A Birthday Bonk
The author went for a ride but it was too hot and no water. Classic bonk.
The Wall
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA It was June, 2008, when I first rode “The Wall” in Altoona. I knew it was special then and in 2009, it became my “escape from cancer” place to ride. I have ridden it in spring, summer, and winter – but not fall. Interesting. We had been planning for Jacob’s Hero Ride, a […]
Wind and a Hillclimb
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA If January was cold (it was) and February was worse (it was), March has been brutal. I rode few miles outside on the bike because weekly there seemed to be a new snow storm. Today I drove to see my nephew, Parker Sherry, play in the Pennsylvania High School hockey championship at Penn […]
Horseshoe Curve
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA This is one of my favorite climbs. A four mile warm up climb followed by a four mile steep climb including an 18% wall. Three lakes and a 200′ tunnel. A mountain stream cascading down as you ride up. Trains creaking as they slowly make their way up the mountain. What more can […]
Bats in the Belfry
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA Yesterday, on my way from Virginia to Punxsutawney, Pa., for a wedding, I stopped at the Logan Valley Mall for a “quick” ride up the mountain. I always love the climb and it’s always just enough to make me wonder if I will have to dismount and walk. A wonderful surprise was new […]
Peace on a Bike – II
My mapping skills did not translate to a route to my bike computer and I ended up navigating by feel and asking for directions, a lot.
Peace on a Bike
My first big ride after cancer – I needed to find peace on a bike
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