I’ve been focused elsewhere lately, so I missed the opening shot when the Great Portable Restroom Challenge was issued. It wouldn’t have mattered much though – I don’t recall seeing one here in Sicily, or feeling the need for one since we spend so much time on deserted roads with plenty of stone walls or … Continue reading "So here’s the scoop"
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Towable porta-potty parked in vineyard off Stanly Crossroad in Napa County, June 2016. Note attached hand washing station. I briefly considered hitching up this beauty to the Long Haul Trucker and towing it home to Santa Rosa. Ace support crew would have been so proud of me!
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Why settle for a stinky Hiltz when you can enjoy a clean garceau? Harrump! We resemble that!! A Garceau adorns a building site south of town — there are woods right over there ———> The Mother Load! An assembly of impeccably clean Hiltz Garceaus The Hiltz Honey Wagon Not so impeccably clean One last look … Continue reading "Gobs of Garceau’s"
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Here we are in the beer garden at Schleissheim. We took Easter Sunday off from packing and running around like crazy getting ready for the move and cycled for a morning coffee in the beer garden in Schleissheim. This beer garden loo is rather big and was clean, but I don’t think it’s connected to … Continue reading "The Great Portable Restroom Challenge"
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While the Lees Ferry site includes interesting old buildings and artifacts from the days when there really was a ferry in operation, nowadays there’s more. Lees Ferry is also the location where commercial and private rafting expeditions enter the Colorado River to float through the Grand Canyon. To that end, there’s quite a bit of … Continue reading "Colorado River"
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Here’s my entry for the Porta potty challenge. This one I discovered in the Barrossa Valley, South Australia a few years ago on a cycle and it would be used by the farm workers out in the fields. Imagine if they unwittingly hooked it up and drove off whilst someone was inside with their pants … Continue reading "Porta potty challenge"
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Jeff has been recovering from his latest medical issues — we tend to keep the medical staff at Kaiser Permanente very busy — but he called me last night to let me know he has clearance to start pedaling again, and felt like he could handle around twenty miles. Cool! Read more at Bill Bikes
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The bank of clouds to the east stayed there all day — and so did 20-30mph winds Low pressure system may have become stalled by the Appalachians Near the High School baseball field At the softball field Hiltz is the Don’s Johns of N. Vermilion County Winds are to subside overnight, so tomorrow I can … Continue reading "Porta Potty 2"
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While my ace support crew backpacked the Grand Canyon, I established my basecamp in Flagstaff and planned to undertake a series of nearby day rides before our Sunday rendezvous. On Thursday I explored red rock trails near Sedona. Due to a cold, rainy forecast for Friday in Flagstaff, I drove a couple of hours north … Continue reading "Lees Ferry"
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So last month, when I rode up into the bush on a short overnight ride, I stayed in an informal camping area. It was just flat, grassy ground in an opening of the forest. This is where I did not get a lot of sleep but got to enjoy some silence and solitude. I took … Continue reading "Could have jumped the gun…."
Read MoreBefore I begin my own restroom hunting, my ace support crew offers these two, the first from backpacking in the Sierra and the second (frame grab from a video) from her recent expedition into the Grand Canyon. Perhaps these explain why I prefer bicycling….
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That’s not a restroom, its a control shed for CSX railroad BUT A few days earlier, there was a portable potty just this side of the building — I thought,how nice of CSX to provide such accommodations for visiting cyclists. (You can vaguely make out the footprint in the gravel) Turns out it must have … Continue reading "Restroom Challenge"
Read MorePortable restroom, portable toilet, porta-john, porta-potty, happy can, gottago, doodie hut, crap cabin, shit shack, kybo, outhouse, Garceau . . . Whatever you call them, you’ve got to admit that portable restrooms are sometimes a godsend for us cyclists. Sure, they’re often smelly and unsanitary beyond belief. Sometimes they contain flies, cockroaches, millipedes, and other … Continue reading "THE GREAT PORTABLE RESTROOM CHALLENGE"
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From the parking lot and Interpretive Center at Navajo Bridge, where I left the Forester, I pedaled less than a quarter mile up Highway 89A, then turned right on Lees Ferry Road, which runs between the Vermilion Cliffs and the Colorado River. Read more at Bill Bikes
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Hi Everyone. I haven’t been in contact recently because I have been riding the trike from Melbourne to Adelaide. I had hoped to keep up with Kathleen’s challenge and post a bit about the ride but it was all too hard just using a ‘phone !
