I know now why the Blue Ridge Parkway is known as “America’s favorite drive”. It’s scenic, it’s lightly travelled, and it’s well-maintained. Those three things that make for a pretty good bike ride too.
There were definitely some hills though. Despite doing 7200 feet of climbing today, I don’t feel too bad. Most […]

I’m sure you’ve all heard the classic joke about the tourist in New York City asking the New Yorker “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” to which the New Yorker answers “Practice, man, practice!”
Well, we’ve been wondering how do you get to Washington D.C.? Pedal, man, pedal!
Our next Dream Tour event […]

I started the ride today wearing a long-sleeved jersey. I haven’t done that in a very long time. Probably not since Arkansas. It was a welcome change even though by late morning I was back into the short-sleeves and the high temperature still reached 82 degrees.
We decided to only go as […]

Two more states in the bag! Sixteen now! I crossed the border into South Carolina this morning and then, early this afternoon, I crossed the border into North Carolina.
Here are a couple photos of the border crossings. The first photo is at Hartwell Lake which defines part of the border between Georgia […]

Today is Pat’s birthday! I’m sure she would love it if you would send her an email to say Happy Birthday!
Today was another shorter ride. We did just 50 miles to Toccoa. I’m hoping three days of shorter rides will get me feeling recovered and ready to face the next couple […]