Bicycle Journeys Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/bicycle-journeys/ A Journal of Travel Adventures Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:37:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jdawgjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-J-Dawg-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bicycle Journeys Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/bicycle-journeys/ 32 32 78012608 The Ladies of Sopchoppy (and other biking memories) https://jdawgjourneys.com/2020/10/the-ladies-of-sopchoppy/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2020/10/the-ladies-of-sopchoppy/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2020 10:30:05 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=8184 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 took me places I would […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2020/10/the-ladies-of-sopchoppy/feed/ 7 8184 Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 2 https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/04/biking-the-florida-panhandle-part-2/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:15:53 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=3923 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 there, I began biking Florida’s Forgotten […]

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]]> 3923 Biking the Florida Panhandle – Part 1 https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/04/biking-the-florida-panhandle-part-1/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=3890 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 Florida. These week-long rides entailed riding from small town to […]

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]]> 3890 My Cycling Journey https://jdawgjourneys.com/2015/10/my-cycling-journey/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2015/10/my-cycling-journey/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 09:00:46 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=3125 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 wore out the chains and gears […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2015/10/my-cycling-journey/feed/ 4 3125 Pedaling Across Hog Heaven – The RAGBRAI Experience https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/09/pedaling-across-hog-heaven-the-ragbrai-experience/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/09/pedaling-across-hog-heaven-the-ragbrai-experience/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:50:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/pedaling-across-hog-heaven-the-ragbrai-experience/ 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. It’s so large, riders/participants are selected by lottery. For serious bikers, […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2014/09/pedaling-across-hog-heaven-the-ragbrai-experience/feed/ 1 444 Cajun Prairie Bike Trip https://jdawgjourneys.com/2012/05/louisiana-cajun-prairie-may-2000/ Tue, 01 May 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/louisiana-cajun-prairie-may-2000/ 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 hand.  We went on a […]

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