Month: October 2018

President Zeke

October 25, 2018 Facts Improving Mountain Biking 1 Comment
Colorado is dry. Like find the chapstick…. fast. Watch out. We found a trail right from where we’re staying. It even had some of one of those para courses, so of course we did some push ups and leg assisted pull-ups. I’ve been super focused on equal balance left –…

Good Times In High Places

October 25, 2018 Mountain Biking The Bus No Comments
Since the bus needed the fuel filter changed and Mme Awesome had a big meeting and the garage was close to Pronghorn Loop, a trail I’d ridden with delight last time staying in Crestone, I took a deep breath and plunged. The ride was, in a word, great. The last…

I Want To See Mountains Frodo

October 25, 2018 Facts No Comments
We walked up a ways to 9900 feet. We didn’t go all the way to the top since we wanted to leave some left for another day. From our high point. It was a spectacular day and the time in the sun on the ridge was truly serene. Still sitting…

355 Miles Later

October 25, 2018 Facts No Comments
Since the bus is very loud, we wear noise cancellation headphones nearly every minute on the highway. This, in turn, leads to plenty of audio potential. For someone like me, with little accidental exposure to new music since the big Brasil trip and at best modest interest in seeking it…

4 States In One Day

October 25, 2018 Facts Travelling No Comments
From Oklahoma to Texas to New Mexico to Colorado. You betcha. Some of the route included passage on imaginatively named boulevards such as Texas Beef Road and Nitrite Road. Plus it’s summer again. Seriously, we drove past mammoth lots full of cattle no doubt on their way to being divided…

More Driving

October 25, 2018 Facts The Bus Travelling No Comments
Yeah we arrived at the campground 11h 30m after departing from the previous. 417 miles. Wtf? Around 11 pm we passed through Cheyenne, OK. Outside of one gas station, totally closed. Maybe a dry city?

Through Nashville

October 18, 2018 Culinary Facts Itinerary Travelling No Comments
We need to be back in CA by November 6 to vote. Stopping at Crestone for 3 nights and Albuquerque for one along the way. Google maps say 1 day 15 hours at speeds we can’t sustain. 1231 miles, then 252, with the last leg 1074. A grand total of…

Rock On!

October 16, 2018 Facts Travelling No Comments
Zeke thought Virginia and Tennessee were the home of the banjo. Not so! In stores, automobiles and even restrooms our favorites from Led Zeppelin, Boston and Peter Frampton live on. Wytheville’s tax dollars provide rock and roll for Main Street strollers. Like Disneyland. Did elected officials make this a campaign…

High Rollers

October 16, 2018 Facts Itinerary Travelling No Comments
We are back to spending the night at a rest area. Extremely civilized, darling. At long last, we have left New England. It’s been over a month since we showed up. Many terrific people. Wonderful times. Won’t miss the parkways or mud. Great to see friends and family. Looking forward…

Bristol

October 16, 2018 Culinary Facts Mountain Biking No Comments
We left Wytheville after a garage checked the codes, found nothing amiss and essentially said to wait until there is an issue, should one ever arise. Apparently, they do this with the big rigs regularly. Across the road from the garage. A while later we pulled into Sugar Hallow Park…