2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco Returning from Hawaii and unpacking Sunride, Jr. from its crate, I decided to check to see if the bike, broken down for shipping, would fit into my Tesla Model S. Wala! It fit! This
The Sunride Top Ten Rides in America
The Sunride Top Ten Rides in America For the sake of my fellow cyclists, I thought I’d list my top ten favorite rides in the Sunride 50-state tour. I’d love to hear your favorites. I want to give honorable mention
10/2/20 – Footnote on Alaska
10/2/20 – Footnote on Alaska I made it to the airport on my bike with the battery status meter blinking, the same indication as “reserve” on your gas gauge. I rented a mini-van, took the bike back to the Sockeye
9/30/20 – Chased by a Moose
9/30/20 – Chased by a Moose Today started off easily and peacefully enough. After that crazy Presidential debate last night I slept in till 9 a.m., then went across the street to Kriner’s for my favorite breakfast. I’ve become a
9/28/20 – Day 4 in Alaska Up Ship Creek
9/28/20 – Day 4 in Alaska Up Ship Creek Today I rode Chester Creek Trail to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail past downtown Anchorage to Ship Creek Trail. I don’t know why it’s called Ship Creek, it’s hardly navigable, but
9/27/20 – Alaska Day 3 So far, so good.
9/27/20 – Alaska Day 3 So far, so good. It was a glorious sunny day so I took off early riding the Chester Creek Trail, the Cambell Creek Trail, Moose Loop and back. Fortunately, today, there were no nasty ill-tempered
9/26/20 – All Around Anchorage
9/26/20 – All Around Anchorage Day 2 in Alaska was spent riding the bike trails around the city of Anchorage. Few places capture the outdoors within the city like Anchorage. While riding the Coastal Trail one doesn’t even know there
9/25/20 – Alaska Day 1
9/25/20 Alaska Day 1 I woke up and spent half the morning unloading my bike from the van, uncrating it in my room, and reassembling it for riding. I asked the guy at the front desk where I could get
9/8/20 – Welcome home!
9/8/20 – Welcome home! After riding in Iowa, my 48th state, we began our leisurely trip home. There were things to see on the way home, like buffalo in Yellowstone, and mountain goats, deer, and moose in Glacier. Although I
8/3/20 – New York, NY
8/3/20 – New York, NY What a city! The first time I came here in 1971 thick clouds covered the city and only the top of the Empire State Building could be seen. When we arrived yesterday, it was clear