Jenny took the kids down to the river to play yesterday afternoon….but we’d had some hard rain the night before, and the water was too strong. It was rushing to the sea too hard for playing. The rain was a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
This is a long video of a family’s bike trip through a part of Michigan. Check out the set-up they have going…..tagalong with a Burley trailer mounted to the tagalong. Holy Smokes!! I never would have thought of that. But….it … Continue reading
“What would you do if you were not afraid?” What would you do if you were not afraid? Here’s a Ted talk from a lady who quit her teaching job and cycled 17,285 miles from Alaska to Argentina with her family. … Continue reading
I don’t have permission to post this. I don’t know how to get permission. I should get permission. It’s illegal not to get permission. But….this is too good not to share. It’s a short article from the Oct 2014 issue … Continue reading
So….what do these kids these days like to do with their time? Go to the Mall? Of course, I’m kidding…… But, really….what do these kids these days like to do? I know that mine don’t like to go to the … Continue reading
I don’t remember ever hearing anything about this guy on the “news”. Of course, he cycled from Alaska to Florida to raise people’s consciousness about all the “good things” that were going on in the world. That’s not “newsworthy” in … Continue reading
I heard the other day that the bee keepers said that they’d lost 45% of the bees in their hives. I don’t think that they meant that they didn’t know where they were. I think that they meant that they’d … Continue reading
Sometimes….the road we ride is smooth as glass. Sometimes….it’s a bunch of speed bumps….endlessly uncomfortable. I was curious what bicycle touring is like in Mexico. Surely, it can’t all be like this? That would be crazy. Roads like this would … Continue reading
I replaced the brake master cylinder in the Jeep on our “fun day” this past weekend. Saturday is the “fun day”. Saturday is the day when potentially good things can happen. Saturday is my day off. Saturday morning, good things … Continue reading
This is why I find myself obsessed with bicycle touring right now…..the kind of stuff this dude is doing. Look at where this young guy is going…..on a bicycle. Good grief….it’s beautiful. This is a beautiful video….if you watch any … Continue reading