It’s mid-winter here and we are having a foggy, frosty damp time of it. It feels like my brain has shut down and I have gone into a state of torpor. The above picture is from a wintery Melbourne some years ago. Found it when looking at pictures taken in June over the past few … Continue reading "Not doing too much"
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My ride this morning took me to my tai chi class – ah, a blue sign. In the afternoon Janos and I rode a loop in the nearby countryside under a lovely blue sky. Then it occurred to me that Bill wanted to see my bicycle on top of a May pole – so here … Continue reading "Blue Challenge"
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Here’s a bike. On a blue sign. Challenge complete. These signs direct you on road segments between rail trails in the area. Here is a link to the rest of the ride: https://rambleoutyonder.org/2020/07/07/shifting-july-ride-1-independence/ And here is an album for the times… the new one by J.S. Ondara. This song is my favourite because I love … Continue reading "June Challenge – Blue bike sign"
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“The white and blue diamond pattern belongs to Bavaria like the Oktoberfest, Neuschwanstein Castle or the Zugspitze. This trademark of the Bavarian way of life was created 810 years ago. The love between Ludmilla von Böhmen and the Wittelsbacher Duke Ludwig was the start for the career of the Bavarian diamonds.” And the rest is … Continue reading "White + Blue = Bavaria"
Read More10 mile out and back before the heat really starts in this afternoon Down 7th street to 3800N then east to 1650E and reverse Someone must have been sighting-in their gun on the stop sign 1650E runs back north to 4000N but is gravel most of the way On a previous ride to here a … Continue reading "Electric Blue"
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There’s just enough blue here that I can claim this as a submission for both the July and Holiday challenges. Today’s loop along the Nooksack River made the best of a generally grey Independence Day. No big sights, just a mostly quiet, peaceful fifty miler (one for each state!). Perfect. Video sound track: Fanfare for … Continue reading "Independence Day, Whatcom County"
Read MoreBud Light is arguably a step up from the more popular Busch Light AB must think so they charge more for it Purdy blue can in either case, until they put Busch Light in the Corn Can Busch, the beer brewed for America’s heartland and a long-time supporter of agricultural communities, announced that it will … Continue reading "Blue Buds"
Read MoreRide around the neighborhood produced some patriotism 🙂 The flag below Old Glory does not merit any comment Crossing over to the Blue Challenge Here is one for Lednar — blue golf car and look at that flag! 🙂
Read MoreApparent dampened patriotic spirit leads to a dearth of holiday decoration for 2020. I did find a few however. And my favorite is on display at this stump that has a display for just about every holiday or every season. Stay safe and well everyone.
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After retiring a few years ago, I’ve made it a point to get away every two or three months for at least a couple of days of bicycling in parts unknown. The lockdown followed soon after I returned from riding in Nevada in February, and that caused me to cancel a couple of expeditions. Since then, … Continue reading "Blue Skies at Tolay"
Read MoreThe sky was not blue when I started my ride, and in fact it was misty raining at the time. Found enough blues though. The sky remains gray this afternoon with a promise of better weather tomorrow — when I will be out hunting for 4th of July decorations ;’-)
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First half of the year finished, another half to go… whichever way you look at it, the time is going fast, the days are already getting shorter… HERE are my pictures for my rides in June.
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Blue skies, and I hope we have a lot of them. I’ll post all I can get. I wonder what the cow is thinking? She is looking longingly at my bike and probably wants to go for a ride. That’s my guess, what’s yours?
