June 2, Saturday (day 8)Port Rowan, ON to London, ON (55 miles, 443 total) Windiest day I’ve ever cycled. First 30 miles were on nice, rural roads. The final section, on Route 3, was stressful. The wind was probably gusting over 30 mph and quartering from about 10 o’clock. It made keeping the bike on
As you can see from the Tumblr posts, my Lake Erie tour has begun. Here’s a brief recount of the first 7 days. May 26, Saturday (day 1) Sandusky, OH to Euclid, OH (76 miles) The ride to Cleveland was fairly scenic and on the lake. Getting through Cleveland, however, was not enjoyable. There may
Attending a conference in Waynesboro on Friday and Saturday left me with an opportunity to get in a little road cycling outside of my normal flat terrain so I added the bike and a bit a camping gear to the packing list and headed north. At the conclusion of Saturday’s meeting, I drove up the
I wound up with a couple of free days last week so I talked a friend into taking a bit of time off and joining me for a long weekend of mountain biking at Tsali. I never like to risk driving 8 hours only to show up and find a full campground on a Friday
It’s been a long, strange, winter and I’m just now getting an opportunity to head to OBX for a little camping so I dusted off the Aliner, hitched her up, and headed for Highway 12. The forecast was perfect, high in the 80’s – low in the mid-60’s. I wasn’t quite up to going all