Read MoreCindy could not ride today so she drove and I rode my bike down the hill to meet her (and back up the hill after) for tea and crumpet at the Red Cup Cafe. There are some whimsical (funky) sculptures outside of the cafe that always capture attention. It was, as usual, a delightful … Continue reading "CLC #7 to complete the 2019 challenge"
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Taking the long scenic route to Ride 7 destination Purple weeds come up like crazy all over the place — nice background for the Raleigh For Em The “other” Casey’s on Illinois Route 1 aka Dixie Highway — the Chicago branch Word is, a 3rd Casey’s will be built as part of a truck stop … Continue reading "CLC Ride 7"
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Our ride on Monday was a mix of urban traffic, GPS snafus for BJ, concerns for the Goddess and the threat of impending rain. However, even with all that we managed to smile, laugh and roll our way through Monterey.
Read MoreMy last few Cycle Life Challenge 2019 rides have been much of a muchness, as my late mother used to say. In other words, same routes, same café. There was one thing different on this ride. I was on my travel bike. A Ritchey Breakaway. I have no countryside photographs to share. I do have … Continue reading "RIDE # 50: 16 APRIL 2019"
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April 15, 2019 The wife and I had been itching for a day in Monterey. I contacted Our Good Friends Jack and Janet (TM) to see if they would be around for a CLC ride. They were. We did. While we cycled the wife drove and drove (which was not her plan). We managed to … Continue reading "CLC 2019 Ride 5: Monterey"
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Mind over body saw the guys and I get in a two-day ride this past weekend. We managed to get an unflattering pic of bike and riders for the April Challenge and two purchases for the two different days. The weather has been perfect, so we have been trying to ride as much as my … Continue reading "April Challenge and CLC Rides 6 and 7"
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April 14, 2019 A nice sunny day and we’re off to the Bay Trail where we haven’t ridden in several months. But first we make a sharp turn off the Permanente Creek bike path into the Googleplex. Not much happening in the main courtyard but we say hi to T-Rex. A while ago some wag … Continue reading "CLC 2019 Ride 4: What Is Art?"
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I was almost certain the weather predicters had it wrong. Almost all of our snow was gone and here they were telling us that we’d be getting another 6-12″ this week. “You’re full of –IT,” I told Keith Marler on Channel 9. “I’ve been riding my bike in 60-degree air for the last couple of … Continue reading "How DARE I Have the Audacity to Enter Another April Challenge Post Like This"
Read More…but I was really in Flagstaff, en route to deliver my ace support crew to the Grand Canyon for her backpacking expedition, when the weather turned all Minnesota on us.
