Wait! What just happened?A cure for what ails you. Like I told you all before, friends, neighbors and loyal readers (all three of you) I am a reluctant gym rat. Normally, I drag myself to Planet Fitness three times a week … Sep 24 26September 24, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Wither e-bikesWhen I was executive director of Bike Florida we spent many staff sessions talking about the, let’s just say logistics, of allowing e-bike riders on our annual spring tours. Some 500-plus cyclists … Jan 26 25January 26, 2025Article at Ron on authory
Paris reinvents itself for cycling’s sakeAre Parisians grumpy about Paris? The guide for our Charming Nooks and Crannies Paris bicycle tour is named Romeo. And he’s Italian. I asked him how a guy from the Dolomites ended up leading Paris … Nov 03 24November 03, 2024Article at Ron on authory
A spin through Rock Creek ParkIn which I pass through a pocket wilderness tucked away inside a dense city scape. The day before Thanksgiving; After a daylong downpour that drenched the D.C. area, Wednesday dawned breezy and cold…but sunny. One must ride. One must. From Bethesda I… Nov 23 23November 23, 2023Article at Ron on authory
One fine day on two fine trailsWe are visiting my daughter in Bethesda for Thanksgiving. Today was a fine day,. Cold but big sun. And as I am wont to do, I confiscated Jenny’s bike for a 21-mile out and back on the Capital Crescent and Rock Creek trails. I’m just gonna say this. I… Nov 20 23November 20, 2023Article at Ron on authory
The true path to freedomThis just in from our Everything I Know I Learned At The Movies Department: I recently rewatched “The Great Escape.” It has been many years since I last saw it, but I was once again reminded of why it is one of my all-time-favorite WWII action… Jun 11 23June 11, 2023Article at Ron on authory
This is Walt’s St. LouisFollowing our 21-day Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi River, Walt and I decided to follow the river south for a bit and spend a couple of days in St. Louis. It is the city of Walt’s birth. Where he grew up and began… May 22 23May 22, 2023Article at Ron on authory
That time we chose the path of least resistance and still ended up where we were supposed to beI’m not gonna lie to you, friends and neighbors. On the 21st day of our Great American Rail Trail Expedition From D.C. To The Mississippi River, we were supposed to ride 44 miles on the Hennepin Canal Trail to Moline. But the truth is that the HCT… May 21 23May 21, 2023Article at Ron on authory
That time I put us on a not really a highway going nowhere in particularSo I gotta ask. If you were in charge of the Illinois Department of Transportation and you decided to name a highway after Jacques Marquette, the renown Jesuit priest and the first European to explore the upper Mississippi River… …wouldn’t you want… May 20 23May 20, 2023Article at Ron on authory
Gutting it out like the Shining Rock Orienteer I always wasI’m not gonna lie to you, friends and neighbors. Today was tough. And on paper it shouldn’t have been. Nineteen days into our Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi River a mere 32 mile ride should have been…well…a walk in… May 19 23May 19, 2023Article at Ron on authory
Listen, there were mules long before there were iron horsesI can’t believe I’m gonna say this. But after a couple of weeks of riding well-paved, incredibly scenic rail trails through four or five states…I was getting sort of bored with the, um, scenic sameness of it all. Don’t get me wrong. We kicked off the… May 18 23May 18, 2023Article at Ron on authory
Leo redux, slamming the back door on Indiana, and Rosie gets snubbed.Listen, nothin’ against Indiana. But on the 17th day of our Great American Rail Trail Expedition to the Mississippi River, it was a relief to ride into a blue state for a change. Alas, when this is all over we still have to go back to Florida. Where… May 17 23May 17, 2023Article at Ron on authory
That daring odd man on the gliding machineAfter 15 straight days on our bikes – and with five more cycling days yet to come – we decided to take a break from our Great American Rail Trail Expedition To The Mississippi River. Lake Michigan was but an hour and a half drive to the north. And so… May 15 23May 15, 2023Article at Ron on authory
Garfield goes to college, the humongous birthday nugget and chopped liverWhere to begin, where to begin, where to begin on Day 15 of the Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to The Mississippi River? At the beginning I suppose. We left Marion, Ind. Which turned out its first motor car in 1919. But while the… May 14 23May 14, 2023Article at Ron on Authory
In which we penetrate into the very heart of the Indiana heartland.Today things got real, friends and neighbors. I hardly know where to begin. I suppose we should begin in Muncie. Because that’s where we, in fact, did begin Day 14 of the Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi River. Yup,… May 13 23May 13, 2023Article at Ron on authory
The Cardinal, blowing in the wind, graffiti and whatever that mysterious W stands forIf you are as stunned as I am that we have actually made it 13 days into our Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi River, you are not alone. The boys in Vegas were not giving us good odds. Today we left from Richmond,… May 12 23May 12, 2023Article at Ron on authory
And we’re off like a herd of turtlesI’ve noticed that, as time passes on our Great American Rail Trail Expedition To The Mississippi River, our starting times have tended to get later and later. So no surprise that, on Day 12 of our GART expedition, it was after 10 a.m. before we were… May 12 23May 12, 2023Article at Ron on Authory
Yellow Springs interludeListen, I was gonna write about Day 11 of our Great American Rail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi. But it turns out that too many 50-mile plus mile riding days in a row tends to make Jack (or maybe just me) a dull boy. So instead I’m… May 11 23May 11, 2023Article at Ron on Authory
Our excellent urban adventureDid you ever have one of those half century rides that didn’t feel like a half century ride? We did today. Maybe it was because of the clear, cool crisp weather. Maybe it was the high quality of Ohio’s trail system. Not to mention our excellent urban… May 10 23May 10, 2023Article at Ron on Authory
Our story so farWe are 10 days into our Great American Trail Trail Expedition from D.C. to the Mississippi River. Here’s our story so far: Miles ridden : 383.6 (Woulda been a lot more but we suffered those two “we almost died” adverse weather incidents that drove us… May 08 23May 08, 2023Article at Ron on Authory
