It was extremely foggy last night, leading me to expect I could score an out-the-garage-door photo of the driveway and court wrapped in thick, impenetrable grayness this morning. Surprisingly, however, the fog burned off as soon as the sun came up, so I missed my shot. Oh, well. Clear blue sky was better for biking.

  Colder Saturday morning after a fairly nice day yesterday Temp around freezing and a moderate south wind — opening the garage door I noticed what appeared to be light rain, but turned out to be tiny ice pellets If its just ice, I won’t get wet, so off I went on the usual route … Continue reading "Sting!"

The featured photo was taken on Wednesday on my ride home from work. Well today got to 30 Celsius, warm, but not hot enough to get the crowds down the beach. I rode to my mum’s house at Quinns Rocks after a cycle with my friends the ‘Wildhogs’. Out of the blue the weather forecast … Continue reading "Stormchaser gets hopeful"

These photos are actually from a ride two days ago, on Saturday, which was the day after our heavy rainstorms. The day started out extremely foggy. I wish I’d taken a photo out the window at 7AM, because the fog was so dense, I couldn’t see the trees just a few feet from the window. … Continue reading "Foggy Morning"

I’m not going to subject you to Storm Chaser Greg’s irritating voice and insane weather hysterics today. No doubt, that guy’s schtick is wearing thin on everybody by now. I ignored the warning signs and went for a bike ride. If I didn’t have such a sturdy bike and such a tough-guy spirit, that could’ve … Continue reading "Something Like Four Pictures and Four Short Videos About Today’s Minnesota Weather"

By now, you know Storm Chaser Greg’s routine: And then a live report from the road.

Well I’m pretty sure after 12 years of school that to have a storm you need clouds and all we’ve had lately is continual blue skies…depressing. Today (Saturday) was feeling very summery with a maximum of 31C (88F) and I met my Wildhog pals for a ride to a cafe where we caught up with … Continue reading "Storm Chaser desperately seeks clouds"

Rogue snow squall on the back side of yesterday’s weather system We seem to be developing a sequence of bicycles in the garage door photos  🙂

It’s true, gray begets gray. After three consecutive days of dark gray skies here in MY Town, EVERYTHING is starting to appear gray to me. At this point, I’m even hallucinating in gray. Nevertheless, I was compelled to go for a bike ride in the grayness again today. But, of course, I had to tune … Continue reading "A Gray Sky Makes Everything Else Look Gray Too"

Well just 15kms east of me there was hail, lightening ,thunder and the wettest November day on record with 40mm of rain in two hours (not a drop of rain here). I heard the distant thunder in the early morning hours but after a 111kms day of touring on a loaded bike the day before … Continue reading "Almost a famous Storm Chaser"

I looked out the window and it seemed much brighter than it should have at 7:00 a.m. this time of year. Thank you Central Standard Time. It also looked pretty nice out there but, as everybody knows, looks can be deceiving. In order to get an official weather statement, I turned the TV on and … Continue reading "A City For All Seasons (All of Them Terribly, Terribly Hazardous)"

At the end of yesterday’s post, I hinted at the change in weather that was taking place over the course of my bike ride. I hope the suspense wasn’t too unbearable, but it probably was. After all, I have been called “Cycle365’s Master of Suspense” and “The Alfred Hitchcock of the Cycling World” by lots … Continue reading "From Dangerously Boring to Frighteningly Windy"

I can’t believe it’s already November 5th. Correction: I CAN believe the date. What I meant to say is “I can’t believe it’s already five days into the November Weather Challenge and Storm Chaser Greg has yet to make an appearance. This challenge seems to have been tailor-made for his over-the-top weather reporting. I guess … Continue reading "Uncooperative Minnesota Weather"

Foggy morning* Fog had been predicted and it certainly came true, at this point the fog had dissipated to some degree Lights flashing fore and aft off into the fog we went *  In the interest of maintaining the impeccable integrity of Cycle365’ers, the fog photos were actually taken in late October

Yup, there’s me and my cartoon alter-ego up there at the top of the page. We have a world famous relationship in which I’m always nice to him and, in return, he treats me like dirt. I question why in the world did I agree to take that angry little son-of-a-so-and-so on a bike ride … Continue reading "Alter-Egos Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork"

Having trouble finding a way to add just the right decor to your bike for everyday use? Expecting company and you want your bicycle to look the very best it can? Hosting a formal bike soiree and you need some high class adornment? Unable to come up with ideas for some kind of silly monthly … Continue reading "AAA Plus Master Bike Decorators"

The featured image is of my bike at sunset on a ride home from work adorned by a ‘nang’ which was filled with Nitrous Oxide. This seems to be the latest drug of choice by the adolescent motorists who visit the local lookouts judging by the piles of them they leave behind. At the start … Continue reading "A ride in the countryside"

