Getting Along: New Job, New Commute
For three years, I rode the same route, year-round. I knew every crack and pothole. I knew where ice would form in the shady spots. I navigated the most dangerous …
Trail Ramblings: Happy Under The Trees, But Sometimes Out, Too.
Someone asked me the other day what I missed most about China and today I thought of one more thing. The tree covered B-roads. As much as I love riding …
Trail Ramblings: Heat Lovers, This Is Your Weather, But Stay Safe.
I hear some of you like to ride in the heat. More power to you. For the rest of us, we have to find ways to deal with it and …
Trail Ramblings: What’s New, Lincoln?
We are back in Lincoln now and the jet lag wasn’t too bad. I’ve managed to get out and ride every day since in our fair city. After the past …
Rambling Different Trails: The Takeaway, Part Two.
Tomorrow we begin the lengthy trip back to Lincoln with an overnight in Beijing. When I read the accounts of the bike touring and bike packing trips so many others …
Rambling Different Trails: The Takeaway.
There is a possibility that one week from today we could be on our way back to the U.S. Final exams have been given and now I’m in the middle …
Rambling Different Trails: It’s Hit Or Miss With Maps.
I have a complicated relationship with the maps on my phones. Between my two phones I have four maps, each good for particular things at different times. Some things no …
Rambling Different Trails: There’s Always Something New.
Have you ever had a route you thought you knew, only to find that you had no idea what was only a few blocks away? That happened to me last …
Rambling Different Trails: Harvest Road Hazards, Zhoukou Style.
Around Lincoln when you think of riding gravel during harvest time you may think of combines and corn pickers on the roads in the fall. They probably take up most …
Rambling Different Trails: Patch Glue, Bushwhacking, And Kindness To Foreigners.
These are the key words for this week’s adventures. The first two could be taken as buzz kill but really, they had redeeming elements. All year long I’ve had issues …