Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations
Cycling Alaska. Bad weather, great scenery, and lots of surprises.
We pedaled off into the gloom, facing a 4-mile climb and rain spitting in our faces. The temperature hovered in the forties, while fog shrouded the peaks of surrounding mountains, leaving a slight gap before mist obscured sections further down
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
VLOG: Riding the Champlain Islands in Vermont
We rode the Farm to Fork Fondo Champlain Islands and recorded a video along the way.
The Champlain Islands - North and South Hero and Grand Isle are large enough for farms, villages, and cycling!
We recently joined a lot of other
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Spring Summits - Ten Climbs and Good Times
Spring Summits
Gary Butcher, John and Mary Carlin at the famous Red Mailbox on Bradshaw Road. It's a great early season climb. Long, but not very steep.
The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club is onto something. This spring the
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, meanderings, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Cycling in 2022. Some nice adds to the collection
Cycling is more than scenery and fitness. There's a genetic need to collect the rare and unusual ride.
It’s the time of year when the weather drives us inside, and rides are fewer than we would like. So it’s time
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Cycling Near Burlington, Vermont
Riding The Southern Champlain Valley
A miniature donkey farm in Addison, Vt.
Despite being an avid cyclist for the better part of three decades, most of the time spent at our family cabin on Lake Champlain in Vermont
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cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
One Month, Two Centuries
Punching back at Sarcoidosis with two century rides
In May, I attempted to ride two 100 mile or century rides.
I've been blogging about riding with sarcoidosis, an auto-immune disease that lodged itself on my spinal cord a few years ago.
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The Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah, a great ride through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, with just the right amount of sustainability, fun and history. Add in an unusual evening...
Staying in the Lap of Luxury – The Greenbrier Greenbrier River Trail Caldwell to Anthony If you really want a first class rails to trails experience, then do it...
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 left hand 90-degree bend...
Riding the Virginia Creeper Trail – Damascus to White Top There’s not much that hasn’t already been said about the Virginia Creeper Trail. From being a part of the Rails...
Farm to Fork Fondo is an amazing series of bike rides that include cycling events throughout the warmer months. Bike rides are offered in places like Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, the...