Journey to Paris-Brest-Paris
We wrapped up our final prep ride for Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) with a 600K permanent and I went out to get a new haircut the next week. Our last big training […]
Coffeeneuring Challenge Kicks Off Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th, my friends, it’s time for the long-awaited Coffeeneuring Challenge. I’ll be at A Baked Joint in Washington, D.C., so if you are local swing by and say […]
Day 3. Challis to North Fork, Idaho: Salmon River Serenade
Today’s episode in bike touring found Felkerino and I sidling along the Salmon River for most of the 82 miles we covered. Our route was via highway Idaho 93, but […]
Coffeeneuring Housekeeping: Patches
This note is specifically for the Coffeeneuring Class of 2014. All patches were mailed on December 30, both to those living in the U.S. as well as the International Cadre […]
CO Tour Day 9: Las Cosas Se Arreglan: Cottonwood Pass and a Broken Crankarm
“Las cosas se arreglan. La gente no.” Things can be fixed. People can’t. Someone I used to work with told me that, after I had been in a fender bender. […]
CO Tour Day 5: Bike Tour Magic: 83 Miles from Ouray to Durango
Felkerino said that today is when the mountains embraced us. I said it was a day of bike tour magic. Part of the reason for that, of course, was the beautiful climbing on the Million Dollar Highway for the first 38 miles. We ascended from Ouray at 7,800 feet to […]
Mancation, All I Ever Wanted
I overhear our friend talking to Felkerino about his upcoming bike trip, a multi-day self-guided tour in Europe. “Mancation,” he tells Felkerino. I turn my head at that. “Just me and my bike,” he adds. Surprised, I say, “Wait, you’re going by yourself?” “Good job, Mary. You got it on […]
Happiness
Recently, a friend recommended Willa Cather’s My Ántonia so I have been reading it. I’ve always avoided this book because it sounded too much like required high school reading. Now I understand why that is so, although I don’t know that I would have appreciated all this book had to offer […]
A Holiday Wish
This past weekend I stopped during our bike ride to tell Santa all that I wanted for Christmas. But then I realized that I had everything I needed. Good health, the love of friends and family, and of course, bicycles. So instead I told Santa that I wished for everyone I […]
Carefree in Sedona: Jump Photos
Jump photos. If you haven’t done one, you should try it. You have to intuit the right moment for a jump, as it’s unlikely to turn out if forced. Sometimes a jump photo was just what we needed during our Sedona hikes this week (longer wrap-up post about that on […]
Peace
Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend and happier weeks ahead.
Happy Holidays (and a Book Recommendation)!
Happy holidays! If you have any breaks from the hustle and bustle this week, I recommend a read of this lovely book, The Velocipede: its History, Varieties and Practice , by J.T. Goddard. Written in 1869, The Velocipede offers an informative look back at the bicycles and bike culture of […]
chasing mailboxes
There he is. See? Just down the road. There. Yes. Yes! I see . Pedal hard. We will catch him. Let’s do it! Pedal pedal pedal. I think we’re gaining. We can do this! Pedal faster! Almost. There. Wait. It’s not what we thought. No? No. It was fun giving […]