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When I headed for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument with the Ogre in February, I wanted to stop in Joshua Tree National Park and spend a day pedaling off pavement in some of the most interesting and remote parts of the park. However, due to rain and snow, the unpaved roads in J Tree were … Continue reading "Joshua Tree, part 1"
Read MoreThree rides in three days. My legs don’t know what hit them. Especially after yesterday’s 114km jaunt. There has been no respite from the heat. 39ºC / 102ºF by the time we finished at noon. I needed a much gentler spin to stretch the legs this morning after the dehydration and cramps of yesterday. This … Continue reading "RIDE # 47: 08 APRIL 2019"
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The guys and I went for a ride today. Just a short ride. They insisted that I get video of them riding their trike. I told them I didn’t think it qualified since it didn’t have pedals and needed some sort of assistance for motion. But Verne retorted, “There are riders on that site that … Continue reading "April Challenge – A bit of controversy"
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I’m not quite clear on the rules of this month’s challenge. Does the photograph need to be a selfie, or is it sufficient to have a photo that includes me and my bicycle? I’ll start early on this one, so I’ve still got time for another try if it’s needed. The photo of me, the … Continue reading "A challenging April"
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Reverse in the sense that all the metal objects will be donated to JR’s re-cyling, to be, well, recycled The assemblage represents a long period of time removing the debris from various roads Not all the swag was as pictured, some good stuff too, lineman’s pliers, restaurant grade pizza cutter, a Budweiser koozie, and various … Continue reading "CLC in Reverse . . . . Ride 6? + CLC Real Deal Ride 6"
Read MoreGreetings all. I haven’t been on my bike very much over the past month. In part because it has been either very hot or very wet. There were a few mornings where I went back to bed rather than ride out into the rain. There was a three-day credit card tour between my last post … Continue reading "RIDE # 45: 06 APRIL 2019"
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Here a challenge, there a challenge, everywhere a challenge challenge … The first challenge was getting out of our driveway and onto the street. I started out going to the WESTpark and since I wisely remembered to take a tripod with me this time, I was able to take a picture of myself with my … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 7: Go West"
Read MoreThat’s Leavenworth Washington, not the other one in Kansas, We are spending some time in this Bavarian themed town in eastern Washington for Susan to take a course in fly tying. This is about a two hour drive from home and the course is one evening a week, over a five week time. This is … Continue reading "CLC #6 in Leavenworth"
Read MoreThis is more of an experimental trial than anything — learning Video and Editing Bicycle and Rider actually riding A very short Out and Back Slow to load for some reason 🙁 (Neighbor has a bad cough, and Buicks are LOUD, and I don’t whistle so well) Riding north on 1550E aka 7th street … Continue reading "April Challenge"
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I wanted to get out for a quick ride and snap some photos. My ace support crew warned me it would start raining soon. I started to put on riding clothes. My ace support crew warned me it would start raining soon. I checked the forecast on my phone, and it showed only a 15 … Continue reading "Rain"
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John Deere Foundry from years ago — older JD equipment most likely has parts cast here Long abandoned — nothing to purchase here Destination on the far NW side of town Purchase completed 🙂 No purchase here 🙁 Scenic Route Home @ North Fork River/7th Street Yikes!!! Photo looks like me! Proof of Purchase Gen-U-Wine … Continue reading "CLC Ride 5"
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IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE A LAMB …This proverb seems to apply more or less to March this year. Early in the month we still had snow flurries and some snow sticking to the ground for a short time, but as the days passed the air warmed up and nature seemed to come to … Continue reading "My Rides in March – Cycle Days Challenge"
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A beautiful Sunday – yoohoo! We set our sights on Schleissheim Palace, the goal we gave up a few days ago due to the cold wind, and it was a glorious day to be out on our bikes. So as not to be too repititious, I am posting pictures of Schleissheim’s Old Palace, not the … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 6: A Palace, Two Toads and Sakura"
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Oh, yes – the weather was no April Fools Joke on the 1st. It was PERRRR-FECT! 21C for a high, with clear skies and light, variable wind. The cruel April Fools joke was that it was a Monday. Normally, I don’t work Mondays. But this Monday I did have to go to work. That was … Continue reading "CLC 2019: Ride 5 – A sweet (potato) treat"
