Hey, Just Ride

As my bike weaved freely to and fro across the roadway, I glanced across the vast lava field atop the Old McKenzie Highway and chuckled with a snort of snot rocketing out of

Hey, Just Ride

Keeping my speed at a reasonable pace on my Saturday morning drive became quite a challenge with my heart and mind racing at breakneck velocity. I couldn’t get to Silverton

Hey, Just Ride

Manic butterflies in my stomach gurgle and churn my morning coffee and steel oats into, well, I don’t want to even imagine what as I remind myself what I have told my

Hey, Just Ride

Well, at least it stopped raining. That’s the first thought I had looking down at my derailleur after the pedals stopped spinning with a jolt in the middle of the woods in

Hey, Just Ride

The perfect storm began oh so quietly, sneaking up on me like my Golden Lab when I open the fridge. Monday morning dawns and oddly enough I find no substitute teaching

Hey, Just Ride

I hate being cold. You might surmise it reminds me too much of my childhood winters in Wisconsin. Back then my parents would snatch us from school and drive to Florida

Hey, Just Ride

The subtle nuances of life’s magic never ceases to amaze me. As I planned my columns for the New Year, this one leaped out at me: February 14, Valentine’s Day. Many

Hey, Just Ride

Somewhere along the line, joy became my goal in life. Not fortune. Not fame. Simple joy. My life has been full of joy nearly nonstop since the day I graduated

Hey, Just Ride

In the woods my imagination runs wild, pondering what transpired on these age-old trails way back when, in another time, possibly another dimension. I envision the hearty

Hey, Just Ride

What is it about bikes that bonds people as tight as family ties? Cyclists come in all shapes, sizes and forms. There are cyclists who ride for fitness. Cyclists who

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