I can’t believe it’s taken me so long, but I finally got around to taking a phot that includes both water and a bicycle in it. Just in the nick of time too, since the month’s all but over. The featured photo is taken on the island of Mljet, Croatia – a beautiful, parklike island … Continue reading "Rising to the challenge at last"
Read MoreAugust 12, 2018 25 miles Little by little I’m working on riding as much of the 500 miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail as I can. It’s not all official or even all built yet, but there’s a lot of it to ride. One particularly narsty-looking section is near San Francisco International Airport, or … Continue reading "Liquid Air(port)"
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I’m driving solo across the continent, with the Ogre in the back of the Forester. Some days I hop on the Ogre to ride a few miles out-and-back or in a loop. That slows my forward progress, but enables me to explore some interesting places along the way. Third stop, Independence Rock, Wyoming. Read more … Continue reading "Independence Rock"
Read MoreToday was a social paced club ride with a small group. A beautiful day and a fun group of riders. We rode along the Burke-Gilman trail to Magnuson Park, took a water break at Lake Washington and continued further into the park for lunch at a new pub. Great day!
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Another month has rolled by. We didn’t do a whole heap of rolling. It was a cold August. Both average highs and lows were 2C below normal. We tied for record lows (-5C) two days in a row this week. Our normal low in late August is between +4 and 5 degrees C. It was … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: August Rides"
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I’m driving solo across the continent, with the Ogre in the back of the Forester. Some days I hop on the Ogre to ride a few miles out-and-back or in a loop. That slows my forward progress, but enables me to explore some interesting places along the way. Second stop, Antelope Island, Utah. Read more … Continue reading "Antelope Island"
Read MoreCool start after some overnight rain, gilet and arm warmers. Heading out to the west, I came to Kingston Bagpuize. This is the main road into the village and will be closed for 5 weeks for the installation of a 300mm gas main. The traffic is diverted through the minor roads and surrounding villages causing … Continue reading "Cycle Day #6 of 75"
Read MoreCycletherapy is always good for what ails me. Well, certain types of ails anyway. With my emotions atwhirl, a bike ride for errands was exactly what I wanted. After the couple of brief errands, I continued to ride around my neighborhood. We have a Golf Club nearby and I thought I could get another Liquid … Continue reading "August Challenge Liquid #4 — A Little Cycletherapy"
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Waste water treatment facility Water tower is visible in the distance above the building USGS Map Since most of town is located on the Chatsworth glacial moraine, the treatment plant is located south of town down slope of the moranic area. Thus, gravity does most of work in draining the system toward this point. What … Continue reading "Liquid Re-Cycling"
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I’m driving solo across the continent, with the Ogre in the back of the Forester. Some days I’ll hop on the Ogre to ride a few miles out-and-back or in a loop. That will slow my forward progress, but enables me to explore some interesting places along the way. First stop, Reno. Today did not … Continue reading "Reno"
Read MoreNeeded to visit the Lottie (allotment) again today to check for any damage after yesterdays heavy rain and strong winds that came in during the afternoon. Once again I would take a ‘scenic’ route, so first off it was out to Drayton. East door Drayton parish church. Entrance gate to church/ churchyard, the brass plaque … Continue reading "Cycle Day #5 of 75 – Another Short One"
Read MoreA gorgeous day, a little bit hilly and plenty of gravel.
Read MoreA cold day after many hot ones, 10C, but good. We’re on our way way to Salzburg and beyond. Just phone pics for the time being. No real blog until we’re home.
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In many ways it’s (bicycling) the only way to get around……however I did have to drive a fair amount this week as I worked several days at the tasting room and poured wine at some private events. When not working I was out and about on Little Bessie, she loves the crowds don’t you know. … Continue reading "Riding A Bicycle During Car Week!!"
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Another liquid river entry in the August challenge. This time it is the Ovens River. I tried to tackle the track but it got worse and Brompton complained.
