• Michigan Day 2

    August 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Lisa and I spent the day relaxing at the lake. I got out for a nice 45 mile bike ride on the road. Otherwise we were taking the pontoon boat for a ride, fishing, or just relaxing around the lake. Another piece for sunset ride on the water. We didn’t hear anything from the boys at the river, so we assume all is well!Read more

  • Michigan day 1

    August 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We dropped the boys at the river. Lisa and I went to the lake. It was quite an adventurous drive with four boys. following us on the 7 Hour Dr. The boys got lost a few times, but it was a good experience for them making a road trip and navigating.Read more

  • Preparing for Michigan & Evening Ride

    August 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Most of the day was spent getting ready for our trip to Michigan. We bought a lot of groceries for Sebastian and his three friends that will be staying at the river without parents! They planned their menu, and plan to prepare all their food at the river over the fire or the barbecue. This will be the boys first real long road trip together. We are glad they are going to follow us on the nearly 7 Hour drive. In the evening we took a ride with Pat, and hit some of our favorite gravel roads to the east and south of Iowa City. We ended up with beers at our house, another fun summer day!Read more

  • Another Awesome Sunset Ride!

    August 2, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Yesterday’s sunset ride was so great, I planned another one. I didn’t think it could get any better, but tonight we were graced with a full moon rising too. We are having a fun time this summer exploring gravel roads of Iowa, and making the best of not traveling to Europe!Read more

  • Sunset Ride #1

    August 1, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    To start the month of August, I planned a sunset ride for Lisa and I. I pick some of our favorite gravel roads To the south east of Iowa City, and paint it so we will be on a B-maintenance road looking over Iowa City right at sunset. Everything worked out perfect and we had a beautiful ride. A fabulous way to start off the month!Read more

  • Sunset Ride

    August 1, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    I’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, we also replaced the dryer belt!Read more

  • All the Roads in Hills, but no hills!

    July 26, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    After the grueling hundred mile ride of gravel to Marshalltown, I decided to take a casual ride to the metropolis of Hills, Iowa. I wanted to see if it was possible to ride all of the roads in the small town of Hills. I think I got it done! The snake was dead!Read more

  • 100 mile Gravel to Plant a tree

    July 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    I 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. The day was super hot, and this made for a tough ride.Read more

  • Another CYST Recovery Day

    July 21, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    The 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 was interesting to ride it In a virtual world verse riding it in real life in the summer of 2018. Duh, real is way better. We miss touring in Europe! 😢Read more

  • Lazy Day at Home / Windmills

    July 20, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    I 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 taught yoga. She also did the courageous work of going to the hardware store to get supplies for the window installation. I decided since I don’t have many photos of the day I would post some windmill photos I’ve been saving.Read more

  • CYST Day 7 (MTB Iowa City)

    July 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Pat, 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 a great amount of fun and did the best we could with the current pandemic state of the country. Joe head back to Pella and Adam to Michigan. Sebastian came over in the afternoon and we had a relaxing evening of chicken tacos (one of Sebastian’s favorites) and watched “The Office.” After dinner we went for a drive to watch the sunset and picked up some ice cream on the way back to the house.Read more

  • CYST Day 6 (West Liberty Gravel)

    July 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Another 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 an old cemetery near West Liberty for a break. An 85 year old man showed up with his daughter and he was full of stories for us. In West Liberty we had Casey’s pizza in the Park and then ventured back to Iowa City through the blazing heat. Again we relaxed at our house in the evening.Read more

  • CYST Day 5 (Kalona Brewery)

    July 17, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    A 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. The night ended with more fun at our house.Read more

  • CYST Day 4 (Return to Iowa City)

    July 16, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Today 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. Games and ping pong led to a lot of laughter.Read more

  • CYST Day 3 (100% chance of rain)

    July 15, 2020 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 evening and of course had to stop at Boot-hill Cemetery over looking the maximum security State Prison in Anamosa. Barbecue dinner at Doug’s on the front porch. Another fine day of riding in Iowa.Read more

  • CYST Day 2

    July 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Iowa 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.