A decorative road-find photo for Rich, who apparently enjoys pedaling and guzzling. 😉

I’m starting to think gardening isn’t nearly as difficult as gardeners want me to believe. When we were driving home from Spokane last week, we assumed The Feeshko’s garden would be in pretty rough shape after a month of neglect. Far from it! The garden was not only still alive, but it was THRIVING — … Continue reading "OUT OF MY GOURD"

That’s right, folks, this post is deceitful in every way. The underhandedness began when I checked the “Challenge of the Month” box. Yes, it does show me riding my bike decorated with a really cute dog and a predatory bird. But it’s a picture taken long before the “October Decorate Your Bike Challenge” began. In … Continue reading "Using Cycle365 In An Unauthorized And Somewhat Sneaky Way"

I was pretty pleased with myself today. I saw dozens and dozens of acceptable decorating items for my bike while on my ride, but I narrowed my final selection down to three. It required some tough decisions, but I did it. It was a little like when I edit the number of words on one … Continue reading "Three Roadside Finds To Decorate My Bike With"

Cycling Happiness And now the sadness Well then I was in for a major overdose of cycling sadness. News on Facebook emerged that there had been a fatal accident of a cyclist in Bunbury (200km south of Perth) which I posted on my cycle touring clubs Facebook group site. It was upsetting but there are … Continue reading "Cycling happiness and sadness"

I know I’ve been largely absent from my own monthly challenge and, again, that’s because I’ve been preoccupied with my bike tour in Idaho. But I check in on this site once in a while and I appreciate the participation. I cannot believe there is still a German gal who continues to post something happy … Continue reading "Sad: Ending a Fun Bike Tour. Happy: Special Dispensation from The Feeshko to Continue On. And a Surprisingly Happy Ear Worm"

I didn’t get any blue sky today, I was out too early. Later in the day I might have had more luck. This morning I was on the way to the gym and at kilometer nine, just two kilometers before I got there, I realized I had forgotten the lock for my bike. I can’t … Continue reading "Happiness is … (17)"

At least I don’t have to sit and ponder to think up a title for my posts this month. Yesterday I got a call from the bike shop – the faulty suspension has been repaired, I can come and pick up my bike – very happy. So this morning I took the city train in … Continue reading "Happiness is … (16)"

Another dry day, although it wasn’t exactly sunny. Rain had been predicted but in the afternoon some blue broke through the clouds. Who wouldn’t be happy? 15/30, I’m half way to my goal.

Happiness is another sunny day, and that I rode to the gym today. I haven’t been there all summer and I am really happy to get started again. I have a good program with exercises for strength, balance, coordination, cardio – boy, I need it all. I guess I’m not so happy about the red … Continue reading "Happiness is … (13)"

So I was trying to think of the things that make me happy or sad. There are lots of things that might bring a smile to my face when I ride, but does it truly make me happy? Probably not. I think happiness isn’t as shallow as that for me. I think happiness transcends pleasure … Continue reading "Pondering happiness"

It was real easy to get down into the canyon — like, 40 mile per hour easy — and it was easy to ride in the canyon. Maybe that’s why I’m so happy. But possibly the happiest part was the 10 mile, 2,000 foot climb out of the canyon on a road that I can … Continue reading "Happiness Is Being In The Snake River Canyon. Sadness Is Having To Leave It."

Another wonderful time with Rachael and Scott. They met us half way on our way to meet them at their hotel in Starnberg. Pedaling doesn’t offer a lot of occasion for conversation so before we set out on our morning ride we stopped at a cafe at the edge of Lake Starnberg for some more … Continue reading "Happiness is … (10)"

After my usual run out the Greenway, I detoured downtown for a quick spin around Old Courthouse Square. Then I ran into Jeff. That always cheers me up! By the way, that’s not him in the photo.

Happiness is finding cows out to pasture in the late afternoon sun, and having eight consecutive days of good weather.

. . . the first day of a bicycle trip makes me happy. You can tell by the ‘thumbs-up”. I’m especially happy because it’s my first real tour in over two years and I get to start it out in the beautiful Palouse country of Eastern Washington. The only thing that made me sad today … Continue reading "I’ll Tell You What Makes Me Happy . . ."

Happiness is discovering a new path that I hadn’t ridden before, and a very nice path it was. Happiness is having seven nice days in a row. Happiness is a field of colorful gladiolas waiting to be picked.

Happiness is seeing that progress is being made on the new bicycle path from Gauting to Munich – it seems to be going kind of slow, though.

Happiness is a field of sunflowers in the late afternoon sun and to have the fifth sunny day in a row.

Happiness is when we have a blue sky and I can ride my bike and don’t even need a jacket at five in the afternoon, and when Janos waits patiently while I tramp through the field for a picture.

