Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace
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
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
New River Trail Foster Falls to Buck Dam
A week after the Governor shut down Virginia, we were still figuring out how to live our lives. For cyclists, the answer was to ride.
Foster Falls offers a start to one of the most scenic sections of the New
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Road Bike rides
Capital Trail: Richmond to Fork on 5 Restaurant
Was a ride on the Capital Trail such a good idea?
As I pulled the bike jersey off the rack in my closet, the coat hanger popped out and landed on the floor. For a moment, I thought
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Mountains Were Calling... and So I Went.
An Adventure in Glacier National Park
The Backroads van picking us up in Whitefish, Montana.
Glacier National Park (Carlinthecyclist.com) Since I live in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, John Muir’s famous line, “The mountains are calling and I
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Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized
Cycling 60 Miles of Gorgeous Gravel
Riding the Loudoun 1725 Gravel Grinder
Gravel riding fascinates me. And doing the Louden 1725 Gravel Grinder adds a couple more layers of interest – most of it historical and equestrian.
But first, the gravel part.
Arriving at the dreaded creek crossing. Photo:
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides
Greenbrier River Trail
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
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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...