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The Road to Recovery is Covered in Snow Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike rides I wondered if I was ever going to ride my bike again. This is a happy post. It really is. But honestly, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever get to write it.  It's all because of an illness called sarcoidosis. In January Continue Reading Greenbrier River Trail cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides Steam Trains, beautiful scenery and a long tunnel are all part of a bike ride on the Greenbrier River Trail. After a summer of road biking and some recent issues with a hilly 66 mile ride, a rails to trails adventure Continue Reading Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized My friend Gary and I tried to hang with my sons and their friends. Bad idea. In my newest Biking4Boomers video I go mountain biking with my fellow boomer Gary as we try to keep up with my two oldest Continue Reading Cycling Paint Bank - Buffalo and a Flat Ride Through the Mountains. cycling destinations, Road Bike rides It'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 Reading Beers I have Ridden: Deschutes Pacific Wonderland Beers I have ridden, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides Sometimes Beer and Bikes go together very well Bath County, Va. (CarlinTheCyclist.com) --  Through some stroke of luck I have landed on the list of media people who occasionally receive samples of the latest beer produced by Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Continue Reading High Bridge Trail State Park cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides Riding the High Bridge Trail State Park Sleep in a tipi, zip line through the woods, stop at a brewery and ride the beautiful, historic High Bridge Trail.   The starting point On the High Bridge Trail State Park Continue Reading

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I set out to learn more about Virginia for its 250th anniversary. Instead I learned some hard lessons about e-bikes....
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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...
Cycling through Belgium and The Netherlands means windmills, tulips and cycling narrow European streets. Wonderful....
I was convinced my stuff didn't stack up when in reality I was dangerously close to wearing a tux to a barbeque....
A 400-mile trek along the Erie Canal Trail is more than a bike ride. My wife and I set out with some friends – and about 600 other people to...
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...