“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
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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gbJ5mWB4DI 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” … 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
I may be becoming the old man who tells the same story again and again. Now, of course, the reason I tell it may be that I think that it’s a tremendous story….and my memory doesn’t help me avoid repetition. … Continue reading
Adventure Cycling Association sent me some information a couple of weeks ago…..and yesterday, they sent me a sample issue of their newsletter/magazine. Man…that’s a cool organization. Now, of course, it IS a little harder to do this kind of thing … Continue reading