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 […]
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A good week in the Tucson area
We had a good week in the Tucson area. We stayed in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I managed to get out cycling almost every day and we hiked a trail or two every […]
Bicycling
From minus 30c to near plus 30c
After a long, colder than average winter, it was nice to arrive in Tucson earlier is week. On the first two days of my trip, I took my bicycle to Saguaro National Park – East […]
Bicycling
Minus 31 celsius this morning
The overnight low temperature was -33c last night. This morning when I got up it was -31c (-24F). That’s pretty cold for the last day of February. Normally February is the best month for cross country skiing around […]
Cross Country Skiing
This winter just won’t end
This has been one of the coldest and snowiest winters that we have experienced in several years. I don’t recall a winter with as many days with daytime highs in the -12c to -15c since […]
Bicycling
The bike is packed
I disassembled my bicycle yesterday afternoon and packed it in the bike case. It’s ready for its trip to Tucson. The packing process was a little easier this time since I’m taking my road bike […]
Running
Snow again
It was a long winter. After a spring with frequent snowfall and cooler than normal temperatures it was nice to finally get some warm weather last week. It was sunny and the temperatures reached the […]
Bicycling
Death Valley Tour
I recently returned from a bicycle tour through Death Valley National Park. The tour was a van supported tour offered by the Adventure Cycling Association. Adventure Cycling’s mission is to inspire and empower people to […]
Bicycling
Packing the bike
Last week I took my bicycle apart, packed it in the bike case and shipped it to Las Vegas. Fitting my Long Haul Trucker touring bike in the Serfas Bike Case was a bit of […]
Bicycling
Winter Cycling
Along with all of the cross country skiing that I’ve been doing over the winter, I’ve been trying to keep my cycling legs in shape by riding on the indoor trainer 3-4 days each week […]
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 […]