August 1 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CI’ve been busy lately and not posting. I may do so retroactive posts, but to start the month Lisa and I worked on replacing another window and ended the day with a fabulous 30 mile sunset ride. Oh,Read more
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 30 °CI wrote 100 miles of gravel over to Marshalltown. It would’ve been my dad’s 85th birthday. We surprise my mom by arranging a tree planting at the college he taught at for nearly 50 years. TheRead more
Lois Cochran
What a hot ride, i didn’t know you rode over! No wonder you acted a little weird and needed a shower before going to plant the surprise tree. That was certainly a perfect thing as a remembrance. Every year dad contributed to Arbor Day. He loved trees.
July 21 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °CThe day was spent working on the window and tinkering around the house. We finished the inside trim on the window and later in the day I rode Zwift. The route was the Champs-Élysées in Pairs. It wasRead more
July 20 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °CI relaxed at home and caught up with my online class I’m teaching and on the window installation. In the evening I did a Zwift ride to keep me riding streak going. Lisa did some work and taughtRead more
July 19 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CPat, Joe, and I rode to the Coralville trails and explored the new flow trail too. It was a nice casual day to end a week of riding. The total mileage for the week ended around 280 miles. We had aRead more
July 18 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °CAnother super hot day of gravel riding. We planned a 35 mile gravel loop to the Southeast. Adam had two more flat tires and we gave him some grieve for not having them near any shade. We stopped at anRead more
July 17 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °CA 45 mile ride to the Kalona Brewery. I saw more Amish and Mennonite Buggies than I’ve ever seen in 1 ride. It was a super hot day which led us to seeking a lot of short breaks in the shade. TheRead more
July 16 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °CToday we rode back to Iowa City and revisited Sutliff Bridge. We adventure through a closed rode and some gravel roads I’ve never been on before. We ended with tacos and snacks at our house. GamesRead more
July 15 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Anamosa - Waubeek
We were waiting out the 100% chance of rain in the morning, but it never came. We rode 12.5 miles to Waubeek and ate a late lunch. We rode back in to Anamosa in the early eveningRead more
July 14 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °CIowa City - Sutliff - Lisbon - Martelle - Anamosa. Another fun day of goofing around with friends. We stayed the night at Doug’s. We chatted on his front porch until late after pizza for dinner.
