The inspiration for bike touring came from my parents, Anne and Art Penniman, who invited me on my very first tour through the Dordogne Valley in France. Though leary of riding 30 to 50 miles every day I knew that only a fool would pass up the opportunity. Discovering a beautiful region such as the [...]
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Looking for bike tour ideas
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wet weather bicycling
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There’s the saying that, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes.” I’d classify some weather as purely bad when it comes to bicycling, but the truth to the adage is with the right clothes and gear, its possible to pull off a great bike ride. I’ve seen some exceptional sights on a [...]
Deschutes River Trail: An Oregon favorite day-ride (single track.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bicycle trips on November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Among the prettiest day-time (and easier) single track rides I know is the Deschutes River trail near Bend Oregon. The ride starts at one of several spots, depending upon the desired distance and ends beyond the spectacular Benham Falls. Start at Meadow Camp (16 miles r.t.), Dillon Falls (12 miles r.t.) or Lava [...]
A seven-day E ride!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey all you joyous roadies and off-roadies, out there cruising the highways, bi-ways and single-track trails on your 2-wheel human pedal-powered-ponies, I just returned from seven days of biking the Natchez Trace Parkway, from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. I’d call it akin to a seven-day E ride at Disneyland! It was extraordinary. My renewed [...]