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Every ride starts out on my BLUE bike, and almost always from my BLUE-doored garage. And by the way, I live in a neighborhood called Hillwinds, which unsurprisingly is on the top of a hill. So this song seems appropriate. And the classic line, which is very appropriate for all cyclists…“Hey, let’s be careful out … Continue reading "Starting out Blue"
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Out the Greenway and then via gravel to the wastewater pond where Santa Rosa Creek meets the Laguna de Santa Rosa. The gate—usually locked—was open today, allowing me to venture past the “No Trespassing” signs near the water treatment facility. More at Bill Bikes
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If you’re like us, you’ve got a thing or ten to have the blues about right now. Don’t get me started, or we might not get to the bottom of this post. And we’re among the lucky ones this month! No jobs to lose, no home mortgage to try to keep up, healthy so far, … Continue reading "July’s Challenge: I’ve got the blues"
Read MoreThe marker pin I use finally made it to the top of the analemma indicating the first day of astronomical summer. The photo was taken on the 19th due to the possibility of clouds and rain on the 20th. Actually, at 4:43 PM, CDT, when the event occurred, thunderstorms entered the area. So give or … Continue reading "Summer Solstice Vermilion County"
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No sun to be seen today, no shadows, no sunrise, no sunset, everything veiled in rain clouds, so I figured it wouldn’t make much difference at what time or in which direction I took my pictures to mark the day with the longest period of daylight. We waited all day for it to stop raining … Continue reading "Summer Solstice Challenge 2020"
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Copycat entry, thanks to Greg for the inspiration. The picture on the left is from our tour in Cambodia. We had just set out at the Thai-Cambodian border and were heading for Siem Reap. I wrote in my journal: December 16, 2007 – It is now past nine, the sun is hot and the road … Continue reading "June Challenge: Thirteen Years After"
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Today’s ride took me from Brattleboro up to Newfane and back, a ride totalling about 24 miles. To tie this in to the Challenge theme, we have a bit of history with Newfane, since we lived and worked there from 2002 to 2016. Here’s the story. Back in 2002, our family was living in Raleigh, … Continue reading "Brattleboro to Newfane"
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This is sort of a new/old story, but mostly it’s just a story. Or two actually, both set in Passau. We’ve been in Passau twice. The first time, in 1996, was on a ride from Prague to Paris, a trip I kept a journal of and have published before. The second, in 1999, was on … Continue reading "Reading Jack Maggs"
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We moved from Munich to Gauting one year ago and have now experienced all four seasons in our new surroundings. Here are some pictures from our local rides in different months and now. Now a before-and-after story: In March I bought a new bike. A while back Em asked how I was doing with the … Continue reading "June Challenge: A bike for all seasons"
Read MoreAs we work through the 5 phase plan to reopen Illinois something has to occupy our thoughts and time, such as watching the drapes fade, paint dry, grass grow, and of course watching the corn fields develop. Currently in Phase 3 it is possible to enter Phase 4 by late June. From Newsweek: Phase Three: … Continue reading "Time Measured by the Corn"
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I don’t have many old pictures related to cycling, so this month’s challenge is, well, a challenge. I do, however, have some recent before and after pictures from nearby. Taken on bike rides but not showing bikes so not really an entry. The above is my shortest “standard” ride. It’s 15 kilometres that can be … Continue reading "Old, damaged and then GONE"
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So I haven’t posted to this challenge yet because I’m doubly challenged by it. I have very few photos of myself on a bike from the deep past, and most of my stories and newer photos have already been blogged. Here’s something though, more or less on the subject of time. We’ve cycled in Greece … Continue reading "The June challenge: in Naxos"
Read MoreMy entry into the Trike category of the June Challenge. Actually one of the few pictures I have of my early days. 61 years later, I’ve made it to two wheels. Who knows, maybe I’ll be back to three someday. Tried to get the same pose, but didn’t quite make it.
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MY FIRST MEMORIES My first bike was a 16-inch bike that was red with training wheels. I was the fourth kid in the extended family to learn to ride on it. I have memories of being on that one at the end of our sloped driveway. My dad also had made me a scooter out … Continue reading "June Challenge: Encyclopedia of Childhood Bikes"
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Okay, Suzanne. By 1952 or 1953 I was ready for some tricycle races. And then I was considering a new career on Java in 1984, also involving a tricycle.
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If I had just waited with writing up my first cycling adventures, I would have had so much to contribute to this month’s challenge. Alas, I squandered all that good material about my early cycling days a couple of months ago. Bad timing. But I did need an excuse to post the first picture of … Continue reading "June Challenge: Time"
Read MoreI started road cycling in 2010 after ACL replacement surgery. (My pre-teen Raleigh Chopper days don’t count). The 2010 photograph was taken at the finish of the BP MS150 in April. The 2020 photograph was taken in May after more than two months of lockdown. The beard is gone now.
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Sorry, “World Bicycle Day” was yesterday, June 3! I missed posting and also didn’t give a heads-up for the rest of you. But I did ride my bike. It was a sunny day, so of course we were out on our bikes. The beer gardens have now opened and it was the perfect opportunity for … Continue reading "World Bicycle Day 2020"
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Alrighty, here we go with my first attempt at a challenge. After much searching, I really wasn’t able to come with then and now photographs that showed both me and a bike. So, this is going to be mostly a story, with a couple photos that hopefully capture the time vibe, and of course keep … Continue reading "June Challenge – to Jekyll Island, then and now"
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In late 1982 or early 1983, a camera-wielding friend photographed me and my Roberts in the driveway of the house where I lived in Illinois. Later she surprised me with a poster-size print of one of the photos. I happened to run across it — rolled up for almost 40 years — the other day … Continue reading "The more things change…."
