Category Archives: Bicycle Journey 2011

Start: Denver, CO Finish: Limon, CO Weather:  90 degrees, sunny, afternoon thunderstorms Bike Time: 9 hours Miles:  95 Distance to date: 359 “What’s past is prologue.”                Wm. Shakespeare, The Tempest Today the real journey began, and it was complete in … Continue reading →

Start:  Copper Mountain, CO Finish: Leadville, CO Weather:  70 degrees, cloudy Bike Time: 3.5 hours Miles:  33 Distance to date: 264 Today was a half day on the Courage Classic; an eight mile ride up Fremont Pass, then a glide … Continue reading →

Start:  Copper Mountain, CO Finish: Copper Mountain, CO Weather:  Sunny, 80 degrees Bike Time: 9 hours Miles:  85 Distance to date: 231 I was solo today.  For various reasons everyone opted for the 35 mile ‘Family Ride’ but I shot … Continue reading →

Start:  Leadville, CO Finish: Copper Mountain, CO Weather:  Sunny, 80 degrees Bike Time: 8 hours Miles:  61 Distance to date: 146 Today was the first day of the Courage Classic, a three day fund raiser through the mountains for the … Continue reading →

Start:  Denver, CO Finish: Evergreen CO Weather:  Sunny, 90 degrees Bike Time: 3.5 hours Miles:  29 Distance to date: 85 I loaded up this morning as if I were venturing on my own, my full set of saddlebags, water bottles, … Continue reading →

Start:  Denver, CO Finish: Denver, CO Weather:  Sunny, 90 degrees Bike Time: 3.5 hours Miles:  36 Distance to date: 56 Denver is a cyclist’s paradise. The city has over 850 miles of paved bicycle trails, a network of designated bicycle … Continue reading →

Start:  Denver, CO Finish: Denver, CO Weather:  Sunny, 95 degrees Bike Time: 2 hours Miles:  20 Distance to date: 20 I headed out of Cycle Analyst and headed north to Colfax.  My adventure began riding east on Colfax, the street … Continue reading →

When God cobbled together my DNA, he conveniently left out the shopping gene.  It is a handy omission, since I don’t particularly care for collecting the stuff of the material world. I can stroll through Urban Outfitters or Brookstone and … Continue reading →

As a child, my two favorite pastimes were flying kites and riding my bike.  I pursued each in solitary.  They provided release from the noisy tension of my family and were consequently a tad suspect in a family that stressed … Continue reading →