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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]