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So many things were happening Tuesday morning (July 2). I needed to check my messages and also needed to submit my photos and story before ...
So many things were happening Tuesday morning (July 2). I needed to check my messages and also needed to submit my photos and story before ...
I ended up cycling 111 miles Sunday (June 30) to do at least two things. I am back on track now to get to Anchorage ...
How to take a rest day Yes, they are needed. To take a day off is necessary but for some of us, it isn’t easy. ...
All went OK last night (Saturday, June 29) out in the woods. There were some motels nearby, though expensive. The problem is that none of ...
My night stealth camping at the Bob Quinn rest area and airport went just fine in the tent. However, mosquitoes were ready for war at ...
When I was done with my stay at the worker camp in Meziadin Junction, British Columbia, I waited to try to fix connectivity issues. I ...
When I pedaled into Kitwanga, Canada, on June 25, I had to hurry to get groceries. Those groceries sustained a long evening and an even ...
After about four hours of sleep, I had to get going on Tuesday, June 25, but was not really sure just what to do with ...
Most days, as I’ve mentioned, have some good things and a few bad things. Last Monday was up there for the most up and down ...
It looks like I am just going to have to deal with the wind. It was howling when I went to bed Saturday and was ...
When preparing to leave the Bon Voyage Motel on Saturday morning in Prince George, Canada, I had an offer for an unusual continental breakfast. Guests ...
It was hard to get out of bed Friday morning at the Airport Inn in Quesnel, Canada. This was an older motel, with every amenity ...
Wednesday was plenty windy itself, and the weather forecasters called for an even gustier wind straight out of the north Thursday. If the forecast came ...
It was probably late summer when I met Deborah Carter at the Forum. I knew she ran very fast on the treadmill and our mutual ...
Yet another headwind, but also some hail and a good soaking. I didn’t expect a long day Tuesday. And I didn’t expect to go out ...
Some days on these trips, I just think I have reached my limit. How much more could a person do physically in one day? I ...
Saturday was a day of high anticipation. I was ready to get into Canada. The night had been wonderful at the Camaray Motel in Oroville, ...
Friday morning was the one day on the whole trip that I started riding in short sleeves. A warm morning and clear sky in Pateros, ...
It’s past 10 p.m. Wednesday here in Cashmere, Washington, and I am just starting my update. That’s way later than usual, but I am still ...
After the 100-mile ride Wednesday, I didn’t finish with everything until after 11 p.m. Rewarding myself with an extra 15 minutes of sleep became 30 ...
After such a long day Monday pushing on to the Columbia River, I knew that my entry into the state of Washington was going to ...
What could be better than this? A long ride is done, and I am looking at the state of Washington, just across the Columbia River. ...
I lingered in the room a little longer than I planned Saturday morning. I was slow getting everything together after a brutal Friday. I had ...
It’s Saturday morning, 32 degrees outside and just past 5 a.m. That’s a little colder than yesterday’s starting temperature in Lakeview, Oregon. I looked out ...
The hierarchy and humor of running shoes I don’t spend a lot of money on shoes, except as you might imagine, my running shoes. Once ...
Just a few words about how great it is to be in a motel room tonight (Thursday). In both the last two days, I have ...
As I type this at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, I am sitting in an abandoned building that used to be in the main part of town ...
As most of you know, I like an adventure. I got off to an amazing start on my trip from Nevada to Alaska with Tuesday’s ...
The Thursday college basketball slate includes two games with a A-10 team in play. Among those games is…
In one of the compelling matchups on the A-10 college basketball schedule on Thursday, the Utah State Aggies…
The AAC hoops schedule on Thursday is sure to please. The outings include the Northern Iowa Panthers playing…
The Old Dominion Monarchs versus the Ohio State Buckeyes is one of three games on the Thursday college…
The Rhode Island Rams versus the Iowa Hawkeyes is one of two games on Thursday’s college basketball slate…