Category Archives: Sierra Cascade Route

The morning was sunny and calm, like nothing had happened at all. We woke up to the sound of the William and Mary University Rowing club on the river next to our tent, their rowing venue based in our park. We packed up and were back on the beautiful bike trail by 8am, passing plantationsContinue reading “May 15 Richmond”

So sunny and warm as we left Yorktown this morning. We got back on the Colonial Parkway and headed towards Williamsburg and then on to Jamestown. As usual we stopped for a long breakfast where we happened upon a fantastic 50’s diner (Shortys) owned by a retired harness racer from near us back home. SmallContinue reading “May 14 Yorktown to Chickahominy River Park”

A short 14 mile ride up the Coloniel Parkway (record breaking heat, 95 degrees) brought us into the very small village of Yorktown, much smaller than we had imagined. The downtown area is all beach and cute little shops, tons of traffic and beachgoers and a farmers market. We called the contact number we hadContinue reading “May 12 and 13 Yorktown”

Woke up pretty early to spend the day visiting Historic Williamsburg. I talked Mike into participating in a court proceeding. He was found guilty This was pretty fun for me because I have always wanted to be a historical interpreter, and we both love history. We had our bicycles so we were able to buzzContinue reading “May 11, Historic Williamsburg”

Travel day! We leave Washington DC pretty early on the regional Amtrak route for a 3 hour ride to Williamsburg. Find our non descript hotel, shower, and head into the downtown area to explore. A huge thunderstorm has us running for cover and we spend a few hours staying dry and chit chatting at theContinue reading “May 10 Williamsburg”

The train arrives in Washington DC early! It is just past noon and beautiful here! The Azaleas and Bradford pear trees are in full bloom. We ride the 2 miles to our VRBO in a cute edge of Capital Hill row house. Super cheap, clean and a $7 uber ride to the Capitol. We quicklyContinue reading “May 8 and 9, 2018”

Mike and I feel pretty smug and confident planning our trips from the comfort of our living room chairs in the middle of our Michigan winters. Fun! Rewarding! Adventurous! Now we quietly load our panniers and bicycles into the back of our pickup so our dear friend can drop us off at the train stationContinue reading “May 7, 2018”

March 2, 2018 Gorgeous sunny weather for our last day of riding! The topo map showed some pretty ominous hills once again, but something about a new day and sunshine can bring great optimism. Our last day of Texas Hill Country looked beautiful. We left the hotel earlier than usual since we had a lotContinue reading “And Austin”

Thursday March 1, 2018 We knew for sure (!) we had a moderate 40 mile day today heading east back towards Austin, same terrain, same rolling hills. We grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel and headed out into cooler misty weather again. We were riding what is called the Pendernales Cutoff in order toContinue reading “Heading East”

Wed Feb 28, 2018 A gorgeous sunrise and twelve hours of sleep did a lot for our, or my, attitude. We headed to the local coffee shop before riding into what the tourism brochure people out here call “bicycling nirvana”, and it was a nice ride! The landscape was changing with more to look atContinue reading “LBJ was here, and so was her husband”