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Back in the Saddle Again
I’m not sure if I’ve used this photo before or not. My records show that I haven’t, but I could be wrong. Who knows? It is from back in February, when we can be seen enjoying some rather balmy weather....
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Love and Murder
Well, if not murder, then at least mayhem, but love and murder sounds better. You see, springtime is nesting time. Birds pair up, which is the love portion of this post’s title, but once paired, then...
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Earth Day Part Deux
We revisited the Earth Day festival today, the largest in the Midwest. Crystal blue skies and a wee bit more warmth successfully brought the throngs out. We bicycled today, which was a good thing,...
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A Perfect Day!
We drove to Collinsville, IL, just across the river and enjoyed a wonderful day of cycling in the country. We biked to Edwardsville and back, with a little extra backtracking to retrieve a lost water...
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Moab
While visiting Arches and Canyonlands, we base camped out of Moab, right out of Moab. What it lacked in the way of arboreal charm, our campground in no small part made up with hot showers. Moab was...
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Maintenance Cycle
“In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You’re a passive observer and it is all moving...
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Horseshoe Bend, Page AZ
There is more than one Horseshoe Bend. There is more than one of them on the Colorado. Jane tried to get us to visit Horseshoe Bend State Park in Utah, but time did not permit. This one is just a …...
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Navajo Loop Trail
Our first hike down into Bryce Canyon and then back up again was on the Navajo Loop Trail. It is the most popular hiking trail in the park. It begins and ends with switchbacks, but in-between, you walk...
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Double Arch
We wanted to join the Team Kaldi’s ride this morning, but it left the De Mun shop at eight and we were still in bed at that time. So, we launched when we were good and ready, did a turn … Continue...
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Mile 13 on Utah 163
This iconic view has been used in many movies. Most iconiclly, at the end of the running sequence in Forest Gump and as the movie poster for Thelma and Louise. You are looking south at the northern...
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Trans-Superior Sailboats
Chris and I bicycled today. We could not induce Anne to ride with us, because she chose to spend a beach day, on the beach with her sister Jane, who arrived last night. We now have six at the cabin. …...
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Mackinac Island
We took Shepler’s ferry to Mackinac Island, which has added a tour boat like feature to their cruise. On the way to the island, the ferry detoured to go under the Mackinac Bridge, taking us from Lake...
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Forest Park
Yesterday, we bicycled in Forest Park. We enjoyed getting some exercise and seeing lots of wildlife. A cool Canadian high pressure system had replaced the old hot muggy and air, with much cooler and...
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Assisted Living
Anne and I love to bicycle. It is our favorite form of exercise. As we get older though, I wonder about being able to continue pedaling about the busy streets of Saint Louis. Hopefully, this...
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Off to the Races
It’s the weekend! Even this retired guy can get excited about this weekend. It’s Labor Day weekend and there are lots of things happening around town. Anne had to teach today, so I soloed on the bike....
View ArticleHello, World!
Ten years ago, with the same post title as with this one, I started this blog. That’s right folks, I’ve been posting everyday for ten consecutive years now. Who would have thought it possible?...
View ArticleBack on the Bike
On our first full day back in Saint Louis, among chores of unpacking and doing laundry and such, I found time for a bicycle ride. Anne had her own errands to run, so I launched solo towards the park. I...
View ArticleForest Parkour
The weather yesterday was fantastic, which is good, since today’s forecast goes back to regular winter humbug. Anne and I got out on our bikes again and rode around the park. The bike path was a little...
View ArticleBicycling Louisiana
37 years ago this month we bicycled across the state of Louisiana. The year was 1982. We were still in the first month of what would become a six month, 5,000 mile, self-supported bicycle tour that...
View ArticleRain, Rain Go Away
4/21/82 – Cloudy and Cold with a late start, because of rain and TV, windy too. Fort Polk made me glad that I wasn’t in the army. Kind of a slow day, with no historical roadside markers, which we...
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