4th of July Ride
4 luglio 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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, andLeggi altro
100th Consecutive Day (3,095 miles)
3 luglio 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today I hit my 100th day in-a-row cycling! Not sure when I’ll stop. 😏 A sweet gravel ride with Lisa that ended with smoothies at home.
Helping Ken Move
2 luglio 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 toLeggi altro
Frytown Loop and Roadside Plants
1 luglio 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 haveLeggi altro
Wrapping up June
30 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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,Leggi altro
Beating the Heat
29 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 afterLeggi altro
Tour de Parks
28 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 monthLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreCongratulations,Jim and welcome home, Lisa. I’ve almost read a 900 p. book on the Civil War. Very interesting. Learned lots from it, I never knew there were so manyJews who settled in New Orleans. Love from Peachey and me. She’s sorry you’re allergic to her.
Amana Ride / Michigan
27 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 avoidLeggi altro
Exploring and Michigan
26 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Lisa drove to Michigan today to see her family. Our first day apart since before February, in fact so long ago I can’t remember. I explored some roads I usually don’t ride. Sebastian and I didLeggi altro
Kalona 45 (Part 1)
25 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 laterLeggi altro
Kalona 45 (Part 2)
25 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 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 ourLeggi altro
Viaggiatore. It. was good to see the Kalona countryside and your smiling faces. I am reading away on my book. Told Siri to start movie about Michelle Obama at 7:30. I’ll see if it works. If not I need another lesson. Love, Mom
23 Mile Gravel to West Branch
24 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 forLeggi altro
A Long Day
23 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 1.5Leggi altro
New Bike Day!
22 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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 rodeLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreYes I read on it for 3 hrs. how do I verify my email? Went to Ames and got 8 or so shots. My neck is stiff. Lisa and I got gelato and I got some sandals.
Father’s Day Mississippi Ride.
21 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A 23 mile ride exploring the Quad Cities with Sebastian and Lisa. I always keep the routes a surprise. We visited a friend’s brewery and bike shop, the Treehouse Restaurant, the grave of jazzLeggi altro
Father’s Day
21 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 hisLeggi altro
Exploring Locally
20 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 YorkLeggi altro
Birds of Iowa #1
19 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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 ILeggi altro
One Mile Time Trial
19 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 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 mileLeggi altro
2nd Bfast, Silliness, and Anamosa
18 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leggi altro
The Roads Less Traveled
18 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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, bikeLeggi altro
Signs of the Times
17 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 willLeggi altro
Baking Bread
16 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 rideLeggi altro
Another 40+ mile morning
15 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
On the road at 6:15 AM. Down Sand Rd to Riverside, Iowa, then through Hills, Iowa and Sharon Center, Iowa. Another cooler morning. The corn is growing quickly. We ended the ride going by the HawkeyeLeggi altro
Flag Day
14 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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!
Haystack 70
13 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 thenLeggi altro
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