returned to the house to finish cleaning up, run a load of laundry (we’d forgotten to turn on the […]
Virginia Creeper Trail, Part Two
September 4-7, 2015 We arose early enough Sunday morning to eat a good breakfast, drink a cup of coffee and take care of personal hygiene tasks before suiting up and hitting the road for the 20-minute drive back to Damascus. This time we parked on the other side of town in a public parking area […]
Virginia Creeper Trail
September 4-7, 2015 The invite came via email from Chris, the organizer, in early spring. The 10th annual Virginia Creeper Trail Campout and Bike ride was to be scheduled sometime that summer. We’d joined this group a few years back and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Emails traded hands and before too long Labor Day […]
Lake Norman Campout, Part Two
August 28-30 Cleaned up, we piled into the cars and drove out to the Visitor’s Center for a bit of boating action. Sarah and Hans had brought one of their Kayaks to paddle with the intent to rent another to accompany it while we would make do with a pedal boat. Upon arrival we discovered […]
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