You’ll of course remember Old Grumbleface’s excellent adventure nearly two years ago, when he carried his Ogre up four miles of sand to Fonts Point. It’s definitely well worth the effort to get thee to Fonts Point, with its stupefying views of the Borrego Badlands. But by bicycle? Rereading his post, we realized we had to … Continue reading "Fonts Point, another way"
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Today we drove to Borrego Springs for a 5 night stay. I headed out on a 10.5 mile hike while Scott rested his toe. I wish I would have brought his camera and his excellent photography skills. This was the best hike I’ve taken in a long time. It was a great trail! The trail … Continue reading "Borrego Palm Canyon Hike"
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I’m sure I’ve pointed out that the desert is rife with hazards. Yesterday’s hike in the Mule Mountains outside of Bisbee is a good case in point. It’s pretty rugged terrain, with risks everywhere you look: treacherous footing, rockfalls, getting lost, getting punctured, you name it. You can’t let your guard down for a minute.
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Are we in Munisota or perhaps Germaine? Finally we have some minus temperatures that should impress – night time low was -16C/1F and the days’ highs are around -6C/21F. I’m not riding my bike but the sun is shining and if there is no wind, it’s still fine for walking and hazard spotting. If there … Continue reading "Toto, we’re not in Munich any more"
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Help! This month is going to be full of perils, dangers, hazards, risks, threats, menaces, pitfalls and accidents. (Come on, Thesaurus, give me some more.) I couldn’t wait to dive in to this cauldron of unknowns lurking around every corner. So again on foot – much too dangerous on a bicycle – I ventured forth. … Continue reading "Frightening February"
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Although it wasn’t that cold, the wind dissuaded us from getting on our bikes this morning. We took a walk instead and saw that most of the snow had melted and there were plenty (a plethora?) of big puddles. That wasn’t a big surprise. Our weather is fairly predictable and the forecasts reliable. But no … Continue reading "A Surprise"
Read MoreI haven’t been out with any photography club friends for so, so many months. When emailing with a fellow member, I mentioned I had been shooting a little on hikes and bike rides. He said he’d like to go with me sometime. Today, was supposed to be dry (it was) and in the mid-50’s (it … Continue reading "The Day after Rain"
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Well, this wasn’t literally a crawl. It was a walk, so I can post this ramble through Tucson under the new Walks and Hikes category, thanks to our egalitarian site administrator Rocky. Tucson is in a league of its own with its stellar galaxy of murals. If you’re not that into wall art though, there … Continue reading "Tucson mural crawl"
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It snowed all day yesterday and into the night. Today it was pretty windy, too. I don’t know what Greg the Weatherman would say, but this might be the closest we will come to a blizzard. We have lots of snow for sure even if it’s not a blizzard and every day I go walking … Continue reading "Blizzard by our standards"
Read MoreYesterday dawned as a cold, blustery day here in Vermont, with a few inches of new snow from overnight. I decided to skip the bike ride today and instead managed to get out for two walks. I thought this would be a good chance to show off some winter scenery. The first was a walk … Continue reading "A Walking Day (and Some Wintery Photos)"
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Poly wants a walker. Did that crack you up? Oh no, I have ‘gon too far, these are the worst puns yet. I might get kicked off this site if I don’t watch out. Even Rachael might put her foot down, somewhere she said she was getting very tired of those awful puns. Okay, but … Continue reading "Poly wants a …"
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It doesn’t look like I will be getting on my bike any time soon. The winter weather continues and it is seldom is warmer than +1°C during the day. That is fine for walking, although if I had my druthers +10° would be more to my liking. But then I probably wouldn’t walk but ride. … Continue reading "Gon for a Walk"
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Scott and I finally got out on a real hike in Tucson and it was wonderful! We’d been waiting for a day that wasn’t good for cycling. The day was very windy and on the chilly side but the hiking was great! It was very windy at first but we were soon walking in a … Continue reading "Hiking in Sabino Canyon"
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(A distraction from Wednesday’s horrifying news.) The only bike related thing in this post is that I have been sticking to my new year’s resolution for biking: No biking in inclement weather. For some this isn’t bad weather, at least not by Vermont or Minnesota standards. The daytime temperature hovers around freezing and yesterday we … Continue reading "Polygons and almost polygons"
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