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I had planned to join a group for an ambitious hilly ride; I knew I would quickly drift off the back, but the route was familiar and the wea...

Mount Hamilton on Thanksgiving Day. It is a tradition. Thanks, Mother Nature, for such a beautiful, warm day. Thanks, Lick Observatory...

Knowing that there would be some familiar faces biking up a local trail, it was the perfect day for a low-key hike. Cross-training, as it we...

I planned my weekend around the chance to ride in one of my favorite places, a stunningly beautiful (but remote) valley. One reward for ri...

What to do on an unseasonably warm November Sunday? Climb Mt. Hamilton, of course! [ Last week was so ... October.] I have not been l...

It happened that a fellow cyclist was organizing a group ride today, to support his fundraising for a Light the Night walk. It happened tha...

As the mid-Atlantic coast battens down for a wicked hurricane-blended "Frankenstorm," out here on the Pacific coast we are enjoyin...