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Another month that rushed past before we knew it. Delicate green turned to a lush green in the woods, in the fields and wherever you looked – green green green. It was a good month for riding, I didn’t miss a day. Janos and I discovered some new destinations for our outings. We have pretty … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: May 2020"
Read MoreMy entry is marginal- my photos are taken about a year apart, on McKenzie Pass in Central Oregon.
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This month’s challenge was inspired by this comment from Old Grumbleface on one of my posts a few weeks ago: Pardonnez-moi, s’il vous plait. If I may butt in for a moment, I would like to propose, for your consideration, a Challenge, if not for June, then perhaps for another month, or perhaps just a … Continue reading "Challenge of the month: Time, for a change"
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Flag at Floral Hill Cemetery Normally, a Memorial service would be held here, but not this year Crosses and flags have been placed behind the WW II tank Wreath adorns the M3 tank Many flags to be seen town-wide Our National Bird Symbol At the time I wondered why they would leave a tree trunk … Continue reading "Memorial Day"
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No biking today. We took a day off from the bikes and just took a walk in the state park around the cabin on Coeur d’Alene Lake. The photo is from yesterday’s beautiful ride to Tekoa. Today’s walk was nice too, if less dramatic. The main point to posting it here though is to invite you … Continue reading "Rage Against the Machine"
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Nature has decided to liven up my rides this past month. It may have been the same roads over and over in different combinations, but the autumn leaf show has more than made up for the mundane routes. It’s been truly spectacular this year. There have been some dandelions for Suzanne, too, whole fields of … Continue reading "May Challenge: Spectacular changes"
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Rachael has some problems with allergies that seem to affect her more over time. Given that, she was a bit skeptical about my recommendation for today’s ride: a loop from Dusty to Hay and back. It doesn’t sound that promising, when you think about it. It was fine though. Dusty and Hay, towns from the … Continue reading "The Allergy Ride"
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Today’s loop through the beautiful Palouse takes us across the Idaho border to a spot I’m sure you won’t want to miss: Viola. Miles from anywhere, tiny Viola features several blocks of gravel streets, a few houses, some rusty implements, the usual. Probably there’s a barking, vicious dog loose there too if we explored it … Continue reading "Voila: Viola!"
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I didn’t really see what the May challenge was supposed to entail, so I have come up with my own challenge that reflects what we call ‘the current situation’ at work. We are not allowed to say anything like coronavirus or COVID-19 or ‘the virus’ in ANY of our work communications (including the many emails … Continue reading "May challenge: The current situation – Changes, changes"
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Staying Close to Home A month of mostly beautiful spring weather, but we don’t have the choice of where to ride. We ride loops and out-and-backs, connecting up different sections of the available roads and trails near home. Although we miss being able to take off heading for distant horizons, riding within a limited radius … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: April 2020"
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It’s difficult thinking of an appropriate theme for the month at this unprecedented time. We’re all stuck to one degree or another, some of us really severely – unable to make meaningful plans, unable to tour, unable to leave our home, or unable even to get home. I’m thinking especially of folks like Mike and … Continue reading "Challenge of the month: MAY I go outside now, please?"
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We’ve had so many great rides during our stay in John Day, but our ride north up US 395 from Mount Vernon to Fox Valley ranks high on the list. With abandoned and weathered log cabins, grazing cattle, rusting implements, split rail fences, and a near ghost town, it’s really a slice of the old … Continue reading "Fox Valley"
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After more than a month, Sonoma County’s lockdown has been slightly relaxed. Can you tell I’m smiling about being back on the Greenway? Read more at Bill Bikes Musical accompaniment. I’ve lost track, but I think no one has used this one.
