Raptor Lane Trails

 Oct 2, 2026

This morning, I made the drive to Dorset to ride the Raptor Lane Trails, a network that caught my eye while browsing Trailforks. Beyond the great riding, I discovered an incredible piece of history hidden right next to the trails: the Gettysburg Quarry. This mountainside site once supplied the marble used for prominent buildings in Philadelphia, as well as the solemn tombstones for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

First e-Bike Commute

  Oct 18, 2024

I picked the perfect morning for my first commute to work on the Wabash. Since Ann was coming down this weekend I decided to ride on a Friday.  It was chilly but there wasn't a cloud in the sky and I took the most direct route to the office to see how fast it would be, which took me along the Saugatuck Reservoir and down into the Fred Zone. I didn't see any other cyclists so technically it was a Ghost Ride but since I was on an e-Bike, does it really count?

Rutland Fall Foliage Ride

 Oct 13, 2024

Ann & I headed south today on a quasi recovery ride after yesterday's ride out to South Hero Island. Fall foliage was in full swing this weekend. In the picture above you can see Pico Mountain on the left and Killington Mountain on the right. This is Ann's first road ride in Rutland and my second.  I wanted to explore the roads south of Rutland towards Clarendon and Wallingford.

Hopewell Hannah is back!

It was such a beautiful day today I had to get out on the bike for a few miles. Scott met me in town and we headed south towards Easton.  As I was driving home last night past the Hopewell Cemetery the creepy doll is back. A friend of ours rode Poverty Hollow this morning and mentioned it in his Strava post so we had to see it for ourselves.

Sunday Afternoon Delight

My original intention for Sunday was to go on a big ride but that meant waking up early and instead I decided to sleep in. I procrastinated all morning: updated my blog detailing issues of riding this past week, drank a lot of coffee, and put away some laundry. Sometimes, you need to do just that. Finally, I headed out at around 2:30 PM after making some final adjustments to the Jamis - I decided to go with a Fizik road saddle.

Hat City Invitational: Fall Foliage in Full Affect

Eric sent out an email a few weeks ago inviting me to ride a loop that is/was a popular Hat City Cyclists ride - Hat City folded last year - but the members still keep in touch and ride together. Today, we met near Macedonia State Park in Kent. On today's right was Roger,