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Summer 2020
  • Jim Cochran
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Summer 2020

We had planned to ride from Rome to Barcelona, but the coronavirus took over the world. I will occasionally post our adventures here, some will be back dated. Leggi altro
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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    Artifact Hunting with Sebastian

    10 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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 flakes of chert, and Sebastian found two really nice pieces (seen with the coin.) We missed videoing the finds as he did think at first they were artifacts. It was chilly and we got rained on a bit. Fun times!Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    “Res. Loop” part 1

    11 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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 cottage style house. We then reach the 1/2 way point just after passing over the resivoir. We have nice downnhill past the “Dump Trump” sign...(see part 2)Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    “Res. Loop” part 2

    11 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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 the University of Iowa,the Old Capitol building, and some historical churches. A beautiful ride that usually takes a bit over an hour. 🚴🏻‍♂️❤️😀Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    2 Artifacts for Lisa!

    12 giugno 2020, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 another post soon. It was a hot day, but definitely worth it!
    *I say “arrowheads”, but mean any Native American artifact.    Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore
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    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 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.    Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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!

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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.Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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!Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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, 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.Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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. No luck. ☹️ We then adjourned to Doug’s house for a beer before I returned home to a fabulous grilled salmon dinner. 😀❤️🚴🏻‍♂️ 🐟 🍺Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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    Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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. 😀🚲🌳🌤🍞🥔🍊Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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!Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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.Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 1.5 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.Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 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.Leggi altro

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  • Jim CochranSummer 2020Viaggiatore

    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 our blackberry dessert and a cold beverage. After our dessert we cruised the final 10 miles home. Always a great day together. ❤️🍺😀🚴🏻‍♂️🍕Leggi altro