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Camping at Limekiln Lake and Riding Moose River Plains ADK Gravel – 6.13.21
A few weekends ago Jordan and I spent another fabulous weekend in the Adirondacks camping and biking. We stayed at Limekiln Lake campground for 2 nights, located near the quaint Adirondack town of Inlet, NY. Friday evening we set up our tent in the light rain and woke up to an amazing morning. Can you just hear the loons calling in this photo? We got up and drove into Inlet for breakfast at Tamarack Café, along with a quick stop at Mountain Man Outdoor Supply in Old Forge because Jordan forgot his bike shoes! Thankfully they had lots of shoes to choose from. From there we drove back to our…
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Favorite Cycling Gear 2021
It’s been a while since I did a biking gear post (2017 to be exact). So here’s an updated gear list, aimed toward gear I use when gravel riding. *None of these items are sponsored! This is just my honest opinion on gear that I like. Purist 26 oz water bottles I can’t believe it took me this long to find a great cycling water bottle. I had been using freebie bottles that I’ve received over the years, drinking water that tasted like plastic during my rides. Well, no more of that. “Purist treatment infuses the bottle’s interior with silicon dioxide to prevent odors, stains and mold from attaching to…
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Riding the ADK Ididaride Gravel Course – 11.7.20
Last weekend my friend Aubrey and I got out on the gravel bikes. The weather was looking amazing, so we decided to ride the ADK Ididaride Gravel Course. The Ididaride is a bike event that takes place in North Creek (In the Adirondacks) every summer. I was planning on participating in the event this past July but it got canceled (along with everything else) due to Covid. The past few years they added on two gravel options, a 22 mile and a 30 mile route. We arrived at the North Creek Ski Bowl area around 10 am on Saturday. The temps were already in the 60s, which is pretty uncommon…
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Columbia County Gravel Ride
A few weeks ago Jordan and I took advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and decided to do a gravel ride down in Columbia County with some friends. We parked at S&S Brewery (they were closed) which is a good starting location for some great gravel routes in the area (it’s where the Farmer’s Fatty and the Gravel Gobbler start!) I found the route for the 2020 Virtual Gravel Gobbler on Ride with GPS. Even though there are some challenging climbs on this route, it’s such a beautiful area so all the climbing was worth it. 2020 Virtual Gravel Gobbler Dirty Bird Distance 24.3 mi Elevation 2,158’ Time 2 hrs,…
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ACL Recovery Log – 16 Weeks Post Op
Knee Update Currently, I’m 16 weeks post-op and not much has changed since my last update. In PT we’re still working on light plyometrics, hopping, jumping, skipping, and prepping my knee for…JOGGING. That’s a scary thought! I can’t remember the last time I went for a run before getting injured. A quick look back on my Strava account tells me the last time I ran was on November 19, 2019 – on the treadmill at the gym. EIGHT MONTHS AGO. Per my rehab protocol, I can start running at PT next week. But I have to say, I’m not hopeful that it’s going to go well. My knee still feels…