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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 Reading L'Eroica Roanoke The Valley's Friendly Ride cycling destinations, Road Bike rides This 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 Reading Riding the Going to the Sun Road cycling destinations, Road Bike rides There 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 Reading Over the Edge Indeed! Hurricane Cliffs, Utah Biking4Boomers, 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 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 Sarcoidosis Breakthrough A Ride with a Happy Ending cycling 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

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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...