Harvest Tour Preview - A new bike ride in Virginia's Blue Ridge.Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
The Harvest Tour is a new way to celebrate early autumn from the seat of your bike -- with some interesting stops along the route.
Jeremiah Crawford works at the Old Hollow Farms booth at the Botetourt Farmer's Market in Daleville. Continue ReadingL'Eroica Roanoke The Valley's Friendly Ridecycling destinations, Road Bike ridesThis weekly ride has something for everyone -- but the emphasis is on "Friendly."
Roanoke's Tuesday night ride had become a bit of a problem. According to many people, over the years it had become a victim of it's own success. Continue ReadingRiding the Going to the Sun Roadcycling destinations, Road Bike ridesThere is a reason
the Going to the Sun Road
should be on
every cyclist’s bucket list.
Bags out at 6:10 am. That was the mandate from the Backroads trip leaders the morning we were to bike to Logan Pass on the Going to Continue ReadingOver the Edge Indeed! Hurricane Cliffs, UtahBiking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Mountain biking at Hurricane Cliffs, Utah means not looking down, unless you have to. And sometimes you have to.
Mountain Biking at Hurricane Cliffs in Hurricane, Utah outside St. George, was a bonus day ahead of a long-scheduled trip to Continue ReadingCycling Paint Bank - Buffalo and a Flat Ride Through the Mountains.cycling destinations, Road Bike ridesIt's not easy to get to Paint Bank, Virginia. In fact, you pretty much have to be headed there if you want to be there, but it's worth a purposeful trip if you enjoy good food, and a beautiful, flat Continue ReadingSarcoidosis Breakthrough A Ride with a Happy Endingcycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides
Virginia's Blue Ridge Fondo was a milestone for 2019.
I'm writing this in late October, 2019. It hasn't been a very good year for cycling.
At least not cycling performance.
In my mind, cycling performance is an indication of fitness, Continue Reading
I betrayed my love, and now I’m left to suffer. The plastic ball full of whiffle holes bounced lightly in front of me. It wouldn’t hop more than a foot...
A sarcoidosis perspective on cycling My cycling has come a long way since I began lamenting the difficulties of riding while dealing with sarcoidosis and the multiple medications to keep...