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Where did the second half of March go? Family obligations. Ill-timed rainstorms. Home improvement projects. A lengthy, life-threatening (or so it seemed) onslaught of coughing, sore throat, congestion, and snot. But now it’s April. A new month and a new challenge. Thus, here we have mug shots of Old Grumble-Face and the Ogre, an album … Continue reading "Mug Shots"
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning and since we were attending a big family celebration in the afternoon, I just did a ride around the ‘hood. My first goal was to sign a referendum on Munich’s bicycle infrastructure. We want more and bigger and better bicycle paths!!! Not just for fun stuff on the week-ends, … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 5: A Referendum and a Flea Market"
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March 24, 2019 Last year I took a ramble that included the sweet-smelling apricot blossoms in the remnant orchards around this area. This year I wanted to get to the largest remaining local orchard that I know of on a property that happens to be owned by the Packard family. Because the blossoms were starting … Continue reading "CLC 2019 Ride 3: What Put the P in HP"
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It’s the last day of March, so I can just fit in one last submission. Today’s ride took us to Zingaro Nature Preseve on the northwest tip of Sicily. The first designated nature preserve on the island, it seemed like a natural for a final flora/fauna post. The preserve is a roadless area, so we didn’t … Continue reading "One last set of flora and fauna"
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Today was pretty stunning….60+ degrees, not so windy. Well at least while I was riding and sun ☀️ I decided to try getting across town on the streets and not the rec-trail…let’s see what happens. Also here is a memorial to Father Junipero Serra. He wasn’t all that nice to the first people’s. I like all … Continue reading "CLC Ride 5 with Flora and Fauna"
Read MoreI say hopefully because the Goddess may need to rule on this one. It wasn’t until lunch was done and I (with my friends) were preparing to leave that I remembered I needed a photo. I rode my bike along the trail to meet two non-biking friends for lunch at Universtiy Village. I am thinking … Continue reading "(Hopefully) CLC #5"
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Challenges: flora, fauna and a haircut The cherry blossoms on the tree next to our building are lovely, I can touch them from where I stand on our balcony. But I can’t get a picture of them with my bike so I had to ride around a bit to find a view of the cherry … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 4: Cherry Blossom Time"
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Hello Cyclelifers, Here’s my contribution for the three current challenges. I see all the northern hemisphere-ites are relishing some warm and sunny weather, I’m over it and looking forward to some rain and cold. Click here for the details
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March 16, 2019 A short ride back in time today. The ride was short but the time was longer than I’ve been alive. I rode to New Almaden, a small quicksilver mining village now subsumed by San Jose that is almost like going back to the 1800s if you squint well enough. Fans of Wallace … Continue reading "CLC 2019 Ride 2: New Almaden"
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The frame pump I bought 45 years ago to go on the then new Huffy finally developed an aneurysm on the rubber connector hose (Why they don’t build these things to last Ill never know 😉 ) The pump still works fine, it wont pump to 100 psi, but the Huffy only needs 50, so … Continue reading "CLC Ride 4"
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After physiotherapy in Albury on Monday morning, I stopped by the fruit market to do my veggie shopping. I love the market because it is super fresh, cheap, has a superb variety, and there is minimal plastic packaging. They don’t offer plastic bags at the check-out either – bring your own bag or box. It’s … Continue reading "CLC Ride 4 – Take two"
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Today we were finally able to get on our bikes. We had a wonderful weekend of family with kids and Grandkids but no bikes. I was feeling the pressure of our current challenge as it seems everyone is finished or nearly finished. After “The Goddess” reviewed the rules with Rich the other day I … Continue reading "CLC Ride #4"
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We leave for Sicily the day after tomorrow, and of course invite you to join us for our three month loop through southern Italy. Sharing a ride with us would be great, or surprising us with a cold beer at a summit somewhere along the way would be nearly as good. Barring that, it would … Continue reading "A few last flora and fauna before we leave"
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Morning of cloudy, damp conditions, but 42F, and little wind, so no complaints. Rain was moving in from the southwest, so get pedaling for CLC 3. Back to Casey’s on Route 9. Lady in the silver van took forever at the spot I wanted to select my purchase Diamond Back and poster for Blueberry Bliss … Continue reading "CLC Ride 3"
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Sunny and WARM, really warm. I left my gloves at home, my fleece cap for under my helmet, my down jacket, and just rode as-is. What a feeling! We took up our custom from last year and packed a small picnic lunch for a beer garden visit. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m sure, but I’ll … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 3: To a Beer Garden"
