In 2014 I rode the Tour of Saints one-day ride. There are two distance choices, 35 miles or 50 miles so it is a good ride to break into long distance rides. The ride starts and ends at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN (thus the “Tour of Saints” name), takes place…
Spring Valley residents have a real gem of a bike trail right in their own backyard. A couple of weeks ago I was in town for my high school reunion–Class of ‘67 (Go Wolves!–we were the Wolves back then). Being an avid cyclist, I often bring my bicycle along on a trip so I can…
At my age (let’s just say “older”) I have learned most of life’s lessons; at least, that’s what I tell my grandkids. But from time to time I need to be reminded. Yesterday morning was a beautiful morning for a bike ride—cool, sunny, and no wind. I planned to ride but kept putting it off…
April 28, 2018 When we think of state bike trails we have a tendency to think of the more glamorous ones—the beautiful Root River Trail out of Lanesboro or the Sparta-Elroy Trail in Wisconsin with its three old railroad tunnels—and overlook the trails right in our own back yard. One of these, The Gateway Trail,…
April 4, 2014 by Bruce Wynkoop While I enjoyed and agreed with most of Walker Angell’s March 25th article (“Mitigating risk to bicyclists”) I have to vehemently disagree with his bicycle helmet comments. Bicycling is an enjoyable way to get exercise, see the countryside, get around, and just wind down a bit. However, toward the…
November 16, 2014 by Bruce Wynkoop In 2009, Steve and I decided to ride Wisconsin again, this time picking GRABAAWR (Great Annual Bicycle Adventure Along the Wisconsin River). We chose it because Wisconsin is a beautiful state through which to ride, it had been four years since we had ridden a long ride in it,…
November 25, 2014 by Bruce Wynkoop My lady friend, Lee, has gone on many trips with the organization Road Scholars (yes, it’s spelled “Road”), formerly Elder Hostel, and really likes the organization. The tours are well organized and interesting. In fact, she likes the company so much she is now a volunteer spokesperson for them,…
After having done the C & O Canal with Lee in June, I took on another riding challenge, this time with my friend, Steve, in July of 2011. The Bike Northwoods Tour is the third organized ride put on by bikewisconsin.com, who also put on GRABAAWR & SAGBRAW. As the name implies, the ride is…
March 11, 2015 by Bruce Wynkoop My lady friend, Lee, and I were in Florida for the month of February this year–lucky us (the average temperature in Minnesota was 10 below zero for the month). Actually, luck had nothing to do with it, we had planned to get away for the coldest month of the…
March 20, 2015 by Bruce Wynkoop I’ve ridden the TRIRI (Touring Ride In Rural Indiana)–September Escapade twice in the past two years. I usually don’t ride a ride more than once (TRAM and BAM being notable exceptions), as I want to see different parts of the country, but in this case I rode the same…