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Quick update
I haven't been writing as much lately, but I hope to break that habit again soon. Because of this, I'll highlight some things, like I did last year, so they are hopefully not completely lost from the record:- I've taken the bus only 5 days this winter, due to road conditions and route uncertainty. I trade off between my studded fixed gear and LHT, ( Read more... )
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Studded tires!
Today marks day #1 of snow/ice biking for me in Pocatello. I have my One Way set up as a fixed gear with my Schwalbe Marathon Winters and platform pedals.
Bicycling in the winter has become routine at this point.
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Posting from my Pre
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Lava Hot Springs pt. 2
Today I completed a three-day, 100+ mile bicycle camping trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, with Korey from the 23rd to the 25th this weekend. This is the same trip we attempted to do in 2007, but the '07 trip proved very difficult and did not go well. This time around it was still pretty tough, but overall it was a decent ride ( Read more... ) -
77 miler through Garden Creek Gap
Did a 77 miler with Korey today through Garden Creek Gap. We took Bannock Highway out to Mink Creek and then turned off on Upper Rattlesnake road. This is mostly dirt with small amounts of gravel here and there, and it eventually leads all the way to the Garden Creek Gap. The gap is a spectacular road right through the middle of a rocky mountain. ( Read more... ) -
Scout Mountain/Caribou National Forest (~33 miler)
Bicycled out to Scout Mountain today with the intention of exploring some of the dirt roads/trails that lead off from the main road going up the mountain. The main road leading up the mountain was closed, but, after carefully reading the sign, only to motorized vehicles. The trails I had in mind were closed temporarily to protect vegetation, but I ( Read more... ) -
Buckskin-Inkom Loop (~32 miles)
Did the Buckskin-Inkom loop today primarily in shorts and a merino wool t-shirt. Climbing Buckskin seems like it was easier than it ever has been.
Not long after I started coasting toward Inkom from the top of Buckskin, I noticed a group of 5 or 6 cattle occupying one lane of the road (oddly enough the correct one). Not sure what their reaction ( Read more... ) -
Leisurely Buckskin Climb (16.5mi total)
Set out to do the Buckskin/Inkom loop today, but ended up just doing Buckskin. I felt pretty good after climbing AMI Hill--so good in fact that I wasn't sure I wanted to exert myself any more. After thinking about it a bit, I decided to climb Buckskin as leisurely as possible. There are only a few sections where you must exert yourself regardless ( Read more... ) -
Quick Update
Did a 50 mile McCammon ride on Saturday. This was going to be a 70 mile round trip ride to Robin, but the weather was cold and gloomy.
We got a significant amount of snow on Sunday, and it turned into bumpy, rutty ice this morning. I took the studded tires off a month ago, so I took the bus. Hopefully days like this are numbered.
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