Rambling Different Trails: Back To Shangcai And More.
Last week it warmed up for a few days before turning cold and rainy again, so I took advantage by revisiting the small city of Shangcai. I’d last ridden there …
Rambling Different Trails: Spring,The AQI, And Construction.
When I hear about people considering coming to China to visit or work, but are too worried to do so, the reasons usually involve the air and general pollution here. …
Rambling Different Trails: An Overnighter.
There are not many of the historic early post-revolutionary buildings around anymore. This past Thursday was Qing Ming, aka “Tomb Sweeping Day.” Our plans were to take advantage of a …
Rambling Different Trails: So Many Routes To Re-Visit.
When you go out on a ride, how do you decide where to go? Some like to take the same few routes, maybe because they’re a known quantity and past …
Rambling Different Trails: Knees Are Fickle Friends.
Thursday’s longish ride destination was decided by Steve- Huaiyang for their annual festival. The way out of town surprised us with newly torn up streets. Zhoukou is in a constant …
Rambling Different Trails: Back To Our Regularly Programmed Spring.
One thing I missed on our Big Tour was weather that didn’t require a hose-down every half hour. We arrived back in Zhoukou to temperatures in the 70’s. What could …
Rambling Different Trails: The Takeaway
We’re back in Zhoukou now, and our Big Tour is in the books. So what have been the best parts and the parts we would change? What did we learn? …
Rambling Different Trails: A Week Of Contrasts
The route this week took us to some bona-fide tourist destinations, including the beautiful ruins of Vat Phou, a smaller cousin of Angkor Wat, and it’s village of Champasak. The …
Rambling Different Trails: Rolling On Down Route Thirteen.
Since last week we have pedaled through innumerable villages and dodged countless cows, goats, and the occasional water buffalo and scorpion. I am continually thankful I brought some masks along …
Rambling Different Trails: The Big Tour.
A few days before we were scheduled to leave for our cycling tour down the Mekong river from Vientiane, Laos to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, I heard from our …