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March 14, 2019 The wife and I traveled to that tourist hotspot in Sonoma County known as Petaluma when we had a few days off. Why there? I have lots of rellies that live in Sonoma County, including lots of them in Petaluma, and we hadn’t seen them in a long time. Plus my sister … Continue reading "CLC 2019 Ride 1: Tomales, Chileno Valley, and Petaluuuuma"
Read MoreMy ride today took me to my WW meeting. I am a lifetime, card carrying member, and need not pay for meetings as long as I stay at goal, nor attend any. But I choose to attend weekly meetings as they help me stay on track and I have developed some friends that I like … Continue reading "CLC #4"
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Oh, it was one of those weeks. I was fairly certain it would never end. Lots on at work and I’ve reverted to terrible sleep. My cortisol must be jacked up again. So when knock-off time rolled around on Friday, I could not get out of there fast enough. Plus, it was time to indulge in … Continue reading "CLC Ride Three"
Read MoreAfter a few days of these temps — 60s and 70s oh my —- the trees have found some oom-pah-pah to push out some blossoms. In a short time they will be full blown. I myself had a lot of oom-pah-pah this mid morning and wandered all around my neighborhood admiring the flora. Taking a … Continue reading "Flora is Bustin’ Out All Over"
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We don’t have daylight savings time yet which means I would have had to get up at a very ungodly hour to catch the sun rising for the equinox challenge. Fortunately the setting sun qualifies, too. The sky was clear again today, yesterday I didn’t have time, and I was able to get out for … Continue reading "Equinox Challenge Munich"
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Today’s ride started out as our submission for Rich’s equinox challenge, but Roddy and I soon realized that with an abundance of flora and fauna we could get credit for the monthly challenge; and by dropping a few bucks at JoLa Cafe we could spike the ball on our victorious race through the Cycle Life … Continue reading "A triple play on the first day of spring"
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Illinois and Minnesota completely obscured by clouds 20 March, 2019 🙁 It doesn’t look like parts of the West Coast or Western Australia are faring much better Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Eastern Australia and Munich look clear 🙂 Not looking very promising for a sunset photo So . . . . . . . . . Out … Continue reading "Vernal Equinox Illinois — Photo Added"
Read MoreI was feeling pretty proud of myself when I woke up this morning and started preparing for my seventh and final CLC ride. After all, it was to be my ride to VICTORY–the ride that would bring me eternal glory before any of the other Cycle 365 challengers–especially my ultra-competitive friend from Portland. Yup, I … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #7: The Loser Slumps Into Eternal Glory"
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I win! Heh, heh. It’s the old hidden ride trick. I’ve been hiding my seventh ride, hoping that it would lull G-2 into a false sense of overconfidence. Oldest trick in the book. We had another fantastic riding day today, with full sun and a high near seventy. Probably not the natural place to go … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #7: Leif Erickson Drive"
Read MoreI see that Gregblood and Doris have upped their game and will complete their seventh ride tomorrow. Well, more power to them. I laud their competitive spirit, and don’t mind coming in second – which I’m sure to take, with only one ride to go. The ride’s the thing after all; and I enjoyed seeing … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #6: Sauvie Island"
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Santa Rosa had a beautiful weekend, but I was out of town. I returned Sunday evening to a forecast of at least 75° and sunny for Monday. Naturally, when Monday arrived I hopped on the Ogre to see how everything looked along the Greenway. It looked like paintbrushes had touched the landscape with colors of … Continue reading "Colors of Spring"
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No, that isn’t where I went on CLC Ride 2 — that is in “Dog River” Saskatchewan, and the set for a very good Canadian comedy TV show. This is where I did go — one of TWO Casey’s here in town. No thanks! Proof of purchase — Max isn’t the only one who got … Continue reading "CLC Ride 2"
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Diamond Back at IGA The one and only grocery left in town, aside from Casey’s or Dollar General — and to think at one time, we had 4 groceries and Porsche Dealership! (Among the first in the nation.) It is shop there or make a 50 mile round trip to other groceries in Watseka, Paxton, … Continue reading "CLC Ride 1"
Read MoreUnsure if I will get to fit in a CLC ride any other time this week, I set out to get one done today. And what a glorious day it has been. 65 plus degrees by mid afternoon??? Fantastic. And temp seems to be climbing before it falls again for the night. I first went … Continue reading "CLC #3 with bonus flora"
