Coasting UpHill

What a difference some sunshine can make! A day full of promise now that we were on the east side of the Cascade mountains and no rain. We had sunny but cool conditions. I say “we” as my two new friends from Belgium were riding with. At about lunch we diverted a couple miles to…

 So, here’s how day three went down. Got up early, had some oatmeal and loaded up the bike. About 10 minutes before I headed out, it started to rain.  It was a cold rain.  It was a lot of rain. It was not a fun rain. By 2 miles in my feet and hands were…

The past two days have already been filled with so many memories. One thing that’s been constant is the rain and wind and cold. Every person I meet says “sorry for the weather it’s not normally like this”. The first person I met who said this was outside of a small town post office where…

Woke up this morning early with the realization that the ride starts in 24 hours. That immediately set me to mentally reviewing all my “to do” lists, packing lists and injected a bit of “what am I thinking” into my head. The weather looks…challenging for the first few days… all rain and not too warm.…

After a long day of travel my send off crew (8 of us total) and I arrived in Florence Oregon. Travel was mundane and uneventful but the sites we visited after arriving were anything but. We saw Multnomah Falls, beautiful beaches during our drive and amazing overlooks above the Pacific Ocean. everything is green and…

A few thoughts…  1.  “I could never do that” – YES YOU CAN!   Not too many years ago I thought a 5-mile ride was enough!  Then I went 7, then 10, then 12….    I just kept going a little further each time and before I knew it 30-40 miles was a normal ride. It just…

Following the fun we had in 2017 – Kevin and I started planning another multi-day ride.. Kevin, Kathi, Mel and I left Cedarville about 5am and drove to the Illinois/Wisconsin border about 1 mile south of the town of Sinsinawa.  We arrived about 6:30am loaded up and started north.  Day 1 was all about hills,…

2017 Kevin and I ride across Wisconsin The adventure started (not counting a couple of years of talking about it and a few months planning) about 5:45 am on June 14.  We started at the Illinois / Wisconsin state line where the Badger State Trail begins.  We planned on traveling light with minimal clothes and…