Tag: hiking
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Bike Trip Day 62: Waynesville to Lincoln Village, OH
Biking: 64 miles. Ah, a paved bike path. Today was an easy ride, just what I needed on a sore knee. In fact, it hurt very little today. The paths we followed are rails-to trails, built along current and former railroad beds. Our first stop on the path was the Xenia Station, about 14 miles…
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Bike Trip Day 54: St. Charles, MO to Highland, IL
Biking: 61 miles. Today was surprisingly good despite a few minor reroutes and berm issues. The weather is cooler, and today was overcast. It’s the first day that really felt like fall. We started the day riding the last 15 miles of the Katy Trail from St. Charles to the end in Machens, MO. Our…
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Bike Trip Day 4: Issaquah to Lake Easton by way of Palouse to Cascades Trail
Biking: 64 miles (but longer for Anita and Mark) The headline for today is the Palouse to Cascades Trail is a must-ride for any gravel cyclist. Wow. The views, the gravel, the bridges, the tunnel, it’s amazing and totally worth the trip. The subtitle for today is Choose-Your-Own-Adventure. It has advantages and disadvantages, and today…
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Buying the RV support vehicle: Part 1 – What about a travel trailer?
Brian and I spent about a year researching options for a support vehicle for the cross-country bike trip. Our biggest challenge was finding something we could live in for three months, and something that Brian could work from during the day (and sometimes over night). We started by looking at small travel trailers that could…
