Rambling Different Trails: The Takeaway
We’re back in Zhoukou now, and our Big Tour is in the books. So what have been the best parts and the parts we would change? What did we learn? …
Rambling Different Trails: A Week Of Contrasts
The route this week took us to some bona-fide tourist destinations, including the beautiful ruins of Vat Phou, a smaller cousin of Angkor Wat, and it’s village of Champasak. The …
Rambling Different Trails: Rolling On Down Route Thirteen.
Since last week we have pedaled through innumerable villages and dodged countless cows, goats, and the occasional water buffalo and scorpion. I am continually thankful I brought some masks along …
Rambling Different Trails: The Big Tour.
A few days before we were scheduled to leave for our cycling tour down the Mekong river from Vientiane, Laos to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, I heard from our …
Rambling Different Trails: A Good Week For Riding, Finally.
The past week has been a little warmer, above freezing and dry, so with winter break on, I’ve finally gotten to do more riding. Steve slipped trying to brake on …
Rambling Different Trails: Riding In Winter Gunk.
There seems to be some similarity of riding conditions between Zhoukou and Lincoln recently. Though we haven’t had temperatures below the teens here in Zhoukou this winter, it has been …
Rambling Different Trails: Training For The Big One.
It’s finally warmed up and the ice ruts have melted away. This means the training Steve had delayed must now be in earnest. Why training, you may ask? My occasional …
Rambling Different Trails: The Best Laid Plans.
Grades were submitted early last week, so I had visions of long, happy rides through the countryside to celebrate. Mother Nature had other ideas however, in the form of the …
Rambling Different Trails: One Good Ride.
Most weeks I can manage two good rides of at least 50 miles each on my two days off, with some other shorter rides in between. This past week was …
Rambling Different Trails: Enjoying The Season.
I managed to take a break from finals this week to explore new territory beyond Xihua to the northwest. Fugou is the largest small city in that direction that is …