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…
Category: Cycling
Retirement Bicycle Ride Celebration
Champagne at end of celebration ride My friend Rick celebrating with me at the end of the ride A year and a half ago, my friend Rick and I went on a bike ride to celebrate his retirement. At the end of that ride, we celebrated with a champagne toast. I remember being so happy…
Medicine Hat Cat
I try to name my cats after beautiful mountain vistas through which I cycled. For example, Sunwapta was named for the beautiful area in the Canadian Rockies from Sunwapta Pass to Sunwapta Falls along the Icefields Parkway. Blue Mesa was named for the Blue Mesa of Curecanti region between Montrose and Gunnison in Colorado. Paso…
Final Ride of 2013
Sunrise in Hernando County at the start of probably my last long distance ride of the year. I cycled about 2500 miles this year, and at my tortoise like pace, that works out to about 250 hours on the bike. Those 250 hours were probably the best hours I spent in 2013.
Inverness Grand Prix
I ran into the Inverness Grand Prix today while cycling up to Inverness in Citrus County today. A bunch of lucky kids were racing the Go-Karts, I would love to do this. Inverness is the same city I encountered the Cooter Turtle Festival last month. Inverness is one happening city! These kids were having so…