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My ace support crew insisted she needed to take a drive today to visit an old friend of ours. It wasn’t exactly essential travel, but I decided not to debate. Instead I said, sure, you can drop me and the Ogre along the way and we’ll find our way home. Read more at Bill Bikes … Continue reading "Tour de Livestock"
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Well the cover picture is me with a friendly squirrel or road kill that some one had placed on the bridge (I’ll let you decide) in Yosemite NP in 1986. I went on a three month journey doing the west, south and east of USA and across Canada. It was an amazing experience which I … Continue reading "Squirrels and windows"
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After several dreary days, it feels like the weather pattern has shifted. It must be spring. That means I need to slip out of lockdown and push pedals. With parks and paths still closed, the only route east requires riding along the shoulder of Highway 12. I usually take the back way, but it’s blocked. … Continue reading "Tour de Fleur"
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Coloradans will laugh at its insignificance compared to their gallery of fourteeners, but Strawberry Mountain is plenty impressive for us. Topping 9,000’, its the highest Oregon peak east of the Cascades other than Steens Mountain and the Wallowas. Today anyway, when it’s covered in snow, I might argue that it’s the most impressive because of … Continue reading "Strawberry Mountain"
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What is it with this month and the damn dogs, anyway? Is this what Eliot meant when he said April is the cruelest month? Are we in the dreaded dog days of April that everyone talks about? Being chased by three dogs today really does seem unfair, considering. No bites at least, but it’s enough … Continue reading "Three dog day"
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No bicycling today – it’s too cold and windy here in John Day for that to sound appealing. Instead we drove back to Picture Gorge for a second look, this time on foot. No bike, but I’m posting it here anyway, in honor of our intrepid Navigator and our wishes for her quick recovery. Get … Continue reading "Who let the dogs out?"
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Many, perhaps most of you will remember Bill Walton: the star center of the UCLA basketball team from 1972-74, he led the Bruins to two straight national championships and an 88 game winning streak, while being named the college basketball player of the year for three straight seasons. After college he of course turned professional, … Continue reading "The Bike for Humanity challenge"
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Rain and wind and cold are almost tradition on Easter, but ironically this year when all activities are restricted, we had a beautiful Easter Sunday. Fortunately we are allowed out for exercise. We took a wonderful ride on almost empty roads. Leaving in the morning meant that there weren’t even many cyclists out. Not much … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/7: Happy Easter!"
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Three days ago, we rode about twenty miles up the Silvies River, to its source near the base of the Aldrich Mountains – at least, as near to its source as you can get from the road. Yesterday, we started from the same spot and biked about twenty miles down the Silvies, south toward Burns. … Continue reading "Up and down a lazy river"
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You will not believe this post. I almost can’t believe this post. I have taken one for the whole cycle365 team. I have saved all of you except Scott and Rocky substantial pain and hospital visits. I have ‘thirded’ myself so you don’t have to, since everything happens in threes. Yes, on an absolutely gorgeous … Continue reading "Because everything happens in 3’s"
Read MoreEaster Messages by Presbyterian Church along Route 9 (Speed Limit is 45 BTW 🙂 ) Easter Bunny has been very busy here Little chick survived yesterday’s 40 mph winds better than T-Giving turkey did Happy Easter
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Yesterday was a very long day. I ran the gauntlet of police checks (they are pulling over people to ensure they are driving for one of only four reasons you are allowed to leave home) to get up to Nigel’s (1 hour 20 min drive) in the morning. I took all the ingredients and kitchenware … Continue reading "Music challenge and Good Friday"
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I didn’t get out on my bike until late afternoon, around five. Not that I was expecting there to be less people out, I just didn’t get my act together sooner. But that was perhaps a good thing. The late afternoon light was lovely. My plan was to do a standard route through the woods. … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/6: Solitary Trails and a Purchase"
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I had several songs in mind when I set out pedaling today, but this one kept coming back to me over and over again. Last night my buddy Steve and I (he’s on the east coast, but we’ve been causing trouble together since our rooms were across the hall from each other in the dorm … Continue reading "When I die let my ashes float down the Green River"
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Nine days after the stealth attack by this cute little guy, Rodriguez tells me he can’t stand being shut in the back of the Jetta any longer and demands that I get him out and on the road. I can hear him howling from inside our cottage! It’s terrible, and embarrassing. I’m afraid we’ll get … Continue reading "Back to the front"
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My apologies for submitting a post without even a single photo of a bike in it. I appealed to the Cycle365 Rules Committee and explained my situation, and they granted me an exception this once but cautioned me not to make a practice of it. so, no bike; but let’s take a hike: to the … Continue reading "Ain’t no mountain high enough"
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Work continues to throw me 10-hour days. There is a lot to do in the background to keep your water and electricity running and your garbage services flowing… and there are a bazillion scenarios you don’t want to know about that have been planned for in the current crisis and upcoming months. In between all … Continue reading "Cycle Life Purchase 4"
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Another day, another ride. Set out in a different direction this time, a flat ride through woods with nice smooth surfaces. What else is there to say? It was sunny but a cold wind was blowing. Um – let’s look at the pictures. Okay, where’s the contribution to the local economy? I thought chocolate might … Continue reading "CLC Sping 2020/5: Be Prepared"
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What a nice ride again – spring weather and a fine route planned by Janos. There’s not much of a story to tell. We are just starting to piece together sections of different routes we have done here so far. This loop is a real favorite. We will be doing it often. There are big … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/4: Surprise, Surprise"
Read MoreStill able to get out and cycle in this State, I cycled a short loop out of Longford and on the way back headed to the shops. Click Here for the story. Stay well everyone.
