I've been very much looking forward to this ride with a good friend in Scotland. I picked up a hired (rented) bike in Helensburgh and we crisscrossed the John Muir Way as we rode over the hills and through a glen between Loch Lomond and Gare Loch. We began and ended in Helensburgh, a cute... Continue Reading →
I have been to Gettysburg many times, but today was the first time to ride! It was also my first time to visit the new Visitor Center featuring the restored Cyclorama. I used the loop at Civil War Cycling as the basis for a 29-mile ride that traced both lines from Culp's Hill to Big... Continue Reading →
Today I undertook an epic ride - 40 miles total, with a climb up City Creek Canyon for a total elevation gain of 2,697 feet. The colors were stunning, and the leafy canopies created cool shade and kaleidoscopic light! Descending through the colorful leaves. Stone wall and stone outcroppings. Looking up the canyon.
Though I have ridden up Farmington Canyon a few times - en route to Francis Peak and to Bountiful Peak - today was my first ride in the fall, and my first on my gravel bike ascending from the valley floor. Beyond the pavement. Going up the canyon. A pink tree at the mouth of... Continue Reading →
Rising 1300 feet over 15 miles to the east of Hyrum, UT, Blacksmith Fork Canyon provided a leisurely climb, past a babbling brook, with some autumn leaves just beginning to turn colors. The Blacksmith Fork River winds through the canyon. A gentle climb.
Thanks to a work trip to the Midwest in autumn, I took a quick spin today around Historic Nauvoo, and then went up through Nauvoo State Park to an old pioneer cemetery. The Nauvoo Temple. It was drizzling a little when I began, then it started to rain quite hard, and then it stopped--leaving me... Continue Reading →
October 10, 2020 When I saw photos of Smithfield Canyon on Facebook I just wanted to ride there! I left my car in the lot at Smithfield's Mack Park and rode up Canyon Road. I passed horse pastures belted by white rail fences and continued until the pavement turned to gravel and then to a... Continue Reading →
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