Copy Catting Greg’s road photo That’s Dave and Dwight way down there — I’m riding sweep again 😉 Copy-Catting Greg’s irrigation photo Copy-catting Greg’s utility pole photo (sort of) Gave serious thought to the bean photo but didn’t do it Bridge Rail looks like it goes on and on CSX rails Ground level CSX rails … Continue reading "Infinity w/copy catting"

It happens every time I think about a new challenge: I get intimidated by the subject matter, and the vanishing points topic was no different. Almost immediately I thought of the many long, straight roads here in Minnesota farm country, but I wondered, “where the heck am I going to find anything besides vanishing roads?” … Continue reading "NOT ARCHES"

Today we turn our backs on the mountains as we head north on the second half of the loop. We still have some ups and downs but more downs than ups. I’m sorry to leave the views of the Alps and prefer hilly riding to totally flat terrain. More HERE

You read that correctly . . . this is my arch finale, finally. I had fun searching for arches this month, but now I’m suffering from a case of arch overload. (Which, along with Scott and Rocky, might be partially to blame for that miserable body arch thing I posted yesterday.) I am now seeing … Continue reading "Arch Finale"

Upon review of the pictures you are about to see, I’ve determined that this is the stupidest and ugliest collection of arches in the history of this month’s challenge. I’m sure you’ll agree. But it’s not my fault. You can blame Scott and, apparently, Rocky for this fiasco. (Mostly Scott though.) They came up with … Continue reading "The Human Arch"

This is the story of our trip from Spokane back to our (mostly) smoke-free Minnesota home. Only a small portion of this travelogue involves the actual riding of a bicycle, but I’ll try my damnedest to make some kind of connection between each of my pictures and cycling — no matter how specious that connection … Continue reading "Greg’s Travelogue"

This morning I noticed an article about another new mural in downtown Santa Rosa. As soon as chores permitted, I hopped on the Ogre and went searching. I found the new “Trinity Mural” on the side of the 3 Disciples Brewing Company on Mendocino Avenue. Although some cars in the parking lot were nosed up … Continue reading "Downtown mural"

Yesterday I heeded the advice of Nancy and Old Grumbleface (and the COMMAND from The Feeshko) not to go cycling in the hazardous atmosphere, thereby quietly bringing an end to my last riding streak. It was only two days short of being able to claim I rode every day for a half-year. That gives me … Continue reading "THE NEW AND IMPROVED STREAK: Day One"

I like the smell of a campfire. Today, the entire state of Washington (indeed, the entirety of ALL of the west coast states) is surrounded by the aroma of a nice campfire. No doubt it isn’t as strong of an aroma here in Spokane as it is in places closer to the sources of the … Continue reading "THE AIR IS (cough, cough) SMOKE-A-LICIOUS"

Yup, I’m still in Spokane, the queen city of the Inland Empire. I like it here and I’ve been able to pretty much do my own thing while The Feeshko gets together with her sisters and mom. My own thing mostly boils down to riding my bike and writing about it here. And to a … Continue reading "Up and Down, Country and Town, Gravel All Around"

September 10, 7:50 p.m. (Pacific Time) I just got back from an 11-hour day of driving. I had to bring my son back to Seattle, then we made a quick trip to Tacoma to pick up a sound mixing board that had been repaired there. (Yes, besides being a bicycle messenger, my son is a … Continue reading "DISPATCH FROM SPOKANE #2: Yesterday’s Ride Written Today"

Before I write about the fun bike ride I had today, I should probably start with the sad stuff. You might remember me telling you about how The Feeshko was scheduled to have knee surgery. And with that knowledge you might have figured I’ve been absent from Cycle365 recently because I’ve been so busy helping … Continue reading "Fun Cycling In A Fun City With A Fun Son At A Not-So-Fun Time"

One church, many arches and radiating clouds From our late afternoon ride today. Looked like rain, but we were lucky and got home dry.

See that picture above? It’s the gateway arch to what might be known forever more as “Arch City, U.S.A.” Yes, we’ve got even more arches than we have radii. Here comes a small sampling of MY Town’s many glorious arches. Architectural arches are great, but I needed to find some natural arches. Unfortunately, I don’t … Continue reading "Arches: MY Town’s Got ’em"

I, too, thought there would be no arches far and wide, but lo and behold here an arch, there an arch, everywhere an arch … Well, not that many, but more than I had time to stop for on my way to the gym this morning. No problem, I’ll be taking that route often.

