Bicycling
Revelate Designs Bar bag review
After using a traditional handlebar bag on my touring bike for the last number of years, I decided to try something different on a recent cycling trip in west Texas. Before the trip I purchased […]
Touring
Bicycling
Southern Tier – 2015
In March I’ll be setting out on a bicycling tour across the United States, following the 5,000 km (3,160 mile) Southern Tier route. The tour will start in San Diego, California and I’ll pass through […]
Bicycling
Upper Peninsula Bicycle Trip
I began my trip through the upper peninsula of northern Michigan with a paddle in in my kayak at our cottage near Bruce Mines, Ontario. I had planned to ride to Sault Ste. Marie first […]
Bicycling
Touring through southern Arizona
After a week of riding on paved bike trails and busy roads in Oro Valley, it was nice to start my cycling tour with Adventure Cycling. On the first day we rode 80km from south […]
Bicycling
Glasgow to Wolf Point, Montana
On Sunday, July 8, I got an early start as I headed east to Wolf Point. As I only had just over two weeks of time allotted for the cycling part of this trip, I […]
Bicycling
Malta to Glasgow, Montana
I got on the road at about 7:15 this morning in an attempt to get some mileage completed before it got too hot. It didn’t take long before the temperature was in the 30’s celsius. […]
Bicycling
Havre, Montana to Malta, Montana – lots of fluids and sun screen
Grain elevator at Chinook I left Havre just before 10am on Friday. My legs were a little tired from yesterday so I thought I’d give them a little more rest before heading out. Today was […]
Bicycling
Shelby, Montana to Havre, Montana
I left Shelby on Thursday just before 7:30am. There was a light easterly headwind as I headed west and the traffic was light. I made good progress for most of the morning but the pace […]
Bicycling
Cardston, Alberta to Shelby, Montana
The wind was brisk when I left Cardston before 7:30 in the morning on July 4. I was heading southeast and the wind was from the southwest so I had a cross wind for most […]
Bicycling
Rest day in Cardston, Alberta
I decided to take July 3rd as a rest day. The weather forecast for today called for thunderstorms and strong winds and I was feeling a little tired anyway. In the morning I visited the […]