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We’re not biking yet of course, but we’re starting to stir. Rachael’s been keeping fit by burning up the miles on her cycle trainer and dancing to Zumba videos; and I’m staying trim by – Er – typing and scrolling. Today though, we both got out for a walk and started exploring the neighborhood on … Continue reading "Get up, get up, get up!"
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A Month without Precedent No need for explanations as we all know what has made this month unique in the worst way. The effects of the coronavirus and the measures to prevent its spreading are omnipresent. That said, I have been riding my bike where it is safe, and that is on the empty paths … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: March"
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After a break of eleven days, I was back on my bike. Eleven days! I don’t think I’ve been off my bike for that long for years, except when we were on trips without our bicycles. We have been having cold days now and I’m getting more cautious about catching any kind of cold or … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/3: Back in the Saddle"
Read MoreWhen all my favorite bike routes are blockaded due to self-isolation stay at home quarantine lockdown shelter in place shutdowns, there’s one loop that’s always available. Today I dressed up for the ride and chose my musical accompaniment with care.
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So the mile through Dayville was special too, but not quite in the same way as the previous 44 miles of our Picture Gorge ride were. It’s definitely one we won’t forget. Sorry about the featured image, but the hospital wouldn’t let Rocky bring her Straggler to accompany her as a comfort bike. Randy Newman … Continue reading "In Dayville"
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For the third straight day we have decent cycling weather. Still chilly though, so we stay with the low elevation and continue west from Dayville, the town we ended at yesterday. This stretch of Highway 26, still a part of the TransAmerica Trail, features non-stop dramatic scenery, highlighted by the two mile ride through Picture … Continue reading "Picture Gorge"
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It feels like we’re in Dreamland, here in our idyllic little vacation cottage in John Day. Or living in a different century for awhile. John Day: population 1,700, one stoplight, a reasonably well stocked grocery store, a gas station, a hospital, snow-capped mountains only a few miles away. If you ignore the numerous very conservative, … Continue reading "In Dreamland"
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Two cruise liners quarantined in the port and one waiting off the coast. Yesterday I decided I needed a long cycle so off I headed to the coast and return. At the moment Fremantle has a few cruise liners who want to off load their passengers, some who have the virus. This happened in Sydney … Continue reading "A social distancing cycle to Fremantle"
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Last weekend the guys and I got in an overnight ride and a couple purchases for the Cycle Life Challenge. I did several 10.5 hour days this past week at work, so I didn’t get the chance to write anything up until now. Those of us that do still have a job are working our … Continue reading "Cycle life challenge – purchase 2 and 3"
Read MoreRachael and I haven’t listened to much of our favorite music over the last two years. We don’t take any music with us when we’re on the road, and all of our CD’s are packed away in storage. So it was a real treat to drive down to John Day a few days ago and … Continue reading "Save the country"
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More of the same I am afraid. A little trip around Longford and a visit to the shop. This time the local Bottlo to purchase the weekend supply of IPA. How are you all going in this time of restrictions? We are knocking over home type tasks that have been wanting for some time. Cleaned … Continue reading "CLC #4. Longford, TAS"
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All the parks in Sonoma County where I regularly hike and bike are closed as part of our pandemic lockdown. I decided to take a look at a couple of the nearest parks. I knew I couldn’t get into them, but I wanted to investigate, trying various entrances. Here’s what I found. It must be … Continue reading "Parks Closed: Tour d’Apocalypse"
Read MoreIn a departure from regular programming, please accept sunny day views from the roof of my apartment block.