Read MoreHeavy rain was forecast from around 11:00 onwards, with a couple of errands to do I set off just after 9:30. Sadly it started to rain as I left. These cygnets were heading upstream, towards town, I was headed the other way. This is Peep O’Day Lane an off road route out of town. Heading … Continue reading "Cycle Day #4 of 75 – Before the Rain – Or so I hoped"
Read MoreI have been bikeless out of Seattle these past two weeks. Finally got to borrow bikes to take a little spin on the Mississippi Riverfront Trail in St. Louis, MO. This was my first view of the Mississippi. And then some views of the Gateway Arch. It was a short ride but had a lot … Continue reading "August Challenge — Liquid #3"
Read MoreI got ride #84 in without even having to visit a bunker! And we are planning some bigger rides before the summer is finished. If all goes well, before we return from the trip I will have chalked up 100 Cycling Days for the year. It’s always knock on wood these days, but I hope … Continue reading "Ciclovia Alpe-Adria, Ice Cream and Ride #84"
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Map Courtesy of Maplandia Since I got “lucky” and was called for Jury Duty this week, I took advantage of NOT having to report to the courthouse this morning and went for a ride. Beautiful day here, crisp and cool, just before the heat and humidity return this weekend. Perfect morning to take the Raleigh … Continue reading "South Gate Loop Ride"
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I was all set for our ride 15 km to the west of Munich, to our second-to-last hochbunker. Before leaving, I cast one more look at the website description of the structure to make sure I would find it – then I noticed the small print. It was demolished in 2013. Glad I saw that. … Continue reading "To the Last Hochbunker – Ride 83"
Read MoreToday started off in a dull and damp way, the drizzle was not forecast though not heavy. Setting off around 9:30 it was out into the villages to the west of town. After around 12 miles I arrive in Charney Bassett, the church below is somewhat austere and not attractive at all. This bridge crosses … Continue reading "Cycle Day #3 of 75 – A No Theme Ride"
Read MoreWe rode to the fishing town of Tanjung Sepat. For this . . . . Read more here.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2018 / 22 miles I decided to play tourist for a day by heading over to the new Apple campus called Apple Park. Some call it the spaceship. Or a halo. It’s pretty famous around these parts if you’re a techie or a Macolyte. I figured I could ride around the campus on … Continue reading "To the Spaceship"
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Another ride in quest of Munich’s hochbunkers, above-ground air raid shelters remaining from WWII. I have (again) changed the organization of my website. My rides will now be on the blog and not under the header titled Challenges. The site had become kind of a hodgpodge with overlapping categories. So back to the good old … Continue reading "The Big Ten Bunker Tour – 100 Bicycle Days Challenge"
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Over the years I’ve pedaled beside and across the Russian River in a variety of different places, but today I set out to visit some unexplored territory. Due to the way the river swells and rages in winter, the bridge (generally known as the “Asti summer bridge”) on Washington School Road is seasonal. During the … Continue reading "Russian River"
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Another perfect cycling weekend here, sunny about 23 celcius, blue skies, what more could you ask for. On Saturday I cycled to Scarborough Beach via the city whilst Lovely Wife went craft shopping and Joshi played computer games, everyone was happy. Then on Sunday the Wilhogs rode to Kent St Weir, Cannington along the Canning … Continue reading "Making the most of another sunny weekend, two in a row: Scarborough Beach, Wildhogs, then West Coast Eagles"
Read MoreToday’s mission was to visit our allotments and cut the grass paths. Due to the recent hot weather and the more recent rains the grass had got somewhat out of hand, the photo only show around a quarter of the area we use. Took around two and a half, time well spent. Journey – solo … Continue reading "Day #2 of 75 – Just a short one"
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This is the last episode of my Shimanami Kaido Ride 2017. From Omishima, we had moved across the Tatara Bridge (twice), the Omishima Bridge and the Hakata Oshima Bridge. As we were slightly behind the schedule and afraid that we would not arrive Imabari before the bike terminal closing time, we finally decided … Continue reading "Shimanami Kaido Ride 2017 – Last Day of the Journey"
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With typhoon Noru moving away from the Seto Inland Sea area, we kicked off day one of our cycling journey. First went to Imabari by bus. Then rented our bikes and had our round-trip to Oshima via the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge. Click here to see what we had experienced.
