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Why am I Here ?
I live in one of the most heavily populated areas of the US. The Los Angeles Basin is held up as a poster child for Inconvenient Truths. The truth is that on any given day there are few places on earth...
View ArticleHealth Headlines made to.... Shock
Health Headlines are presented as gospel, often leaving people scared and confused. "Toughs' University Study finds that: Worry is Contagious, pass it on." How can the results of a 300 page 20 year...
View ArticleSummit Everest.... sure were do I pay ?
Reinhold Messner wrote, in his book, The Big Walls:" The Big Walls are the royal discipline in mountaineering terms. They embody all of the things that make climbing what it is... size, scale,...
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Riding After the So Cal Fire Storm
Sunday we rode the Santiago Truck Trail, a week after the Fire Storm. We've seen some fire damage in the Santa Ana Mountains over the years. Nothing compares to this. The good news is that, because...
View ArticleGot Bicycle ? I bet you do, somewhere.
We rode Black Star Canyon here in Orange County CA Sunday. Its one part of the Santa Ana Mountains that did not burn last month. Just a few miles away from the evil Riverside Freeway but the view &...
View ArticleOpen letter to my Brother in Law.... NY Knicks
George:I chatted with Marie last week but as I read and watch what is happening in New York, I realize that you have needs too. It is all too easy for me to sit here 3,000 miles away shaking my head in...
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Elevation Gains
"Come into the Mountains Dear Friend" Susan Politz SchultzWhen we were kids we covered plenty of ground. Our adventures took place in the woods, from The Old Hotel to some shale outcroppings, just far...
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more... Mountains & Blizzards
I've changed the lead photo, taking down the "After the Socal Fire Storm" image. I took the new picture from a high angle between storms, in my travels. You might compare it to Front Range from Eastern...
View Articlele Tour
The 3rd Amgen Tour of California is underway here, 7 stages 668 miles. Top US and International teams are yielding high levels of competition. Its ironic that a pharmaceutical company may be...
View ArticleBacteria Viris, Fungus & Mold.... Oh My
Remember that kid on your block that ate dirt; 'accidentally' falling into the Mud Pond or slogging through swamps as a kid ? Even though you swore you washed your hands before meals it was a crap...
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The Links..... Hugging your Chain Ring
If you are reading this instead of riding I can only imagine that; You are dead tired from hammering trails all day; Its 2 AM your battery pac failed so you had to ride home in the dark; or you are...
View ArticleOlympic.... not just a Pool Size
The Olympics always spark debate and this year we have hit the Mother Lode. I read an interesting commentary today on Marketplace, the excellent no BS business+ site & radio program. It got me...
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In-Bev cracks open Beer Powers Act...
US Beer Super Power Coors-Miller, aspires to North American dominance but has been dealt a blow of international proportion by In-Bev. The Belgian conglomerate has made a preemptive strike, adding...
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Almost a year... After the Fire Storm
Whiting Ranch re opened in July and we have been taking full advantage. There is no doubt that the fire swept through the entire park but there are areas that have been spared. The stream bed along...
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Where have all the flowers gone ?
Well here I go not posting for months, whatever things I am not doing, I am riding. Last year and this winter have been the best I can remember on two wheels. We started with Mt Wilson via Chantry,...
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Convergence
It can be hard living in the Western Megalopolis. High end housing developments have been sprouting up for years. The highways & malls are crowded, you watch TV, read news, blogs, forums getting...
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