  • CYST 2020 Day 1

    July 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Iowa City - Oxford - Amana - North Liberty. A fun day of about 65 miles of beautiful Iowa riding with friends. A lot of laughs and good times.

  • Friends, brunch, & another Res. Loop

    July 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    I got in a quick Res. Loop before Braden and Regina came over for brunch. Adam (Lisa’s brother) arrived later in the day and we did a bbq with Sebastian. Joe (my college roommate for a year) arrived in the evening and we played bags in the backyard. Later we went to Ken’s for pool and fun. Tomorrow we start our annual summer riding together, which is usually during RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa), but that was canceled this year. Our ride is CYST (Cult’s Yearly Summer Tour)Read more

  • Way behind on posts!

    July 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Today is the 18th and I hope to catch up with some short posts and pictures. On the 11th, we worked on the window and got it installed. It was nice to have it done as we have a ride with friends the next week. I snuck in a virtual ride before Braden and Regina arrived from Texas.Read more

  • Friday Gravel

    July 10, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Lisa and I headed out in the later afternoon for a gravel ride. Lisa was feeling tired from 2 hours of exercise early in the day, decided to go home after about three miles. I continued to the Northeast and looped back around to stop at Ken’s new house. It was another sunny ride through the lusciously green soybean and corn fields. Sebastian helped prep. For our new window installation earlier in the day. Lisa is standing near our front yard flowers. 🌸Read more

  • A rainy day & birds I don’t like.

    July 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    It was supposed to rain all day, so I opted for a virtual ride later in the day. I spent the day working on bikes. Sebastian had cross country practice, mowed the backyard, and worked at the eye clinic for 4 hrs. I got my old CX bike ready for Joe, my college roommate, to ride this week on our annual Iowa ride together. Lisa worked and started a new certification class for teaching exercise classes at the university. I also decided to include today birds I don’t like so much, They probably aren’t that bad and serve their purpose in the world, but I’m not a fan. I have been pecked in the helmet by numerous Red winged Black Birds! The others birds are Crow, Grackle, and Turkey Vulture (buzzard). The Bluejay almost made the list, but it’s so pretty.Read more

  • Morning ride & an outdoor shower

    July 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Another hot day expected, so I got out early for a loop over the reservoir. The temperature was already in the mid. 80’s when I was done riding. Like most rides in the summer, I ended with a cool outdoor shower and a 2nd breakfast. 😀 lisa and I built the shower about 5 years ago. I stumbled across this letter from a gravel race I used to do, and the windows will be replaced this weekend with money we saved from our canceled trip this summer.Read more

  • Getting Hotter! 100

    July 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Lisa and I got out early again. It was a nice 20 mile ride. I worked for 4 hours on Ken’s trees and soaked through 2 sets of clothes. Tomorrow is even going to be hotter!

  • Melting into the Road

    July 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Another hot day! Not the hottest I’ve ridden in, but close. The online course I teach started today. I worked on our house a bit getting prepared for some new windows . At the hottest part of the day Lisa and I rode toward Sharon Center. On the way into town we stopped for a cold drink on a bench in Oak Grove Park. In 20 years of being in Iowa City, I have ridden by the park around 1000 times, but this was my first time stopping. 🙂Read more

  • Lisa High by the 5th of July

    July 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    The seas of corn are getting tall, and filling the Iowa horizon. We had a fast 25 mile ride to the SE, and averaged over 20 mph. From 3:00 to 7:00 we worked on Ken’s new house. During the evening we started watching Hamilton with Sebastian.Read more

  • 4th of July Ride

    July 4, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    🚲🌞🇺🇸Lisa and I took a ride North to explore the new trail out of Solon. We then helped Ken on his new house. In the evening Sebastian had friends over for walking tacos, games, a fire, and a few fireworks 💥. Lisa and I relaxed watching a movie after helping with the fireworks 🎇Read more

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