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Jim Cochran
Jim Cochran

Jim Cochran

s’est rendu dans 15 pays. En savoir plus🇺🇸Iowa City
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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Helping Ken Move

    2 juillet 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    I went for a nice res loop in the morning and then mowed the yard. There are a few photos from the ride including a new neighborhood dinosaur. At 10:45, I headed to Ken’s to move his pooltable to his new house (mansion). The day was spent moving items drink beer and helping Ken settle in a bit. Lisa helped organize the bar and did some of the busy work no one else wanted to do! Thanks Lisa! 🥰En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur
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    Frytown Loop and Roadside Plants

    1 juillet 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Lisa and I did a 43 mile ride this afternoon. We went to Frytown and shared an orange soda at the service station. A soda machine has graced the front of this building for the entire 20 years I have ridden past it and it makes a nice pit stop somedays. We took some pictures of plants we like to see while riding. Orange Day Lillies, Clover, Milkweed, Cattails, and Asparagus (one of our favorites.) We love spotting all the interesting plants along the Iowa roadsides, and need to learn their names. More plants to come later. 🌱🌼🌸🌻🚲😀🚴🏻‍♂️En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Wrapping up June

    30 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    June flew by! We had a lot of rides and a lot of good memories together. Today Lisa used her new toy (her grandma DeShano’s tiller) in the garden, I finished getting my new touring bike together, and Sebastian worked at his Garlic Mustard job trying to clear the garbage bags full of the invasive plant. Lisa rode a res. Loop and I opted for a virtual group ride to finish my third straight month of not missing a day of riding. Made a loaf of bread using Nick’s recipe which is always a gentle reminder of what a great guy he was. What adventures will July bring?En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Beating the Heat

    29 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    I got out on the road for my favorite Res. Loop earnings the morning to beat the heat. Later in the day I worked on my new touring bike in the basement A/C . Lisa did some yoga and was relaxing after her long drive home yesterday. We ate dinner and had a nice quiet night at home with Sebastian.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Tour de Parks

    28 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    I put together a casual 20 mile bike ride around town to go by 17+ city parks. Lisa drove back from Michigan and we had a nice dinner of smoked salmon and quinoa salad. With two days left in the month I broke the 1000 mile mark. 😀🚴🏻‍♂️👍🏼En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur
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    Amana Ride / Michigan

    27 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Lisa is still in Michigan enjoying time with her family at the Lake. I rode 60 miles to the Amana with friends. We had a lot of good laughs, some good snacks, and a couple of brews. We tried to avoid the rain in North Liberty and for the most part did. However, we got soaked by all the standing water riding into Iowa City and Pat had a little slide out into the grass.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Kalona 45 (Part 1)

    25 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    I planned a 45 mile ride through Amish and Mennonite area to the Kalona brewery. Great sunshine, gravel roads, and a bakery I’d never been to before. We grabbed a blackberry 1:2 moon pie for later in the day. Yeh Kalona Brewery was not disappointing! We had a Belgian style pinnacle beer and a few others + a margarita pizza. After a relaxing lunch and fresh iced waterbottles we were ready for the journey back to Iowa City (see part 2)En savoir plus

  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Kalona 45 (Part 2)

    25 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    We had a hot tailwind pushing us toward Iowa City. The fields are lusciously green and a lot of business in the countryside. Not much traffic, but a lot a gardening. We stopped in Hills, Iowa for our blackberry dessert and a cold beverage. After our dessert we cruised the final 10 miles home. Always a great day together. ❤️🍺😀🚴🏻‍♂️🍕En savoir plus

  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    23 Mile Gravel to West Branch

    24 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Beautiful clouds today and not too hot. The black berries are getting ripe on the Herbert Hover trail and the corn is getting high. Knee high by the 4th of July is so out dated. Sebastian is over for a couple days and then off to camp training. They are going to spend a bit more than a week practicing safety for the coronavirus and preparing for campers. The new bikes is almost together. A photo soon.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    A Long Day

    23 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Beautiful ride with Lisa in the morning with a stop at the java house. Then we drove to Marshalltown to see my mom. We returned to Iowa City about 3:30 pm and I cut the grass. At 5:00 pm I did a 1.5 hour Zwift ride. After that it was to Ken’s to put the new bike together. A big disappointment because I misplaced the upper headset bearing. ☹️ Spent over an hour looking for it with no luck ( I found it in the road the next morning about 25 yards from were i was working on it!) Bike has bad mojo already, I will probably sell it. ☹️ We got it together, but a lot to do still to see if it fits. Pictures tomorrow.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    New Bike Day!

