Today was a very chill day. Dean and Johnny B left about thirty minutes before Prosser and I rolled out. Carl, Matt and Colby were going to do the optional singletrack sections today. I wasn’t in the mood to deal with my seatbag rubbing against my tire and I think Prosser was a bit tired…
Category: Touring
San Juan Huts – Day 2
You know what the best way to start a ride is after a brutal climb the day before? Descend around two thousand feet in a few miles to start your morning on day two! It was nice to drop back down below 9,000′ first thing. Today was a fairly easy day of rolling along gravel…
COVID-19 Wk 51: Rail(ing) Trailing It
It is getting to that time of the year/season when I am tired of “riding” my bike on the indoor trainer. As I get more and more rides outside, and daylight savings approaches, returning to the garage for another trainer session becomes less and less appealing. Work really wore me down this week. I was…
COVID-19 Wk 23: Out & About
Obviously the biggest news this last week was the Democratic National Convention to officially nominate Joe Biden as their presidential pick. I honestly didn’t watch any of it and only caught the highlights on the news. The reason being I already know who I am voting for in November. Nothing will change my mind. You…
Had Some Time to Kill
Well don’t panic or get into a tizzy based on the header picture. While Mia was in NH the other week I took some time to run down to the local RV dealer and check out a couple of the models that have been catching my eye. We have not bought anything at this time…
Central Oregon Backcountry Explorer
The official name of this route created by The Swallows is the “Central Oregon Backcountry Explorer“. I’ve been calling it the Prineville Loop or Ochoco Loop. Back in December/January Dean and I started talking about doing the Oregon Outback in late April. Which then turned into follow the Outback route until Prineville then morph off…
ON & OFF RHODES 