Category Archives: Travel

Fall Vacation Eats

Some of the good food from our Fall vacation to the Northeast.

Basil stir-fried veggies at Mekong – Sandusky Ohio. “Number 1 Best Beer Bar In America”

Salad and veggie wrap at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland Ohio.

Pasta with broccoli, mushrooms, garlic and olive oil at Leonardo’s in Franklin Pennsylvania.

Potato gnocchi at Leonardo’s in Franklin Pennsylvania.

Mushroom risotto at Yellow Dog Lantern in Oil City Pennsylvania.

Veggie fajitas at a Mexican place I think was in Breezewood Pennsylvania.

Tempura avocado tacos at Kaya in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Not that you see by the photo but it’s a Black bean burger at OTB Bicycle Cafe in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

On our trip to the northeast riding trails we stopped in Cleveland Ohio to check out the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

2014 Spring Vacation

Over Memorial weekend we attended the Pedaler’s Jamboree in Missouri. After that we went up in to Nebraska to ride. Here are a few non-biking photos from our vacation. These taken in Nebraska, the murals in Nebraska City.

Day Drive

Too windy today to bike ride so we spent most the day driving around Southeast Kansas. Just a few of many places we checked out…

The Rainmakers

Just noticed I never posted about this…
Back in August for my birthday nova took me on a road trip to Springfield, Mo to see my favorite band The Rainmakers. They were awesome and we had a great time.

West Coast – Fall 2013

We just returned from a trip out West to ride bikes. We rode trails in Hermosa Beach & Monterey, California, Boulder City Nevada & Central Utah.
The rides…
Santa Monica Beach and South Bay Bike Path – California
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail – California
Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail – Nevada
Candy Mountain Express Bike Trail – Utah

In addition to the cities we rode in or near we also spent nights in Las Vegas, NM, Flagstaff, AZ and Frisco, CO. While near Las Vegas we spent an evening on the strip.

Some non-ride photos…

Arkansas City Kansas

A few photos I took while in Arkansas City, Kansas.

Abandoned bridge over Arkansas River.

The Buford Theatre.

Colorful house.

The Osage. I assume was either apartments or a hotel.

Southeast Kansas

Photos taken on our way home from our latest trip.

Old abandoned highway under old railroad.

Railroad cars in Parsons, KS from the former MKT “Katy” railroad which we had rode our bikes on earlier in the week in Missouri.

What is left of “Gas Mini Golf” in Parsons, KS.

Flooding on the highway.

Fall Vacation 2012

October 2012 we took off to the North East to ride in a few states we’d not yet ridden in. We rode these trails and cities in the following order…
D & L Trail – Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail in Pennyslvania
Niagara Falls New York.
Catskills Scenic Trail – New York
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail – New Jersey
Junction and Breakwater Rail Trail – Delaware
Virginia Beach – Virginia

A few notes on the trip…
We were gone 14 days. We drove somewhere around 4000 miles. Gas prices ranged from $3.28 to $4.11. We had no definite plans when we left and just routed ourselves as we went depending on time and weather. We need to get our passports. I wish we would have rode in Maryland while we were there. Out of all the big cities we’ve driven in the traffic in the Washington DC area is the worst. We rode our first tow path. We’ve now been to all the great lakes. There are a lot of pizza places in the N/E. We ate a lot of good local food but I never had pizza. Nova did once. We didn’t have a bad meal or a bad hotel room the entire trip. The farms in OH, PA and NY make for a a beautiful scene especially this time of year. The row houses in the N?E are neat but I can’t imagine living so close to your neighbors. We had a wonderful time as we always do.

A few non ride photos from the trip…