PORTLAND, OREGON Portland, along with Minneapolis and Boulder, is one of those “bike Mecca” places. I’m not sure anyone is a fan of riding in urban areas but if you have to ride in a major city, try it out in one of these cities. Your turn: Portland. Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon My biggest […]
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, NEW YORK Even as I drove with my with daughter, Ashley, to Lily Dale, New York, I wasn’t sure where I would ride. Part of me wanted to ride around Chautauqua Lake. Part of me wanted to ride back to Erie, Pa. All I knew was she was visiting Lily Dale and I […]
SISSACH, SWITZERLAND I had never been to Germany and a few months ago I told Ben Z. that we should ride (or that he should design) a ride that takes us from Switzerland to Germany. And he designed a good one. I took the train from Zürich to Sissach, met Ben, and went over to […]
BERN, SWITZERLAND I came to Bern not to ride but to swim. But I got in a ride. (And a blog entry!) Bern is a neat city. As a genealogist, I trace most of my family history to Germany and England but I trace my Wenger line to Bern. My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, John or Hans Wenger, […]
CAÑON CITY, COLORADO DAY 9 (UNOFFICIAL) – RIDE THE ROCKIES Last year the Day 6 route on Ride the Rockies was to be Salida to Cañon City across Royal Gorge. However, there was a major fire burning and we were rerouted. I extended my stay this year for a day to ride the missing […]
CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO DAY 8 (UNOFFICIAL) – RIDE THE ROCKIES Bradley Allen and I were talking last night about the Texas 4000. When Brad asked if they came through the area I looked and discovered the Rockies route was in Colorado Springs and traveling to Denver. I sent a quick text to Vanessa Beltran on […]
IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO DAY 7 (UNOFFICIAL) – RIDE THE ROCKIES Today was supposed to be my redo of Ride the Rockies Day 1. Bradley Allen picked me up at my hotel and we drove out to Idaho Springs for our start. The RTR ride started in Boulder but the Colorado State Patrol closed Boulder Canyon […]
GOLDEN, COLORADO DAY 6 – RIDE THE ROCKIES I rolled through downtown Breckenridge at 6:45 a.m. It was still quite chilly. Cold, actually. We took the trail out that we had ridden in on yesterday. Those last ten miles of “flat” that I struggled with so much yesterday? I coasted the whole way today. I […]
BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO DAY 5 – RIDE THE ROCKIES AVON TO BRECKENRIDGE Leaving the Comfort Inn I found myself with Mike, an amputee who ride with one arm. Mike is apparently a legend in Denver cycling. He is a strong climber. We stayed together for about a quarter of a mile when we got to the […]
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO DAY 3 – RIDE THE ROCKIES This was a first for me on a Ride to Rockies trip – two nights in the same town with a loop ride back to start. On paper, this would be the easiest day of all and it looked that way. On paper. No named passes […]
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