The Message section on yesterday’s “Two Miles of Plastic-y PolyNylonEsterLenePropyl Twine” post isn’t exactly a scientific poll, but there seems to be a consensus that I should have gone back to find its origin. Okay, okay, okay! I can take a hint. It was bugging me all night . . . what might I find … Continue reading "TWO MILES OF PLASTIC-Y NYLON-ESTER-POLYPROPYLENE TWINE: The Sequel"

I’ve probably said it enough, but I’ll mention once again that I’ve been doing a lot of gravel riding lately. That was my plan again today. I’ve been having so much fun on gravel that sometimes I feel like I’ll never ride my skinny-tired roadie bike again, though, deep down, I know I will because … Continue reading "Two Miles of Plastic-y Polynylonesterpropylene Twine"

Here’s a little tidbit I learned a month ago from one of the local TV weathermen: In mid-July, Minnesota has the highest average humidity in the entire country. Even more than Florida and Louisiana and some of those other notoriously humid states. Pretty cool, huh? Minnesota has been experiencing a late August hot and humid … Continue reading "The Humidity King Rides Again"

When I got back from my foray into the countryside yesterday, I discovered a magical land of wind-driven, whirly-swirly blades and vanes and rotors, the likes of which have never been seen before in the Cycle365 Radiation Challenge. Even if I had actually fallen through Lewis Carrol’s looking-glass, I could not have been more surprised … Continue reading "Make Yourself Comfortable, Get a Big Bowl of Popcorn, and Enjoy My New Movie"

I did a mostly gravel ride again today. You know what? There’s a whole new world out there. I have a lot of pictures to show, so I guess I should stop writing and start uploading. I’ll start with all the irrigator pictures you’ll ever need to see. Now we’ll move on to a few … Continue reading "Scenes From The Countryside"

Topic #1: Gravity Word has it that Sir Isaac Newton got the inspiration for his famous scientific theories on gravity after he saw an apple fall from a tree. I’m kind of like that dude, because fallen apples were what inspired ME to get in on this informal Cycle365 Gravity Challenge. I guess you could … Continue reading "A Three-Topic Roundup"

“Honey,” I said to The Feeshko in my nicest voice, “remember how I didn’t get to go on my bike tour this spring?” “Yeah . . . I remember that,” she replied. “Well, I was thinking maybe I could take a quick four day bike trip next week in its place.” “I don’t think so. … Continue reading "My Humid Ride to Packerland"

Still no explanation necessary….

No explanation needed….

Party Girl: “Hey, Johnny, what’cha rebellin’ against?” Johnny (Marlon Brando): “Whaddya got?” That’s a classic bit of dialogue from the movie, The Wild One. Today, I was the wild one. The rebellious one. The defiant one. I’ll tell you about the CAUSE of my rebellion in the next few paragraphs. Yesterday I was doing my … Continue reading "REBEL WITH AN INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE"

– To those individuals who predicted I’d be back with another radiation post this month — despite my claim to the contrary — I congratulate you. I don’t know how your outsmarted me, but you did it. I would much rather gloat than eat crow. I wish I had said a Terminator-like “I’ll Be Back.” … Continue reading "Admiring Trash and Eating Crow"

*Maybe “funnest” should be “most fun” in the interest of correct grammar. I’m not sure, so I’ll let it stand in the title because “funnest” SOUNDS funnier. – I say this month’s challenge is the funnest one yet because it really forces me to keep my eyes open. Things like trees and animals and blues … Continue reading "RADIATION: The Funnest* Challenge Yet"

I must say, I wasn’t too sure about this “RADIATION” theme for the August challenge. The word conjures up images of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and animals with horrible deformities. It also reminds me of 10th-grade geometry class where the radius between me and a grade of D was razor thin. Almost as awful … Continue reading "The Day I Was Exposed To Excessive Radiation"

