A few years ago, we set out in our RV (as new RVers) to visit all the state parks in TN. We did that (all 58 of them at that time). Along the way, we did a lot of RV trailer camping, tent camping, hiking, biking, kayaking, cave exploring, and learning about history. We visited …
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Max, an avid Marketplacer, called with a deal of a lifetime. A new bike for me. As he described it, “this is one we want to keep in the family”. LOL! I didn’t know I wanted to get rid of my Specialized road bike (that I’d had for 13 years). I also didn’t know I …
We visited Hilton Head, South Carolina, and took in a little resort life. We stayed at The Inn & Club at Harbour Town in The Sea Pines Resort. That sounds like a mouthful…a pretentious mouthful. LOL. Resort life is not our normal mode of travel. I noticed there seemed to be a lot of sleeping …
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The bike is built and the shakedown rides are completed (3 of them). I’m very happy with the way it turned out. I modified Emily’s old ’90s model Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike. It should be a fine starter bike for me to do a few overnight trips. This will help me see if doing …
I’ve been doing lots of hiking and weight training over the past few years. I haven’t been doing much biking. I want to change that this year. I watched Tour de France: Unchained and it made me realize I missed riding. I might even hit the road for some overnight bikepacking trips before the year …
The last time I did this ride (with Preston) I was untrained and “bulking” and surrendered a few miles from the finish line. I recently tried it again. REDUX! I was still untrained but I’d dropped about 20 pounds. I finished it with ease. Then, recently, I did it again with Max (his first time). …
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The Music City Bikeway is my favorite bike ride in the area. It had been a few years since I’d been biking on it and it called me. The last time I rode it I’d ridden my bike 1,500 miles that year. This time I’d ridden my bike 55 miles prior to riding the 33-mile …
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Nashville is my favorite city in America because I believe it has one of the best park systems in the nation! Change my mind! Emily and I have hit all/most of these over the years. Our favorites are Percy Warner Park, Edwin Warner Park, Radnor Lake, and Beaman Park. If I had to pick an …
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I’ve never gone bikepacking but wanted to give it a try. I’d spent a good part of the winter learning about it. Max decided he’d go with me (his first time too). For my first bikepacking trip we went up to Land Between The Lakes to ride on the 28-mile North-South Trace: Canton Road to …
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I’d spent a bunch of time during the winter months learning about bikepacking. With my first trip planned and fast approaching it was time to get everything together. I had not been doing as much bicycling as I have in the past so I needed to get my body ready for the trip (and not …
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