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I'm doing Adventure Cycling's High Country Relaxed. I had originally planned on doing the Colorado Peace Ride in western Colorado, and had asked for time off of work accordingly. Then I looked a...

I haven't been there myself yet, and won't until I take an organized tour in August. But apparently there are a lot of nice paved bike paths in Breckenridge and the surrounding area. You can take...

I can't really remember where I found it. It was on one of those avatar collection sites. From what I can tell I think it's a real sign somewhere.

Congrats on doing RAGBRAI! With a hybrid that's quite an accomplishment.

Agree with the others on looking at a cross bike, it would probably be able to handle unpaved trails pretty well.

As...

Here are my babies. Kaylee, the tabby on the right, is almost 3 years old. She's my "fraidy cat" who is scared of everything and hides from other people. Someone knocked on the door once and she...

I made this for my lunches a week or so ago. Very good.

Fireside White Bean and Sausage Soup

3/4 pound turkey sausage links, cut into 1/8-inch rounds
2 cups of chopped yellow onion
1...

I'm not sure about asthma, but humidity can be deceiving when it's cold. When temperatures are colder the air is able to "hold" less water vapor. Even when it's damp out, the dewpoint (one way to...

Aww, that's so cute. I'd like to have a wedding like that someday. I just need to find a groom. :D

Wow, we hardly ever see porta potties around here. So it's either stopping at a rare convenience store, or squatting somewhere.

Once the stalks get tall enough, corn fields make excellent...

Ooohh, I did this a couple of years ago when I was in the Bay area for a cousin's wedding. I arrived a day ahead of most of my family, so I rented from these guys: http://www.blazingsaddles.com/
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My ride got cut short today due to thunderstorms. I had checked the radar before I left and thought I had enough time, but things got bad a little sooner than I expected. I only got about a mile...

Well, this flatlander bows down in awe of your accomplishment. Congratulations!

Wow, those are wonderful pictures. It makes me want to dust off my neglected mountain bike and head west. Glad you guys had a fun trip.

I usually average 12-14 mph by my cyclocomputer, but that's counting declerating to stops, and depends on wind direction, hills, etc. On Biking Across Kansas this year, I passed a bunch of people,...

I'm very sorry about your loss.

I currently live in Dodge City, Kansas , which was once called "The Wickedest City in the West" or "Hell on the Plains". Wyatt Earp lived here briefly, and it was a proverbial "Wild West" town with...

Yes, I finally got the spoke changed. It took some cursing and tears, and two trips to the LBS since I bought the wrong sized tools the first time. I used Ken Kiefer's instructions for truing a...

Thanks Deb!

The only thing I've ever removed from the rear wheel is the tire, so this will be a new experience for me. Hopefully I won't mess things up too badly.

Thanks again.

A plea for help from the mechanically clueless.

Noticed today that one of the spokes on my rear wheel had come loose from the hub. It looks like the little nub on the end that keeps it it the...

I realized that after I posted that I was being kind of whiny. I may be tired and not be getting to spend much time at home (or biking), but at least I still have a home to go to. And yes, it's...

I got up yesterday morning and took off on my bike towards the southeast part of my county. It was cloudy and a little chilly, only in the mid to upper 50s so I put on tights and arm warmers. I...

Dear God/Mother Nature/whatever,

Enough with the tornadoes. I know that they are part of what interests me about meteorology, and my paycheck after 11 hours of overtime in the last 24 hours will...

Thanks for the tips! I guess I'm not going to be graded or receiving a ribbon on any of this, so I probably shouldn't stress out too much.

I'm practically the poster child for the pear shaped body type (12 1/2 inch difference between my waist and hips). Thus, I find elastic that they put on the hem of jerseys to be annoying in the...

Oohh, pretty mountains! Anchorage sounds like a great city.