Melting into the Road
 6 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 6 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca lagi
Lisa High by the 5th of July
 5 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 5 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 weBaca lagi
4th of July Ride
 4 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 4 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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, andBaca lagi
100th Consecutive Day (3,095 miles)
 3 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
 3 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 2 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 toBaca lagi
Frytown Loop and Roadside Plants
 1 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
 1 Julai 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 haveBaca lagi
Wrapping up June
 30 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
 30 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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,Baca lagi
Beating the Heat
 29 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
 29 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 afterBaca lagi
Tour de Parks
 28 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
 28 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 monthBaca lagi
Amana Ride / Michigan
 27 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
 27 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 avoidBaca lagi
Exploring and Michigan
 26 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
 26 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 didBaca lagi
Kalona 45 (Part 1)
 25 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
 25 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 laterBaca lagi
Kalona 45 (Part 2)
 25 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
 25 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 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 ourBaca lagi
23 Mile Gravel to West Branch
 24 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
 24 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 forBaca lagi
A Long Day
 23 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
 23 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 1.5Baca lagi
New Bike Day!
 22 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
 22 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 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 rodeBaca lagi
Father’s Day Mississippi Ride.
 21 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
 21 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 jazzBaca lagi
Father’s Day
 21 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
 21 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 hisBaca lagi
Exploring Locally
 20 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
 20 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 YorkBaca lagi
Birds of Iowa #1
 19 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
 19 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 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 IBaca lagi
One Mile Time Trial
 19 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
 19 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 mileBaca lagi
2nd Bfast, Silliness, and Anamosa
 18 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
 18 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Baca lagi
The Roads Less Traveled
 18 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
 18 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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, bikeBaca lagi
Signs of the Times
 17 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
 17 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 willBaca lagi
Baking Bread
 16 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
 16 Jun 2020, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 rideBaca lagi














































































































































