My second Tour de Farms and certainly not my last. This year I’m proud to say that I started, and I finished ! Against all odds I finished my 75 miles. At mile 51-ish I snapped my chain. No sag vehicle when you need one, but luckily two guys stopped to help me pull a […]
Finally back at Waterfall and tried out the reroute of the trail. I like the change in the path, especially winding through the oak savannah and bumping into to a few stands of pine trees. I think the pines are one of my favorite aspects of the Waterfall Glen. The mileage for a full loop […]
Rolling on the Centennial Trail. The intention was to be on my road bike but I’m dealing with an issue with the extra set of rims and reoccurring flats. This is now one of my favorite rides on pavement. It’s a straight shot with light traffic and no cars. Lemont needs to work on a […]
A local outdoors gem. The Heritage Quarries are a nice, local diamond in the rough. Actually, I think that’s appealing factor, is it’s a rugged, work-in-progress. We hooked up the Burly’s and the Tag-a-longs for a 6ish miles of wooded and lake views ride. We even stopped and found one of the 9 geocaches that […]
The wooden canoe restoration is in motion ! The hull is now sanded and I need to get some materials from Chesapeake Light Craft. I’m going to fiberglass the exterior and then add a layer of epoxy on the outside and the inside. The boat has seen some rough days, yes, there’s a hole in the hull, […]
