Bicycle Touring
Brawley to Palo Verde CA
I got on the road at 7:15 on March 31. As I headed eastward, I rode through farmland for the first 14 miles or so. Irrigation ditches followed the road for miles. The elevation increased […]
Year: 2016
Bicycle Touring
Jacumba Hot Springs to Brawley CA
Today’s ride was 62 miles. I left Jacumba Hot Springs just after 8am this morning. It rained earlier in the morning and I wanted to wait until the pavement was dry before I started descending […]
Bicycle Touring
Short ride to Jacumba Hot Springs
It was a short 13 mile ride to Jacumba Hot Springs. The weather forecast was calling for a return of the dangerous winds that hit the area yesterday and all last night. I didn’t want […]
Bicycle Touring
Alpine to Boulevard, CA
Today’s ride was 36 miles and involved a fair bit of climbing. After setting up my tent at the RV park, the manager kindly moved me to a small cabin because of a high wind warning and […]
Bicycle Touring
Back on the road
I spent the last 3 days in Alpine recovering from my unfortunate fall on Thursday. My leg is feeling pretty good and I plan to pack up and do a short 6 mile (10km) ride […]
Bicycle Touring
Change of plans
I had a mishap yesterday which resulted in a trip to an ER today. I had a hard fall on my hip but managed to ride 12 more miles to Alpine. The X-rays didn’t show […]
Bicycle Touring
San Diego to Alpine CA
The ride today was a short 32 miles. I left San Diego at 7:15 and arrived in Alpine before noon. It felt good to ride in the sunshine. As I approached Alpine I […]
Bicycle Touring
Arrived in San Diego
After a long flight, I arrived at the San Diego airport at 10 pm (1am Ontario time) last night. By the time I picked up my bags and took a taxi to my hotel it […]
Bicycling
Ski and bike
Conditions were perfect today for cross country skiing in the morning and getting out on the road on a bike in the afternoon. The longer days with more sunshine, afternoon high temperatures near freezing and […]