cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Tour de Valley in Waynesboro, Va.
Corn. Hay Bales. Barns. Ahhh. The Tour de Valley
It seems I never get tired of riding next to corn. Or hay bales. The Tour de Valley, which starts and ends in Waynesboro, Virginia offered plenty of both, along with barns
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides
Mountain Bike Carvins Cove
Video tours of the trails at Carvins Cove
Christmas was good this year.
Santa brought me an Insta 360 Camera. And I'm already putting it to use on the trails at Carvins Cove.
The Cove, in Virginia's Blue Ridge, the region surrounding
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Biking4Boomers, meanderings, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
National Bike to Work Day
Biking to work sounds like a good idea, but what if it really is uphill both ways?
My expression says it all.
May 20 is National Bike to Work Day. So for the first time ever, I thought I'd give it
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cycling destinations
All American Bike Ride: Wintergreen 4th of July
Wintergreen 4th of July
What better way to spend the Fourth of July than suffering with friends, eating red, white and blue popcorn and gourmet hot dogs?
Happy cyclists at Raven's Roost overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway
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cycling destinations
The Warm Springs Cycling Challenge
Cycling in Bath County.
You would only want to ride Bath County if you enjoy shaded country roads with courteous drivers, bold creeks and small rivers, not to mention the ruffed grouse scuffling along in the gully next to the road, nearly obscured by ferns that
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Road Bike rides
Small Crash, Big Effect. Has this ever happened to you?
My elbow after the crash. I thought this was the worst damage,
Small Crash Big Effect
I had gone around the curve at least a hundred times. It's the best part of my regular evening ride - a
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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...
Sometimes it just takes a little luck and a good guide. As we drove to the ride start of our gravel ride, my buddy Gary’s wife Barbara called. Thanks to...