Hey, Just Ride 88: Home
Rolling down my driveway the plethora of riding options ran through my head since I still hadn’t decided on the day’s course of action.
It felt comfortable taking it easy…
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TCI Friday – FIRE!
Rumbling down I-84 through the Columbia Gorge counting down the miles that will end a more than harrowing conclusion to our summer road trip with our travel trailer hitched…
Hey, Just Ride 87: Bridges & Heroes
Stiffling heat soaring toward triple digits smothers me as it typically does in late July along the Methow Valley Founder’s Trail, but anticipation, not the heat, buzzes in…
TCI Friday – Stranded
Listening to the gentle rush of the Twisp River flowing over a colorful kaleidoscope of bedrock as deer stroll through the campground undaunted grazing here and there, the…
Hey, Just Ride 86: Magical Day part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a continuation of the adventure that began last week
If you’re just joining me, in an uncharacteristic move on my part, I planned out a special ride…
Hey, Just Ride 85: A Magical Day
Typically it just takes a quick glance at the forecast to satisfy my scant informational needs, having embraced minimalism in my planning strategies many years ago, but…
TCI Friday – Adventure
The dancing flames of my campfire typically leave me in more of a meditative trance than an antsy-pantsy buzz.
Come morning, I’ll ride down to the base of Paulina Peak and…
Hey, Just Ride 84: Bushes come to life
Rolling down my driveway under dark, gray skies with a 40-degree breeze blowing right down my neck and watering my eyes even behind my fogging sunglasses, I wonder how in the…
TCI Friday – Fitness Test
Each summer we christen our annual road trip with a stay at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument outside of Bend, Oregon.
For the past four years, I’ve tested my…
Hey, Just Ride 83: Old School
Time flies when you’re climbing a mountain, right?
Of course not.
Each pedal stroke feels as though it robs you of at least a minute of your life, and that spot up…