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Riding out in style, with a tip of the hat to 2011. A moderate year for me: more than 167,000 feet climbed, over some 2,260 miles. More, nex...

The first time I saw a bald eagle, it was grounded in a large pen at a zoo. Heartbreaking, but desperately necessary to stave off extinction...

Approaching Robert Livermore Park in the early morning, the temperature outside the car was rapidly plummeting ... 32 ... 30 ... 28 degrees ...

The first rider dropped out around mile four, at the first hill.With the strong headwind, I am not sure he would have been any less challeng...

As if it were not enough to climb Hicks once in the past month (or past year, for that matter) ... what was I doing out there today? Let me...

For the 10 days leading up to today, the forecast was dire. Would the Thanksgiving Day Low-Key Mt. Hamilton Hillclimb be canceled for the f...

There were some new faces at today's Low-Key Hillclimb . When I reached the top of Kings Mountain, I caught a snippet of conversation. I...