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It is still summertime—I checked the calendar. The water in my bottle at the end of a 60-mile bike ride should not be colder than when I st...

The Tour of Napa Valley was my very first organized bike event, back in 2002. I was not in shape, riding my trusty old steel frame hybrid bi...

I never imagined I would find a place to park this car where it would hardly be noticed. A place where ... well, it just blends in. The ha...

Enough with images of California's rolling golden hills, towering trees, sparkling blue water. It's all just too scenic. As you can...

Another fine day in the redwood forest. Along the way, we shared curvy Kings Mountain Road with what appeared to be a local chapter of the B...

Such an inviting plaza for a summer picnic, don't you think? It happens to be on top of a mountain ... Having convinced two riding bud...

They were laughing at me, I am sure of it, those crows. Cackling at the cyclist on the steep bit of San Benancio Road, moving so slowly she ...