Happiness is having sufficient health and gumption to pedal out the Greenway on a lovely day in September with no immediate threat of wildfire on the horizon.

What a fun ride, but I almost had to post something sad. When I got home my computer didn’t recognize the memory card. It seems to be damaged but Janos coaxed it into showing its contents on his computer. I would have been so sad to lose my fun pictures for today.

Happiness is riding into town to meet my oldest grandson and his girlfriend for a walk and lunch. The picture is in front of the main buildings of the Ludwig Maximilian University where we met up. They came by bike, too. Why didn’t I get a picture?!

You may not know this, but the Navigator was once a bona-fide kitchenhand working in a commercial kitchen. So we present Kitchenhand M’s credentials to Chef G in hopes of earning a Cycle 365 certification in food preparation. We’ll start with previous experience and then present some current resume examples. Please note that Kitchenhand M … Continue reading "Kitchenhand M’s last minute entry"

It was a cloudy and cool day, perfect for a ride in the hills. My mission was to find the perfect picnic spot and assemble some sort of edible food items and enjoy the great outdoors thus wrapping up this challenge. My culinary skills were tested before the ride as I made my famous ‘cheapskate … Continue reading "The picnic spot"

The crew got out for a few nights in the tent last week before the latest lockdown. There was some picknicking involved for lunch/snacks/dinner each day. I chopped up some veggies that, in the past, I would have put in a wrap or sandwich. But since I can’t do gluten anymore, I’ve been putting sandwich … Continue reading "Multi-picnic ride"

A couple of days ago I read that a huge new mural had been completed on the back (alley-facing) wall of the downtown parking garage in Petaluma. That was enough to get me to saddle up this morning and pedal down to Petaluma to check out the new art…. Read more at Bill Bikes

The Feeshko and I took our time driving out to Spokane, WA for her niece’s wedding, dividing the 1500-mile drive into four days and three nights. The first night was spent in Bismarck, the capitol city of North Dakota. You might recognize the capitol building pictured in the featured photo. Once I wrote extensively about … Continue reading "Food Related Pictures From Our Road Trip"

I had no idea Had heard this is a pretty nice place, but never been there, in addition to wine and coffee they have a menu worthy of a High Tea, or at least something similar. My record stays intact — if there is a 1% chance of getting it wrong, I’m  master at it. … Continue reading "Here is one for Nancy!"

One of the sub-challenges to my August food challenge was to take a picture of yourself having a little picnic while on a bike ride. I had forgotten about that sub-challenge until today. So I quickly packed up my picnic food, threw it into my pannier and headed down to MY Town’s park down by … Continue reading "I Submit To You My Picnic Ride"

Discarded Oreo cookie package An estimated 450 billion of them produced since 1912 Twist or Dunk: the debate rages on Clover Im told if you pull an individual petal off the flower head, there is a sweet liquid in the lower part. A Black WalnutA bad idea to park under a walnut tree this time … Continue reading "More August Challenge Items"

  SOMEBODY HELP ME!!  I SPILLED ALL MY CORN PUFFS!!! If you have nothing better to do, and hopefully you do! Here are some photos from a couple of rides today.  

You’ve got to hand it to me: Not only is the title of this post an example of reckless redundancy (all mish-mash’s are mix of miscellany) but it’s also an example of awful alliteration. Anyway, I’m back from my third trip down to Iowa in the last month. My dad seems to have recovered fully … Continue reading "A Mixed Mish-Mash of Miscellanea"

Hi folks, Chef G. here, and welcome to another episode of The Chef G. Cooking Channel The Cycle365 Food Challenge. I’m glad to have been invited back even though bicycling isn’t exactly my area of expertise. But I AM a big shot chef, and that’s why my alter-ego asked me to show you HIS Town’s … Continue reading "Cyclist’s Favorite Treats, And Where To Find Them In GREG’S Town"

Orange peel segments Discarded pizza crust While photographing the pizza crust, I noticed a pick up approaching the bridge I had just crossed, moving very slowly. It stopped at the bridge, guy gets out carrying a grocery type bag, and carefully drops it along the stream bank.  He passes by me, smile and a wave, … Continue reading "August Challenge — Food Detritus"

Santa Rosa has been incredibly lucky. Despite all the wildfires raging in northern California, the prevailing winds have prevented smoke from drifting our way. That was expected to change today, with temperature into the 90s, smoke, and unhealthy air quality in the forecast. What to do? Jeff and I headed for the coast…. Read more … Continue reading "Elephant Rocks with Jeff"

Hi folks, Chef G. here. Today I’m taking a break from my duties as host of The Chef G. Cooking Channel in order to substitute for Gregblood here on Cycle365. The man known as The Czar of the Monthly Challenge is a great guy and a natural born leader. Like many natural born leaders, he … Continue reading "The Ethnic Restaurants of GREG’S Town"