Barely finished the first Day’s ride. The last 2.5 mile climb to 6000 feet I had to stop 4 times to get my heart rate down below max heart rate due to the 6% grade. On Tuesday I will have to climb ten times that far to 11,000 feet with a similar grade. I do…
Author: Rob Spera
Beartooth Highway Tour
Assembled this array of parts into this. The secret, pictures! I rode 1050 miles this year training for the tour. At my average speed, that is about 100 hours on the bike. The tour will take us up the Beartooth Highway, one of the most beautiful roads in the world. We will climb 5000 feet…
Ernie the Elm Tree
Three years after a tornado hit my property, Ernie the Elm is still clinging to life. The elm tree’s leaves just now came out a week ago. The elm was nearly torn out of the ground by the tornado on March 31st, 2011. After the tornado, the elm tree listed at a 45 degree angle….
Wildlife Survival Sanctuary Visit
Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at itsmercy: animals.~Milan Kundera (1929-) ,The Unbearable Lightness of Being I visited the Wildlife Survival Sanctuary yesterday in Spring Hill Florida. The sanctuary is amazing, run by people who have an extraordinary love for…
The Horses of Hernando County
I have watched these young horses grow up together the last two years. The first time I saw them they were tiny foals nursing from their mother. I always stop by their horse farm whenever I cycle the Withlacoochee bike trail on my way to Inverness. The horse farm is just a short distance…