Category Archives: Bicycling
Goodbye, Golf Clubs. Hello, Hiking Boots…..
Today, I ate my usual eggs and toast Sunday morning breakfast that precedes my regular “Bubba Church” mountain bike ride with my aging off-road posse. On early morning Sundays, I read the digital version of the NY Times and … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Bicycling, Camping, hiking, Imported Posts, walking
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Dave Roberts, Walk across texas, walking
A Most Pleasant First Trail Ride on Mount Pleasant (2017 version)
The first 2017 group ride with The Bubba to the top of Mount Pleasant in the Warren/West Rockport area had it all- mud, ice, stream riding, and even more snow than expected. The approach from Route 90 departed from the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Mountain Biking
Tagged #microadventures, bicycling, Bubbas in the Woods, mountain biking Maine
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Winter Bikepacking in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- Part 2/2
Despite being the only guest in the Mount Chase Lodge last night I was served a most excellent breakfast at 7:30, the time of my choice. Sky prepared pancakes, fruit slices, and bacon from a pig that had secured full … Continue reading
Step up ! Mileage Challenge for 2017 !
It’s now 2017. After reviewing all the end of the year” bests” lists and the sun ever so slowly extending itself into the far northeast corner of the USA , I’m ready and hopeful about what’s to come. For one, … Continue reading
Riding Inside vs. Outside
I’ve biked indoors on rollers when that was all we had, back in the 1970’s. Since then turbo trainers came out. I haven’t used mine for at least a decade. I don’t want any part of riding indoors. The sweat … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Fitness
Tagged #microadventures, Fitness, mountain biking Maine, Uncle Tom
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End of Year Mileage Push !
It’s really dark and cold again where I live in Midcoast Maine. Ice and snow coat the fields, forests, and roads. Grrrrr. My response is to get outdoors as much as possible. That will mean hiking, fat tire biking, cutting … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Bicycling, winter biking
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Stalled Out on Fitness Progress
I’m injured. It’s early November and I’m now at my lowest point in working toward my fitness goals for this year. October 16 is a bad day for me. Last year, I was off my bike for a month after … Continue reading
Riding Ragged
“The graying of The Bubbas,” is real. Nate said it. It was humid and the roots were just a bit slimy and slick, but it wasn’t a problem for nineteen Bubbas in The Woods this past Sunday morning. We broke … Continue reading
Fat Tire Bikes Are Not Just For Snow
I prefer to ride my fat tire bike right now, leaving my full suspension 29″ Santa Cruz Tallboy and my converted Diamondback Apex “road” bike in the garage. Why? Because each and every bike has a personality and a bike’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #microadventures, Bubbas in the Woods, Camino Portugese, fat biking Maine
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All Doors Do Not Open To Our Needs
Multiple sources here in Finisterre pointed to O Centolo as the place that was still cooking up the authentic Galatian soup that I have been craving. Finding a place that cooks it here in summer is another story. … Continue reading