    22 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    We were greeted by a deer at breakfast eating our raspberries. I drove to Burlington (about 1.25 hrs) to pick up my new touring bike, a Salsa Marrakesh. Chris text right when I get home and we rode over the reservoir (22 miles) and got soaked! My new black and grey cycling clothing fit well. When I got home I did a 30 mile virtual ride on Zwift while Lisa was doing some Yoga on the screened in porch. Today would have been our first day home from the Rome to Barcelona tour.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Father’s Day

    21 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    First Father’s Day without my dad. It’s a strange feeling. I enjoyed the morning drinking coffee out of a Farside mug I bought my dad years ago, “ The bluebird of happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the chicken of depression.” 🤣 I sat on the porch listening to the birds. My dad loved goofy humor, all creatures, waking up before everyone else to sneak out for breakfast or donuts and the morning newspaper. When I got the mug I had to wash of layers of newsprint. 😉 Other pictures show Sebastian teaching me to Ripstick!En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Exploring Locally

    20 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Again we ventured out around Iowa City and Coralville. 25 miles of some places we had ridden before and some new places. We even visited the Eiffel Tower. 🙂 We end with French toast with New York maple syrup, hashbrowns, iced coffe, orange juice and my favorite fruit mix (blueberries and cantaloupe) on the porch with Sebastian. Another fun local ride and great start to the day. 😀🚲🌳🌤🍞🥔🍊En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Birds of Iowa #1

    19 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

    It’s a rainy day, and we are relaxing at home. As I continue in my quest to ride one hundred days in-a-row I may ride Zwift today. Today, I thought I would share some of my favorite birds that I spot on rides in Iowa. There are many others I may share in another post. https://www.birdsofiowa.com/birds/birds of iowa…

    1. Indigo Bunting
    2. American Goldfinch
    3. Baltimore Oriole
    4. Ring-necked Pheasant
    5. Bald Eagle
    6. Downey Woodpecker    En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    One Mile Time Trial

    19 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Sebastian’s cross country running team has been practicing in the morning, but one of his teammates has been exposed to the coronavirus so, practice is on hold. Today he needed to record a one mile time trial. I marked off a mile in the neighborhood and he ran it at 5:30 pm.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    2nd Bfast, Silliness, and Anamosa

    18 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    We had a 2nd breakfast, worked on the landscaping a bit, took a few funny self portraits with my new iPhone, and then I went to Anamosa, IA to visit Doug. Doug and I arrowhead hunted for about 3 hrs. No luck. ☹️ We then adjourned to Doug’s house for a beer before I returned home to a fabulous grilled salmon dinner. 😀❤️🚴🏻‍♂️ 🐟 🍺En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    The Roads Less Traveled

    18 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    I put together a 42 mile route to the southeast through Downey, Iowa and West Liberty, IA. I tried to pick some roads I have never ridden and found some gems! Some B roads, a private C road, bike trails, gravel, a cemetery, a tour through the Muscatine County Fair Ground, and evening some cobbles. It was another beautiful morning and great ride.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Signs of the Times

    17 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Lisa and I got out for a 30 mile ride this morning. We visited the beach at the Coralville Res. and rode through North Liberty. My main focus today was to capture some pictures of signs that will remind me of this summer. As always, we ended with a 2nd breakfast on the porch of eggs and hashbrowns. 10 AM and we still have most of the day left!En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Baking Bread

    16 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Another day around home. Sebastian went to his running workout at 7:30 AM and then worked pulling the invasive plant, Garlic Mustard at a farm near Iowa City. Lisa and I did a 20 mile casual ride around town. I made some bread using my Russian rye sour dough start that has an interesting history. I’ll tell you that story in person sometime. 😀 The sidewalk chalk is from Sebastian’s friends who visited our house last night for a fire and hamburgers.En savoir plus

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur

    Flag Day

    14 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Today is Flag day in the U.S. Lisa went to Anamosa, Iowa and helped our good friend Doug stain his deck and I went for a casual ride around Iowa City. The video is of Lisa’s other artifact find!

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Voyageur
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    Haystack 70

    13 juin 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    7:15 AM we picked up Pat to drive to the Millstream Brewery in the Amana Colonies. We met Craig and Matt and started riding at 8:00 AM. Our first stop was after two blocks at the Amana bakery. We then rode 37 mile of mainly gravel to Chelsea, Iowa. We stopped every five miles or less for Pat to add air to his rear tire. Also, we had about six water crossings in route to Chelsea. A great tailwind made the morning ride delightful! After lunch (Haystack Burgers*) and beers in Chelsea we took a more direct route of more pavement back to the Millstream brewery. The headwind made for some tough riding, but we reaped the rewards of cold brews at the end! 70 miles of fun with friends.
    *A hamburger smothered with mozzarell and sauerkraut.    En savoir plus

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