I was planning to start at 5am, but this is what was happening at that time: So, I watched a YouTube video about the making of Monty...

Today's ride was longer than I've done for a while and the forecast said it would get hot, so I started at 6am, a little after sunrise:...

Back in the saddle and heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where my cousin Katie and her family live, and also where Oliver and Claire...

We had another restful day in Fond du Lac, hanging out with Jim and Diane and their daughter Kim's family, and getting ready for the next...

Today I got to visit with my cousin Kim and her husband Adam and their three kids: Lukas, Macie and Levi. What great kids! After lunch,...

My destination today is Fond du Lac, which is where my father was born and grew up and where my aunt and uncle, Jim and Dianne, live...

Breakfast of champions :-) Started out a little earlier today, around 7:45am. The first few miles of each ride is a like an overture of...

In paragraph 18 of The Philosophical Investigations, Wittgenstein says: "Our language can be seen as an ancient city: a  maze of little...

Another day riding along the Lake Michigan shore. Beautiful, not too hot, with cool breezes coming off the lake. A bonus was that I...

Back in the saddle after two days of emergency rooms and art galleries. The sunrise looked dramatic from John and Ben's apartment:...

On Thursday I was back on my bike finding a bike shop and having lunch with Mark and his wife Ditte. Mark and I have decided to complete...

Ok, I'm a few days behind in blogging, and I'll explain why... it turns out my first rest day in Chicago was a little more exciting than...

Today was a big day because we were going to end in Chicago... I was going to see my cousin, John Millock, and Mark was going to see his...

Today was a tale of two halves: the first half of the ride was cool and breezy, blue skies, riding through exclusive neighborhoods close...

After yesterday's relatively long day, today felt like a walk in the park. We slept in late and had breakfast in the hotel's dining area....

Today was a slightly longer day, but the conditions were perfect: a little rainy and overcast, put not drenching. We rode a long time...

Another perfect riding day: cool all day with one or two drops of rain, but not more than that. A beautiful sunrise from our hotel room...

Today was perhaps the most beautiful riding weather of the whole trip! Blue skies, puffy clouds, gentle breezes, not too humid, not too...

Today was a sweet ride: a little humid, but not too hot, not too cold, not too windy, lots of beautiful bike paths and no chunky gravel...

Today we took a ferry from Canada back to the US. The day had multiple phases, and we contended with a little bit of everything: rain...