Bicycle Adventures

I reflect on lots of things in my life, but wonder why I think about some things and not others?  I was riding into work yesterday and remembered why I linked my work with my passion. 

Last week I headed over to Leavenworth to check out the snow level for our upcoming Mountain Bike Tour.  Despite the over-the-top Bavarian everything town, which it is most famous for, the real gems in Leavenworth are not the Bavarian store fronts, but the outdoor activities.    The hiking, trail running, rock climbing, rafting, kayaking and of course Mountain Biking are all world class.

This is the final installment of my three-part series on the aging athlete. In the first post, I talked about how the aging athlete should adjust the training week from 7 to 10 days.  This change is necessary to accommodate our aging body's need for more time to adapt to a given training stress before increasing or significantly modifying our training regimen. 

Mistake #2:  "Not Lifting Weights to Get Stronger"

This is a topic that touches close to home. Maybe a little too close as I feel my fitness slip over the winter.  It also seems to be one of those training topics that is rarely covered thoroughly or accurately.   

I just returned from “guiding” our New Zealand tour (Nathan and our guests may argue my use of the term “guiding.”)    It was spectacular!  This was my first trip to New Zealand but hopefully not my last. For two of our guests it was their third time touring New Zealand with us and for another guest it was his 6th time on our New Zealand tour.        

This is the last installment (at least until he sends another) from Richard, as he and Cindy cruise the California Coast on Bicycle Adventures Big Sur Classic Plus in 2010. Richard always finds the good in everything he does, so have fun reading your way through the famed California Central Coast.

Now we get to hear from Richard and Cindy as they take on the Volcanoes of Washington with Bicycle Adventures in 2009. This trip is a guest favorite and due to the restrictions at Mt. Rainier, we have to limit the number of guests that can go. It is hot, hilly and challenging, but the scenery is absolutely breathtaking.  Have a great trip! Richard and Cindy did!

In this installment, Richard tells us about his and Cindy's exploites on our Crater Lake Bike Tour during the 2008 season. This is Richard and Cindy's third trip with Bicycle Adventures.  Hope you like this installment and we bet you will want to go to Crater Lake after you read.  Enjoy!

This will be a fun series of blog talk from one of our favorite guests.  Richard Glover and his wife, Cindy, began their love affair with Bicycle Adventures in 2006 and haven't missed a year since.  For the next couple of weeks, we will post excerpts from Richard's blog about the experiences he and Cindy had on our bike tours.    Richard even has a countdown timer on his computer to his next adventure!  This first excerpt is from his 2007 Glacier/Banff/Jasper trip.  Have fun with these, he is a great writer and a straight shooter.