Read MoreI don’t set out on rides to beat my current Eddington Number. But I do know exactly what it is. Today was no exception. Out early in the morning for a ride. To the furthest commuter train station from the city centre. Then feet up on the ninety-minute train ride home. And a ride from … Continue reading "Chasing the Eddington Number"
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Given the Challenge of the Month for August—liquid—it seemed appropriate to visit three lakes today. We’re lucky to have three lovely parks that adjoin each other practically in the middle of Santa Rosa, comprising a quiet island of lakes and trails. It’s easy to start at one end of Annadel State Park, ride up the … Continue reading "Three Lakes"
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In Catholic Bavaria, August 15, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a public holiday. It was a beautiful day with temperatures in the low 20’s C, and it being a holiday, meaning little traffic, it was perfect for our ride through the city to seak some more hochbunkers I had on my list. Before … Continue reading "Ride 80 – Through Munich and to Two More Hochbunkers"
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The weather forecast provided by JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) was excellent. Typhoon Noru was hitting the Seto Inland Sea area on 7 August 2017 as predicted. Since it was also projected that Noru would be leaving the Japan main island one day later, I had re-worked my cycling plan and changed our cycling routes … Continue reading "Shimanami Kaido Ride 2017 – How my ride was affected by typhoon Noru"
Read MoreHaving discovered Suzanne’s Days Challenge I’ve set myself the task of completing and recording 75 journeys by years end. Today was day one of my Quest. St Helen’s Church Dry Sandford. Wikipedia tells me that this church was built in 1855 in the Gothic Revivalist style. Distance – 23 miles Journey – Solo Bike – … Continue reading "Cycle Day #1 of 75"
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In 2017, I had been to Shimanami Kaido (One of the best cycling routes in Japan and probably the world as well) twice. The first time was an ad hoc visit while we were travelling in Onomichi. The second one in August was a planned cycling trip as requested by my … Continue reading "Shimanami Kaido Ride 2017"
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I’m enjoying being back in Portland for about two weeks, usually starting the days out slowly by checking in at one of my favorite coffee haunts that I can only make it to once or twice a year now. This morning I’m in Ristretto Roasters, enjoying a mustard and cheese croissant and surreptitiously glancing at … Continue reading "In Korcula"
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I’ve finally written up a ride from a couple weekends ago. It was a short ride in grey and misty conditions followed by a long bushwalk the next day in sunny, windy warm temps. The guys got in three floatie sessions over the weekend and I got in multiple hot tub sessions. ‘Twas a great … Continue reading "The Malakoff ride"
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Just another typical cruise out the Greenway and back, but there’s always something new. First, the sprayground was back in operation today after being closed for repairs last time I was at the Big Fish. That enabled me to snap fountains of silver liquid—okay, it was only water—for the Challenge of the Month for August. … Continue reading "Fountains of Silver"
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He’s baaack! I think we have a functioning Author page again. Looks pretty much like the old one did, but only includes approved participants (that is, it excludes new applicants still pending authentication). And don’t worry about Jason. If he registers he won’t make it past the iron gate.
Read MoreJust an FYI. Most of you probably know that the Authors page has been broken for several weeks. It was broken in an unsuccessful attempt to exclude new subscribers from the page, because of the number of spam subscribers that come our way. Bill and I are going to start over, by deleting and readding the … Continue reading "Where are all our authors?"
