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Finally – I’m going on a tour!

Posted in Tours, Trips on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Well, I finally did it – plunked down my money and committed to doing an Adventure Cycling tour.  There are so many to choose from, and so many that call to me, it has been agonizing to make a decision.  But my growing (so to speak) passion for food and farming got me over the [...]

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Chop wood, carry mail

Posted in Environment, Equipment & Gear, Miscellany, Spirituality/Philosophy, Tours on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I haven’t posted much here this summer, maybe because I’ve been going through something of a bicycling identity crisis.   Trying to reach a simple decision about changing the Redline from a two to three chain-ring system triggered a flurry of thoughts and feelings, and since the change was made, it seems I’ve rounded a bend [...]

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Sexy saddles

Posted in Equipment & Gear, Tours on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Whoa!  In all the recent changes I’ve made to LRB, replacing my saddle isn’t something that had occurred to me – that is, until a few days ago at the New Rose Cafe, where one of the barristas had parked his sweet LeMonde road bike with a lovely brown Brooks leather saddle. 

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Liftoff

Posted in Spirituality/Philosophy, Tours, Trips on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From the May, 2008 issue of Adventure Cycling magazine.  No link to the article is possible, unfortunately, as it is not posted on the organization’s website.  I hope Mr. Weir does not mind me sharing it, as it saves much xeroxing and mailing to friends and family.  It’s one of the best pieces I’ve read about [...]

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Northwest touring book

Posted in Books, Tours, Trips on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Rummaging through the bicycling section at the public library this weekend (which is woefully small, I must say) I found a 1995 issue of “Biking the Great Northwest” which offers 20 tours in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.  Each trip is detailed in the book along with maps, mileage logs and an elevation chart. 

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WomanTours

Posted in Tours, tagged , on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been trying to find a tour that suits my fancy, bank account, and schedule this summer, and it isn’t easy, despite the thousands offered.  I’m drawn to the philosophy and spirit of the Adventure Cycling Association; they offer a wide variety of tours, supported and unsupported, long and short, in every part of the [...]

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