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
Biking Burke's Garden - Galloping Horses and Fried Apple Pies
The annual Burke's Garden Century and Metric Century are a tradition in Virginia's New River Valley. I rode in the event for the first time this year, and though I was tempted to do the full 100 miles, I wasn't
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Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
The Great Bicycle Crash
The Great Bike Crash
In the ambulance on the way to the hospital after crashing my bike.
It had to happen eventually. Now if I could just remember it.
The saying goes it's not a question of whether you'll
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Cycling Twin Peaks - Cahas and Bent Mountains
If there is already another popular loop in the Roanoke area called Twin Peaks, tell me now -- but this seems like the perfect name for this amazing loop.
Riding on Wade's Gap Road
I know my friends
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
Mountain Cycling vs. Beach Cycling.
The bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway connects the mainland to Holden Beach. The two dots in the middle are Mary and me.
The Epiphany started with a window decal
Mary and I stopped at a red light on
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Riding the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail
A special surprise awaited us on a trail with rural Vermont scenery that was already outstanding.
Gary Butcher rides the beautifully smooth Vermont section of the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail
There was a reason we hadn't yet discovered the Delaware and Hudson
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A rare nice day in March turned into a great day on the trail. After a long winter, and too many mindless miles spinning on the trainer, the temperature hovered...
Paul Sherwen – “The soundtrack of a generation” The voice of Paul Sherwen, the late cycling broadcaster has been repeatedly called the “soundtrack” for a generation of cycling fans. He...
The Blue Ridge Fondo 30-Mile Course As we prepared to ride the Virginia’s Blue Ridge Fondo 30-mile course, the sun was out and even at 11 a.m. the temperature was...