Winter redux

I have been remiss in posting as I am semi-serious about bloggery. About nine months ago I went out with the camera and did some skiing. Here's some winter cycling from 2013.

north country trail upper michigan monstercross bike ride

I got turned around last week on the bike and wound up on the mostly hiking North Country Trail in Marquette County.

 The text link is to the Vimeo video, which has a little better quality for some reason than the You Tube video.

 Short, felt pretty small in the scale of it all, thanks to the ant who went center stage at one point in the video shoot.

The snow finally melted.

The late start to winter allowed a late finish to off-road bicycling in the Upper Peninsula in 2012.

Here's a video I shot mid-December riding one of Marquette County's premier mountain bike trails on my Surly cyclocross bike.

and a little higher resolution version at Vimeo.




vimeo video

December road bicycling

It's been a busy summer and I've been remiss, but here's video of a recent sub 24 hour bike trip...on bike to the edge of the big lake.

link to a recent letter to the editor of mine about safe bicycling...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2015257222_bicyclesandcarssharingseattlesstreets.html

and the text if the link is broken...

"Editor, The Times:

I was shocked on opening Saturday’s Seattle Times to find yet another person unaware of the rules of the road, angry at behaviors people are legally allowed to do for their safety while riding a bicycle [“Not for the view,” Northwest Voices, Opinion, June 4].

There is no condoning illegal behavior by bicyclists. However, the letter echoed three myths drivers hold about bicyclists:

— Bicyclists “impede” traffic when slower than cars;

— Bicyclists must use bike lanes;

— Bicyclists cannot ride on sidewalks.

All are untrue.

Bicyclists are legally allowed to take the lane moving slower than car traffic, are allowed to avoid bike lanes, can ride on a sidewalk and cross in a crosswalk for their safety. Bicyclists are usually in the traffic lane or avoiding a bike lane only when their safety demands it. When bicyclists ride in the lane, motorists have a civic duty to drive carefully around them.

Bicyclists of all ages demand safe treatment by drivers. Bicyclists riding in the lane or avoiding bike lanes do so for their safety and deserve considerate treatment by Washington motorists. Bicyclist safety isn’t a debate about dog parks.

Children and their parents are at risk when drivers operate with mistaken impressions about bicycling."