by J. Dawg | Oct 3, 2020 | Bicycle Journeys
One chapter of my life involved road biking. Road biking is riding those lightweight racing bikes with skinny tires like the guys in the Tour de France.  I got into it for health reasons and for over 10 years it was a passion. It greatly improved my health and it...
by J. Dawg | Apr 7, 2016 | Bicycle Journeys, Florida
This post is a continuation of the 7 day, 400 mile Bike Florida Panhandle ride that I did in 2005. You can read about the the first part of the trip here – Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 1. This part picks up the journey in Apalachicola. From...
by J. Dawg | Apr 7, 2016 | Bicycle Journeys, Florida
For many years, when I was a serious cycling machine, I rode in several Bike Florida bicycle tours. These group tours took place each spring when the Florida schools were on Easter break. The routes where usually along back roads in Northern central parts of...
by J. Dawg | Oct 31, 2015 | Bicycle Journeys, Travel Stories
Spoiler alert: This post isn’t about RVing but it is about a journey of sorts. Before I retired and became an RVer, my main hobby was cycling. I wasn’t a racer, just a serious long distance cyclist. I rode all over the country. I rode so much that I...
by J. Dawg | Sep 18, 2014 | Bicycle Journeys
RAGBRAI – Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. It’s a bike ride that crosses Iowa from the Missouri to the Mississippi. It’s the largest organized bike ride in the US, typically drawing over 10,000 riders each year. It started over 30 years ago....
by J. Dawg | May 1, 2012 | Bicycle Journeys, Louisiana
In May 2000, Anne and I took our first and only biking vacation together. It was the first active adventure trip we had taken together.  We had recently got into Cajun and Zydeco music and I thought a trip to Louisiana would be a chance to experience the music first...