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I see Scott has ramped up the race-to-the-finish with some more verbal taunting. That’s fine with me though, because if there is anything at all that my human alter-ego ever taught me, it would be how to respond to a challenge with even MORE smack-talking rhetoric. Just to be clear, I intend to win this … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #6: Pothole Potpourri"
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With the tread of G-2’s rear wheel fading into the distance, I’m starting to lose hope of breaking the tape on this spring’s challenge. Still, I’m in it to win it so I’ll plug away, keeping my chance alive. Maybe Doris will flatten or get waylaid by the midwest’s floodwaters and I can zip past … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #5: Slipping off the back of the pack"
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So the guys and I had the chance to get in a short two-day ride on Friday/Saturday. I wanted to test my body on a ride of a little greater length and difficulty with weight than last time. It ended up being a bit too much because of the wind, but we still had a … Continue reading "2019 CLC Ride 2 + Flora + Fauna – A Ride Trifecta"
Read MoreThis challenge helps get me on my bike when I just don’t have the oom-pah-pah to take myself for a ride. I felt that way this midday but the challenge called and I answered. However, I wasn’t at all sure that I would be successful at a potential plan for a purchase today. And I … Continue reading "CLC #2"
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Hello again one and all. Warmer temperatures have arrived and that ain’t necessarily a GOOD thing. Sure it feels better than frostbitten cheeks, but according to Channel 9’s morning weather personality, Keith Marler, our snow levels have gone down 17-inches in the last five days. He says flooding is imminent. I certainly don’t want to … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #5: At Play in the Spring Thaw"
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I really HATE IT when I’m in a race and don’t realize it until my competitor zips past with a well-timed taunt. Typically this happens with Rachael, who likes to sneak up from behind and then whiz by gleefully proclaiming “Race, I win!” So I’m understandably none too pleased when I read the comments on my … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #4: Saint Johns and Cathedral Park"
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The Equinox is just a few days away — and as the Analemma shows, the direct ray of the sun is striking approximately 2 degrees south of the equator today (March 15th). Spring has been a real struggle to arrive here, not to mention Minnesota, but looks to be advancing nicely in Washington, Oregon, California, … Continue reading "Equinox Challenge 2.0"
Read MorePartly sunny today as days ahead are promised to get better and better. Still in all, this was a great ride up through the Skagit Flats. Skagit County is just north of our Snohomish County. A few bits of flora were about, but not much yet. Skagit County is more rural and has lots of … Continue reading "Flora and Fauna #3"
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We’ve had two or three days to pretty to stay in. So yesterday we made a “drug run” north to Marina Walmart and today I decided to go to the gym ….which I haven’t done in nearly a year since my membership expired. Ride 3 18 mi ……Spa Day
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Well, it’s settled, I’m going to blitz this season’s Challenge and strive to complete all 7 rides in the two weeks before we leave for Sicily. It’s all Rachael’s doing – she insists that I get this nonsense out of my system before we leave so that it doesn’t intrude upon our search for the … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #3: Steel and Willamette Bluff"
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Two weeks after the big storms and flooding in Sonoma County while I pedaled through Arizona, everything here gradually returns to normal. The rainy season isn’t over by any means, and we’ll surely have more storms, more wind, and more rain in the next few weeks, but right now we’re enjoying pleasant weather. Earlier this … Continue reading "Desperately Seeking Spring"
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Portland looks like it’s really landed in the sweet spot on the weather map this winter. Today was still cold, but once again beautiful. With a midday film on the day’s schedule I don’t have much time to spare for a ride, but it doesn’t take much to crank out a flat four miles and … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #2: Burnside and Old Town"
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Well, against all disbelief, Gregblood actually followed up on his threat; he filed a lawsuit against me. Some guy brought me an envelope a couple of days ago and said, “You’ve been served!” I had a very clever response to that. “HUH?” The following document is what I was “served.” In my opinion, … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #3: Gregblood v. G-2"
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I have time for two more rides before heading to the Ferry on Saturday and this is one of them.
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It’s been over two weeks since I’ve been on a bike! With Kansas and RAIN since we returned I was starting to feel like I would never ride again. Thankfully that’s not the case. I’m checking in for Cycle Life Challenge and Flora and Fauna 😊 I’ve decided I’m not going with a theme this … Continue reading "OMG……..Here Comes The Sun!"
