Continuing with the story from Telluride back in 1997 – Two days after leaving Telluride, we rode from Montrose to Gunnison. A little background for this story. PC was a dear cat of mine, one of the original three black cats. He died in 1994, and I never quite got over his passing, he was…
Jud Wiebe Trail
Finding myself winded within one minute of starting the hike up Jud Wiebe Trail, I struggled during the entire hike. The trail is only a three-mile long loop, but gains 1300 feet of elevation in little over a mile, averaging over a 20% grade. The trail climbs steeply on the east side of Telluride. The trail…
To Hell You Ride
While driving up the road into the box canyon that cradles the town of Telluride, memories came streaming back from 19 years ago when I bicycled into this town. Barely finishing that day in 1997, I was totally exhausted, arriving in a state of glucose deprivation. I was on a bicycle tour in the San…
What Have You Learned, Dorothy?
An interesting mental exercise is to express all your dreams and hopes with only six words. The purpose of only using six words is to focus on what you most value in your life. Using only six words to express your life’s dreams is difficult. Try sometime when you get a chance. I came up…
Birthplace of the Egyptian Maus
Driving from Hagerstown Maryland to Roanoke Rapids North Carolina via I-81 and I-64, I passed Charlottesville Virginia, the birthplace of all my Eqyptian Maus. The stretch of road on I-64 between I-81 and Charlottesville is the most beautiful road I’ve driven during the 2000 miles on this trip. I-64 runs east from the Shenandoah Mountains…