One last ride, on the shortest day of the year. What a year!
Winter Solstice
Dimple Dell Bridleway
Eight miles in the horse lands, with my Sunshine.
A British Cycling Cake?
My annual goal to ride 5,000 miles with the British magazine Cycling Weekly involves monthly challenges that break up the large task and offer some fun. For April, one such mini-challenge is to take a selfie at a cycling café and report on its best cake. How hard could it be to find a British... Continue Reading →
Zion Canyon
Late one afternoon in the early spring, I rode up Zion Canyon and basically had the place to myself! Passed by maybe half a dozen mostly empty shuttles, I marveled alone at the soaring canyon walls in the dancing dusk light. Stunning Views The Great White Throne is a mesa composed primarily of white Navajo... Continue Reading →
Cycling Magazine Picks my Pic
Shortly after getting a new mountain bike, I took it for a ride in the new fallen snow and paused to take this photo. Later, the prestigious British magazine Cycling Weekly solicited photographs of winter riding, so I shared my photo. What a surprise to see my photo shared on their Facebook page! Cheerio! https://www.facebook.com/CyclingWeekly/posts/10158121388832634
Challenges for 2021
Distance I joined Cycling Weekly's 5000-Mile Challenge. The group is based in the UK, home of my ancestors and, for most of the months of this year, one of my daughters. Variety There is a lot to see in the surrounding area. I'm planning on a mix of trails, canyons, lakes, and state and national... Continue Reading →
Temple Hill
The Bountiful Temple sits high in the foothills north of Salt Lake City with a sweeping view of the valley below. The climb up the hill on 400 North/Bountiful Boulevard is steep, rising more than 750 feet in about two miles. Today I made my way to the top for this first time. I took... Continue Reading →
the Bikeswain 