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It was raining in Sonoma County when I arrived home from Arizona. Since then, it has rained every day. Sometimes downpours, sometimes showers. Until today. Finally warm, sunny, and dry. Naturally, I climbed on the Ogre to explore the Greenway. Santa Rosa Creek running fast and high, its banks strewn with tons of debris. Standing … Continue reading "Large Yellow Orb in the Sky"
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Well, I screwed up my courage and made a video for you – but mainly for the Goddess, bestower of Eternal Glory, because she likes videos and has been asking to see and hear us live for years. Not much to add to that. I rode to the gym, got rid of glass and plastic … Continue reading "Cycle Life Challenge Ride 1: Everyday Life in Munich"
Read MoreHaving successfully added my first post for the CLC, I took time on this ride to see some flora and fauna. In spite of the frozen weather, we have some nice color showing its shoulders. And I found this an interesting shape. A bit down the road from this last one I found some fauna. … Continue reading "Flora and Fauna"
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We waited and waited and waited until we could wait no longer. It was mid-afternoon and there was still no snow, but we absolutely HAD to get out into the first above-freezing temperature we’ve had since well over a month ago. And even though we didn’t get to ride among snowflakes as big as … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #2: The Snow Storm Didn’t Come, Yet Doris and I Rode Our Bikes Anyway"
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I really look forward to the spring challenge, and am grateful to The Goddess for shoving us all out the door again this year. It comes at such an interesting time of year, when so much change is in the air with the onset of spring here and autumn down under. I haven’t quite figured … Continue reading "CLC 2019, #1: Hawthorne and Tabor"
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Our theme for the 2019 Cycle Life Challenge is TREATS – those small indulgences that make life just that little bit more pleasurable. Our choice theme came about in a few ways: I have been on a very strict anti-inflammatory diet since late last August. I have had no red meat, dairy, wheat, alcohol, junk … Continue reading "2019 Cycle Life Challenge: Introduction and Ride 1"
Read MoreIt was colder than the forecasters led me to believe it would be, but not only was there no snow… there was full sunshine. It was good to ride and the ride had nothing special about it as it is a route I ride often when I am on a solo trip around home. I … Continue reading "#1 of 7 Cycle Life Challenge"
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VIDEO INTRODUCTION A couple of weeks ago I tried to set up my own account on Cycle365, but something either went wrong with the registration system or else I was a victim of cardboard-cartoon-character-alter-ego discrimination. I guess it doesn’t really matter what the reason was for my rejection because I was able to hack … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #1: Bicycles, Icicles, and Gourmet Eats"
Read MoreOkay, all youse guys in the Antipodes and in Asia – your time has come. Let’s see who not only rides first for the 2019 Cycle Life Challenge but who posts first! Extra eternal glory for those two categories. Good luck and have fun. Looking forward to everyone’s adventures. Yrs, The Goddess
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After three days of camping and bicycling at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, I had one more free day before I needed to pick up my ace support crew at the airport in Phoenix. I decided to expend that day pedaling around Tucson. The desert city has wonderful cycling infrastructure, with a great network of … Continue reading "Tucson Loop"
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Today when I left home the sky was blue, when I came out from my class it was raining! Fortunately, it was never too cold or icy to ride my bike to the two-month tai chi course I was taking, held at the Arts Center/Musisches Zentrum. The course is finished now but I hope to … Continue reading "Challenge of the Month: Flora"
Read MoreI bought my first road bike, a steel frame with carbon seat stays and fork, in early 2010 while I was living in Houston, Texas. (I used to wonder why Americans would identify places as e.g. “Paris, France” instead of simply “Paris.” That stopped when I found out that there is a Paris, Texas.) That bike … Continue reading "RIDE # 37: 03 MARCH 2019"
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T.S. Eliot tells us that April is the cruelest month, but I think it’s March. Many of us up top are still waiting for the endless winter to finally thaw us out again (yes, even in edenic Portland it’s been cold), and here we are faced with two challenges to step up to. In the … Continue reading "Feeling a bit challenged"
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