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So I can’t let the month pass by without getting in the liquid that flows down Australia’s most famous river. I live less than a kilometre away from the river, so there’s no excuse. This river, and its tributaries, drain over a third of the Australian continent. It’s quite low at this time of year … Continue reading "August Challenge: The mighty Murray"
Read MoreThe reservoir behind the Teluk Bahang dam on the island of Penang. The water is a bit low. We do a ride around the island every year in support of the Campaign for a Lane. An organisation that lobbies for improved infrastructure for cyclists in Penang. CFAL 2018: Round Island Ride We made a weekend … Continue reading "RIDE #122: 12 AUGUST 2018"
Read MoreNot much news to report here, but I feel compelled to pass on this morning’s sighting outside of Cafe Umbria. The Cafe is a hotspot for Portland’s Italian community: Portland’s Italian Consul holds court here, along with the waiter from our favorite Tuscan restaurant, soccer fans, bikers, and the like – there are bike magazines on the … Continue reading "A touch of class"
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Every year for the past several there has been some event (fire or drought lack of snow) in the immediate California area that causes travelers to need to re-route their trips. Guess where many many many of them come to visit?! You got it, Monterey Bay Area……there are so many people here I can barley … Continue reading "Life In and On the Monterey Bay"
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It’s cool this morning at Gunnedah. Brompton is in the car hugging itself to keep warm as the sun starts to melt the frost on the outside.
Read MoreMost of you can skip reading these first two paragraphs of this post, as well as the video that follows. Their only purpose is to, once again, defend my tough-guy stature. I know, I know, last time I vowed to ignore anybody else who dared to dare me. However, this time I am responding to … Continue reading "UPSIDE-DOWN IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA"
Read MoreAlthough there is liquid here (in the Puget Sound), I did not post it for the challenge as it is not a very good photo of the liquid. This is a test to see if I can follow direcitons about enlarging the photos that I post. Let’s see how this turns out.
Read MoreAs I will be out of town for a couple of weeks with no idea if I will be able to ride while there, I took myself on a brief morning ride around home again. This little man-made waterfall is right on my route and I enjoy it’s peaceful rush whenever I ride by. A … Continue reading "August Challenge: Liquid #2"
Read MoreAs I live less than half a mile from the banks of the River Thames, doing a ride to include a liquid is not going to be too difficult. Wishing to make the ride longer, I head out on a loop through the villages and hamlets around my home town of Abingdon -on- Thames. Cool … Continue reading "Liquid – a little challenge"
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It seems all you see in the news is heat, drought, fire and smoke these days. Thankfully here its cold and wet during the week then sunny on the weekend, so perfect for my liquid challenge. Click here for some liquidity (no cash…sorry)
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Well, not just a walk in the park, we did ride our bikes to get there, but the park was certainly the highlight. I haven’t been posting all my Cycle Days Challenge photos, I thought I would just wait until the end of the month and link to my website. But (Rich!) I wanted to … Continue reading "A Walk in the Park – Cycle Days Ride 79"
Read MoreI have finally figured out how to post here on this site. However, it is looking like I should post the photo first, then write add anything after. Next time I may get it right! Until last week I had been sidelined with an injury (fractured pubic bone) for several weeks, and am happy to … Continue reading "August Challenge: Liquid"
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This follows a theme! I was in Armidale on the New England Tableland, NSW trying to find a ride.
Read MoreSolid → liquid → gone Direct sunlight. Temperature in the mid-90s. Low humidity. No breeze. Total elapsed time, approximately one hour. Don’t try this in Minnesota in mid-winter.
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Jeff finally received clearance to ride his bicycles while recovering from rotator cuff surgery. It didn’t take long before we made plans. With the Santa Rosa forecast calling for highs in the 90s and more smoke from fires to the north of us, we decided to head down to Marin County where we expected cooler … Continue reading "Smoke on the Shoreline with Jeff"
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Pulled the mid 70’s Western Flyer down from the rack and gave it some road time. It IS one of those “they shoulda used the tubing for plumbing” bicycles, but, I like it. 🙂 (And its been around here for 43 years.) Down 7th/1550E for the X-thousandth time. Always keep an eye on this … Continue reading "Two Liquids & A Ride on a ‘Water Pipe’ Bicycle"
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My submission for the August challenge: turning water into air. This photo is taken of Lake Kootenay on a quite smoky day, about 20 miles north of Kaslo. The smoke unfortunately spoils our view of the spectacular scenery this area is renowned for, but it does create interesting visual effects. On the horizon, the lake … Continue reading "Water alchemy"
Read MoreI stopped working about three years ago. I’ve stayed reasonably healthy since then too. Not falling off my bicycle has helped in that regard. Time and health have allowed me to aim to ride at least 12,000km / 7,456mi per year. Which I did in 2016 and 2017. I’m delighted to say that I am … Continue reading "The Eddington Number"
Read MoreStandard practice for prepping bottles for a ride. 1. Half fill bottle with liquid. 2. Convert liquid to solid. 3. Fill rest of bottle with liquid. 4. Empty bottle into mouth as solid becomes liquid.
