Trail Ramblings: Spring Is (Almost) Here!
You could feel the warmth and hear the running water of snow melt today. No face mask or goggles, no over-layer of wind pants, thermal boots or Bar Mitts! Spring …
Trail Ramblings: Be Thinking Ahead Towards Those Warmer Weather Rides.
Like the gardener looking at seed catalogs in the middle of winter, cyclists register for summer races, rides, and tours. It’s actually too late to register for some of them, …
Trail Ramblings: It’s Time To Sharpen Those Bike Handling Skills.
The neighborhood streets were quite passable this morning- when they were just snow packed and not driven on too much yet. A few hours later that wasn’t the case. It …
Rambling Different Trails: Hands And Feet.
I would venture to say that when it comes to winter cycling deal-breakers, the hands and feet come out on top of the list. After that, it’s probably the road …
Trail Ramblings: International Winter Bike To Work Day Is This Friday!
You can sign up at https://winterbiketoworkday.org/. They are also on Facebook, search for Winter Bike To Work Day. I’ve been reading about other cities and their winter bike commuters lately. …
Trail Ramblings: Yes, You Can Still Have Fun Riding In This Weather.
So who’s still riding in this weather and who thinks it’s just not for them? The trails are generally in good shape, barring a little packed ice in spots and …
Trail Ramblings: Riding In Northern Climes.
Here in Nebraska many, if not most, people tend to think that riding a bicycle is a warm weather activity. They may even question whether bike trails are used enough …
Trail Ramblings: Who Clears That Trail?
Kudos to the Parks and Recreation Dept. for largely getting the latest round of snow cleaned up before it got packed down on the trails. It wasn’t all able to …
Trail Ramblings: And The Other Trails?
I’ve talked about our abandoned rail corridors that we use around Lincoln, but what about the other trails? Many, but not all of our trails are mentioned at http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/parksfacilities/trails/ if you …
Trail Ramblings: There Are Many Trails, Yet Never Enough.
In the past weeks I’ve talked about the trails we’ve gained from the abandonment of railroad corridors belonging to the Rock Island and Missouri Pacific. The other abandoned railroad corridor …