New Touring Bike! ❤️
8 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I ordered a new steel touring bike. Yay! It’s a 52cm Salsa Marrakesh. I got it from Nick’s Cycling and Fitness in Burlington, Iowa. More on this to come, as I have not picked it up yet. I am notLeer más
Our life is a bike tour every day!
9 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Lisa and I decided we need to pretend every day is like a bicycle tour. We rode about 30 miles before 8 AM and stopped for an iced coffee and pastries at the Java house near our house. Of course weLeer más
40 miles in the Morning
10 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Lisa and I did a nice loop through West Liberty in the early morning. It was foggy for the first part, but the sun broke through as we rode the stiff headwind home. We saw The Statue of West Liberty!
Artifact Hunting with Sebastian
10 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We went searching for Native American artifacts 35 minutes south of Iowa City toward Riverside, Iowa on the ridge above the Iowa River. We trounced through the muddy corn rows finding a lot of flakesLeer más
“Res. Loop” part 1
11 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Our favorite 20 mile loop is over the Coralville Lake Damn. The ride has a nice gradual climb to the big Buddah and old barn. It continues to a nice scenic view to the south and past a cute cottageLeer más
“Res. Loop” part 2
11 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
...continuing past the “Dump Trump” sign we pass the worlds largest wooden nickel into the Iowa City water treatment park. From there it is under Interstate-80 to the city limits and into theLeer más
More Artifacts & Beers with Mike
11 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After our morning Res. loop I got out for some arrowhead hunting. I found a beautiful one! The day ended with beers on the porch with our good friend Mike.
Reverse Res. Loop
12 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Again we got out for a nice 20+ mile morning ride. We rode through the the cemetery and stopped by where the service will be for my dad as he donated his body to the University of Iowa Hospitals &Leer más
2 Artifacts for Lisa!
12 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After our morning ride and some yard work we headed back to the cornfields to look for more arrowheads*. Lisa had two great finds and I’ll include one video in this post and put the other in anotherLeer más
Haystack 70
13 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 thenLeer más
Flag Day
14 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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!
Another 40+ mile morning
15 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 HawkeyeLeer más
Baking Bread
16 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 rideLeer más
Signs of the Times
17 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 willLeer más
The Roads Less Traveled
18 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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, bikeLeer más
2nd Bfast, Silliness, and Anamosa
18 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leer más
One Mile Time Trial
19 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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 mileLeer más
Birds of Iowa #1
19 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 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 ILeer más
Exploring Locally
20 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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 YorkLeer más
Father’s Day
21 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 hisLeer más
Father’s Day Mississippi Ride.
21 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 jazzLeer más
New Bike Day!
22 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 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 rodeLeer más
A Long Day
23 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 1.5Leer más
23 Mile Gravel to West Branch
24 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 forLeer más
Kalona 45 (Part 2)
25 de junio de 2020, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 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 ourLeer más