Once there was a very nice boy who lived in the magical land of MY Town. His name, Gregblood, was rather macabre, but that’s okay because his friendly demeanor more than made up for the horrible images of blood-spattered crime scenes or battlefields. So, while this fairy tale might be a little scary at times, … Continue reading "The Boy Who Chose to Ignore Multiple Warning Signs and Take His Chances: A Bedtime Story With Pictures"

Vermillion is a very small town. It’s a nice, quiet farming community. So far, it has had no protests, no riots. A small stream named the Vermillion River flows nearby. The town is located about seven miles from MY Town and it’s along one of my regular cycling routes. Downtown Vermillion has a nice Catholic … Continue reading "A Vermillion Little Things"

In the times of Corona bicycles are becoming more popular as a means of transportation and there are calls for better bicycle infrastructure. For example, the mayor of Paris has announced plans to make the streets of Paris 100 per cent cycle friendly by 2024. Rome is following Paris’s example, promising 150 km of streets … Continue reading "Bicycles and Pool Noodles"

This month’s theme: Radiation noun PHYSICS the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization. BIOLOGY divergence out from a central point, in particular evolution from an ancestral animal or plant group into a variety of new forms. ____________________ There’s a lot to work with here … Continue reading "Challenge of the Month, August 2020: Radiation"

I’ve got a lot to cover in this post, and lot’s of pictures to upload, so let’s get right down to business, shall we? I must admit I’m still reeling from an embarrassing faux pas in my last post. You may remember that one: I tried to speak “Vulturese” to a tower-ful of vultures. It … Continue reading "Greg Goes Birding"

Here’s an amazingly blue photo I took this morning on my club ride to Woodmans Point, so blue in fact that I think I might have ‘trumped’# Gregblood in photo blueness. Also I made another startling discovery, the world’s happiest song is Mr Blue Sky by ELO. A computer calculated it and it’s on the … Continue reading "Mr Blue Sky"

I had nothing else planned for today, so I headed out for my 120-somethingth consecutive day of riding a bike. Along the way, I thought about some stuff and took a few pictures related to current events on Cycle365. For example, we’ve been pretty active with our blue challenge. There was no way I could … Continue reading "A Potpourri of Miscellaneous Minutiae"

I can’t remember the name of the nun who taught my 9th-grade English Composition Class, but I definitely remember her very wise advice. Sister Mary Whatshername told us to be very careful when using words like “always” and “never” and “every” and “all” and “none” and “nobody” and “everybody.” She said we should only use … Continue reading "Almost All Blue"

Nothing in particular, just random photos while out cycling https://richscyclingphotos.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-misc-photos.html

“Yep, gravel riding is a different experience. I kinda like the variety.” -BobinVermont I kinda like the variety too, therefore I decided to make today’s ride all gravel. Basically, it would be a ride pretty much like ALL of The Navigator’s rides, except greener and not as far. Speaking of color, I also came up … Continue reading "All Gravel and No Blue"

I seem to have been born with the ability to find a silver lining in almost every cloud, lemonade in every lemon, a potential silk purse in every pig’s ear, beauty in the ugly. I’ve even managed to find something personally positive in the pandemic, something cool in the Covid, something righteous in the ‘rona. … Continue reading "Reflections on the Pandemic, Blue Silos, an Odd Speed Record, and the 2nd & 3rd Funniest Jokes Ever"

A couple of times per year, The Feeshko asks me to dig her 1970’s-era Schwinn Suburban out of the garage and pump up the tires so she can go for a bike ride. Today was one of those days. “What do you think about me and Diggity coming along for a ride with you?” I … Continue reading "The Feeshko Rides Her Blue Bike In A Blue Dress (Plus, the Funniest Joke Ever)"

Blue is a tricky color to find here in MY Town. Reds and grays and browns and greens and yellows and whites and beiges and blacks abound, but blues seem to be as rare as pinkish-electric-orange around these parts. Nevertheless, it is my duty to find some blues for this month’s challenge, so I enlisted … Continue reading "ALL TALK AND NO BLUE: A Dude and His Dog Search For a Non-Existent Color"

Some blues from my rides yesterday and today, and yes I am resorting to blue skies, because I love them. That was yesterday, no blue skies. But today, yes!