Why Do These Roads Only Go UP??!!??
Jul 07, 2018JamesBlog
Being from Utah, I’ve got a somewhat jaded perspective when it comes to cycling climbs. Many of the climbs that are accessible right from Salt Lake City top out at nine or ten thousand feet. In...
On the Road Without James! WOOT! (I mean I miss him so much…)
Jul 01, 2018StefanyBlog
James is in France! I dropped him off at the airport a few days ago and it’s been a Stef-and-Mel-Gone-Wild-in-the-RV show ever since. For me, that means historical fiction audiobooks read...
Complaining My Way Across France: Watch Me Suffer!
Jun 28, 2018JamesBlog
I’m convinced Lycra has some effect on brain chemistry. There’s something about putting on a cycling kit that makes people want to take a normally pleasurable activity, like riding a bike, and...
Park, Pedal, Play: Buellton, California
May 13, 2018JamesBlog
We’re trying something new here. Stef and I recently spent a week in southern California using the RV as a base camp for cycling (and for work, but nobody wants to hear about that). We liked...
Sea Otter Classic 2018 in the Bag: SIGH!!!
Apr 23, 2018StefanyBlog
Well, our first official hosting gig at Sea Otter Classic just wrapped up and I’m declaring it a success! We’ve camped with friends before at Sea Otter, but never as the official group...
It’s All Uphill From Here: Mallorca Ride Camp: Days 3-7
Mar 03, 2018JamesBlog
Well, not to spoil the ending, but we’re back home from our Trek Travel ride camp. The last few days of riding went by in a flash – just like my first 50 years. Sigh… ...
Mallorca Ride Camp: Days 1 and 2
Feb 19, 2018StefanyBlog
Well, as James told you in his last blog update, we’re in Mallorca! Yep, I pulled it off. I dodged a bullet with the whole Bollywood-extra obsession thing he had going on, and instead we’re doing...
Mallorca Prologue: Getting There
Feb 19, 2018JamesBlog
We’re on a Trek Travel trip right now – a bicycle training camp in Mallorca. And as much as we love our RV, Lance, he’s not amphibious, so we had to take a plane to get here. We had...
Join Us for Two Cycling Events! (Live or Virtually)
Feb 13, 2018JamesBlog
(With instructions on what to get me for my birthday.) I’ve had cycling on the brain lately. Actually, I’ve had cycling on the brain since at least August of 1983, if you can believe this...
In Search of Level Campsites & Epic Rides: Volume 4
Feb 04, 2018StefanyBlog
Back when my two kids were little, I caught them having a philosophical conversation about Mother Nature. My daughter Mackenzie was sharing her theory. According to her, there’s not only Mother...