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Fortunately, we have no fires in Sonoma County right now, but the sky is a murky gray because the rest of California is burning, and all the smoke seems to be blowing over us. Despite less than pristine air quality today, I had to get out on the Ogre after entertaining visitors, which kept me … Continue reading "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
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Date: 2018/08/05 (Sun) Place: Sha Lan, Sam Mun Tsai, Taipo, Hong Kong Remark: We were taking a short rest along the beach at Sha Lan, a small and lovely village near the Sam Mun Tsai fishing village. The sea right behind the silhouette of us is the Plover Cove with Ma On Shan … Continue reading "Challenge of the month – August – Liquid in the form of the sea"
Read MoreNever let it be said that Gregblood of MY Town, Minnesota backed down from a dare without giving it his best effort, no matter how difficult or embarrassing it was. And, rest assured, given my aversion to disco music and dancing of any kind, this particular dare was definitely embarrassing. It’s my own fault, really. … Continue reading "Nothing to See Here But Shame"
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Today Janos and I got out early, it was cool and there was even a bit of cloud cover when we left. After a coffee (for Janos) and a glass of orange juice (for me) in Cafe Münchner Freiheit, we circled through the English Garden and drank in the cool air. A great way to … Continue reading "A little lake for the liquid challenge"
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The term “fog” is typically distinguished from the more generic term “cloud” in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally (such as from a nearby body of water, like a lake or the ocean, or from nearby moist ground or marshes)……thanks Wikipedia. Today was such a dramatic example … Continue reading "Riding In The Fog Line"
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The hot days continue, the drought is hard on the farmers and the city populaton is moaning and groaning. We seldom have so many 30°+ days in a row. In our latitude people are usually more concerned about how to keep warm, not cool. So here we are, sitting in our hot little apartment. Yesterday … Continue reading "Liquid in the form of water water everywhere"
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The guys and I did a cold, grey and misty ride today – only about 30km but with 450 metres of climbing. We started at the Woolshed Falls car park, climbed up onto the Beechworth Plateau and then rolled back down through the national park. We had to cross the creek on a causeway at … Continue reading "August Challenge: Liquid in the form of a ford"
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The first thing you should know is that I am one of the world’s biggest fans of thunderstorms. I even like SEVERE thunderstorms as long as they don’t do any damage to my family, my house, or my car. The second thing you should know, for the purposes of this post, is that a new … Continue reading "Nature’s Purest Form Of Liquid"
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I don’t know if I can remember a month in a very long time when I didn’t do a write up! I don’t think I have a very interesting reason – other than I just wasn’t compelled to do so. We did ride, not a lot, but a fair amount (well Jack did nearly everyday). … Continue reading "July – where were we?!"
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This time of year is normally when some street re-sufacing is done here in town — usually, no, always, with tar and chips. In most cases pea gravel. The Raleigh encountered a spot where the tar application truck had deposited some drips of tar. Not totally sure if this is considered a liquid — it … Continue reading "Gooey Liquid (?)"
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I won’t pretend that it didn’t sting a bit to have not one, not two, but THREE responses to my first July submission chiding me for failing to place a bicycle out in the pasture next to that beautiful Cockshutt 30 we encountered. It felt unfair at the time, but since then I’ve had my … Continue reading "Oh, Deere!"
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