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Autumn Day to Day

The Importance of Small StepsSunday, October 22, 2017 Hello My Friends,Responding to Autumn Brings widely varied ups and downs. Feelings swing between delight and longing. Though slow in appearing, Color blazes of autumn red, gold, rust Fill my bike ride horizons. Such beauty lets me spin miles So caught up in glorious views, Pedaling is almost unnoticed. […]

Raccoon River Valley Trail—Day 1

Perry to Panora, Iowa: 51 milesFriday, September 15, 2017 Hi Friends,Longer rider than mapped today. Lost twice. Yuck! I hate being lost anytime— Lost via bicycle just adds work. We’re riding Raccoon River Valley Trail. Keeps us out of traffic, Mostly bordered with habitat corridors, As it routes beside farm fields. Especially grateful for sheltering trees, Windbreak and shade […]

Tour de WYO 2017: Day 3

Rock River to Saratoga: 75 miles—I rode 50.Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Scheduled ride was 75 miles. I rode 50. Started in intermittent rain— Beautiful rainbow. One rider said, “Good omen for day!” First seventeen miles with cloud cover Temps mid 60’s. Made the headwind almost unnoticeable. Cleared off. Wyoming’s clear blue skies Bring the heat, high 80’s. Biked by […]

Tour de WYO 2017: Day 2

Wheatland to Rock River: 79 miles—I rode 43 milesMonday, July 17, 2017 This day’s ride was HARD. All the descriptors from yesterday— Losing two thousand feet With downhill highways. Strong, tailwind, powerful assist— Do not apply. Today altitude gain went from 4000 to 7000, That means lo-o-o-ong uphills for slow climbing. Headwinds made work even harder. Add heat, […]

Northern MN Day 2

Itasca State Park to Bemidji, MN: 41 milesSunday, July 18, 2017 In which we remember flexibility is key!Very late start on this day. Turned in “cabin” key at nine a.m. Took bike path to Headwaters of Mississippi River. Imagine figuring out start point of That BIG, HUGE river! Probably more barefoot people in icy water of […]

Speaking in Winona

Winona Friendship CenterApril 5, 2017 Hello Friends,Got to Winona’s Friendship Center, Read marquee, Thought … oh, dear… Mistake here, Not my expertise!Inside building white board words Gave message that matched. Whew.(Bike safety instruction followed my talk.) Lovely people involved all along, Booking talk through Winona Library, Oldest serving library building in U.S. Librarian Lezlea finding date for event. Friendship Center […]

MN Mini-Tour: Day 10

Zumbrota to Northfield, MN: 39 milesFriday, September 30, 2016 Hi Honeys!We’re home.We’ve made the loop:Out our garage and back to garage,Three hundred forty-nine milesAccording to Bob’s odometer.Bob said last night as we thought ofToday as last day of this ride—”Sad it’s the last day,Glad it’s the last day.”There has been some satisfying challengeIn being our […]

MN Mini-Tour: Day 6

Caledonia to Rushford, MN: 36 miles biked, 12 miles hired SAGMonday, September 26, 2016 Sunshine, beautiful countryside, vistas,Then all those things with WIND!In our faces.Out of Caledonia via bluffSwoops and climbs,Lots of high bluff-top riding.One point having climbed several hills in sunshine,Stopped to take off layers.Next were two miles of downhill swoopsIn shade side of […]

MN Mini-Tour: Day 5

LeRoy to Caledonia, MN: 60 milesSunday, September 25, 2016 First I’ll correct yesterday’s destination:LeRoy, MN and the Sweets Hotel,In case you are chasing us on map.My typo.Today started with Peggy Prowe, Bob and I together hotel dining room,Seven a.m. breakfast—Possible because PeggySpecifically asked for early time,Instead of usual eight.Lesson here …Always ask.Answer may be in […]

MN Mini-Tour: Day 3

Kasson to Austin, MN: 37 milesFriday, September 23, 2016 Trip started with ten miles ofHeavy mist.Visibility was getting low.Each of us is easy to see as we ride—Good lights on back of bikes,High-viz color raincoats.Bright front light on my bike,Blinking red light attached to my helmet.Still it was a reliefWhen back on road after snack […]

MN Mini-Tour: Day 1

Northfield, MN to Kenyon, MN—21 MilesWednesday, September 21, 2016 Yep, that is the first day’s distance on this new adventure.I’ve been embarrassed to tell folksHow short many of our ride days are.Do short days really count?(Answer: Of course they do! Anything counts. Hear that, Lin?)Today’s destination twenty one milesTo Kenyon.Plenty and just right match for […]

Pre-60th Reunion Talk Preparation

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 I am working on talk for lunch gathering pre H.S. reunion.Daunting!Brings up doubting voicesAbout interest in topic,Sequencing story,Being presenter.Ten months since I’ve spoken,Telling my story of biking.Rusty on the prep.Feels harder than biking many miles.Those things I list as helping me do bike trip,Relevant now in different challenge.Commitment piece ….Certainly, I […]

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