Read MoreMy last ride was ten days ago. Let’s ignore that recent jaunt up and down the car park ramps. It was time to break down the fences. The roads around where I live are almost deserted now. So I did nine loops plus a couple of excursions onto the Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway … Continue reading "RMO Ride #1"
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Yesterday Sonoma County ordered all parks to close due to an excess of congregating by self-isolated, locked down, sheltered in place, stay at home folks. When closing parks, that meant every state park, county park, regional park, city park, etc, plus every open space, schoolyard, playground, and multi-use path in the county. Wait. What? Paths? … Continue reading "Closed: Tour de Lockdown"
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Way back in the day before pirate radio in the UK, us kids had these new-fangled things called transistor radios. If you took the back off the radio, de-waxed a couple of bits and turned a couple of uncovered screws you could pick up .. Radio Luxembourg. It faded in and out but some nights … Continue reading "My take on the music challenge"
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Each day that we manage to get a ride in feels like it could well be our last for awhile, so we try to savor it. We know how lucky we are to still be able to enjoy what feels like a privilege now. Today’s ride up the Banks-Vernonia Rail Trail to Vernonia Lake was delicious … Continue reading "Vernonia Lake"
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We ran out of biscuits, so a trip to the local shop was needed. This simple ride was extended to a 12 kilometre trip on varying surfaces just because I can. I trialled an advanced concept (for me) in OSMO video making. The idea is to use ND filters to balance light coming in so … Continue reading "CLC #3 – Longford and Surrounds"
Read MoreI hate to risk further swelling Greg’s already oversized ego, but I think his idea for a monthly challenge was brilliant and timely. If you’re like me, you’re finding it therapeutic and comforting to open up these posts and listen to such a variety of music. Unless anyone thinks otherwise, I propose that we continue … Continue reading "Challenge of the month, April 2020: more of the same, please!"
Read MoreI did not anticipate that I would get a CLC in today. And I know I am getting them in rather close together and not spacing them, but I have to do them when the occasion presents itself and when weather allows. Susan and I had taken a nice bike ride and enjoyed yet another … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #4"
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After taking two days off the saddle to keep pressure off her injured elbow, Rocky was ready to roll. We drove out to Sauvie Island to join the masses, surprised to find that we didn’t have the whole island to ourselves. I’ve never seen so many hikers and bikers out there, as everyone is looking … Continue reading "Rocky returns"
Read More“Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?”
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Rachael’s fortunately doing fine after her brush with disaster. She slept poorly last night because she couldn’t lie comfortably, but today she doesn’t have any signs of injury other than the scrapes she walked off with yesterday. She took the day off her bike while her abrasions heal up and went for a 12 mile … Continue reading "Date night"
Read MoreWhen I put up the CLC2020 post a little over two weeks ago, I could not envision our world changing so much. Thanks COVID-19. I’m so glad to see that folks are still able to get out and do physical-distanced cycling. I thought I could too but well … I’ve got a 93yo mother who … Continue reading "(Cycle) Life is Challenging"
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It’s Autumn. Sometimes summer hangs on well into autumn. This year it loosened it’s grip on day 1 so the cold and COVID-19 eases its way in. Tasmania has closed it’s borders to anyone not Tasmanian. Today a friend from Hobart is attempting to fly back from Hanoi. He has cut his cycling tour from … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge #2 : Longford"
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I was 15 when this hit the charts. It was the obvious song for my picture. But that was at the end of our ride on our way home. Let’s start at the beginning. We had great weather again and I decided I wanted to meander on some of the little paths through the woods … Continue reading "March Challenge: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
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Wednesday was mostly an errand day for me, as we started preparing to break camp and move on to The Dalles, our next temporary home. This is such a strange and unnerving time, and the first time I’ve had any misgivings about not having our own home. It might be nice to be sheltering in … Continue reading "A near miss for the missus"
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These are the spring days we have been waiting for. The sun is shining, the wind is moderate and the temps are up to around 15°C. The coming days will be the same. I had the routes planned and ready to upload onto my Garmin for the first overnight tour of the year. It was … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/2: Beautiful Bavaria"
Read MoreI will count this one for the challenge as we rode from and to our campsite and could do that because we had extended our stay for another two nights. My economic contribution is the fee for the campsite. We had another sunny day to enjoy more of Whidbey This calm and peaceful private lake… … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #3"
Read MoreI don’t know if I have done this correctly this time — I seem to forget how I do it each time I try!! Here is the photo to accompany it ;’-) Well look at me — three challenges in one day, and with just a little WiFi from Hot Spot!! IF this one works.
Read MoreAs of tonight, Sonoma County joins the Bay Area under “shelter in place” quarantine lockdown. With musical accompaniment
Read MoreAs I suspected, today’s ride on the actual Saint Patrick’s Day Holiday would have not decorations to find. I had collected a cache of them on an earlier ride near home. Now to see if I can upload them in less than an hour, from my hot spot connection. In case it looks like they … Continue reading "HOLIDAY RIDE"
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