Rural “Seens”

All photos taken September 25, 2022. We realize our bike riding days are coming to a close with the onset of autumn. Soon, colder weather and eventually, the white stuff, will slow our roll. With the bright sunshine, we foolishly thought today would be a a good day for a country ride. And it was,

Expedition Part 2 – 6th Bridge to Moberly Homestead

All photos taken on September 4, 2022. Our path to the Overlander Trail started by crossing 6th bridge, basically a Bailey Bridge originally developed for military use in WWII. The Maligne River shone emerald green in the morning sun. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

Expedition Part 1 – PLR to 6th Bridge

All photos taken September 4, 2022. Now, for the real reason we brought the E-bikes to Jasper. To see more of Jasper National Park without driving the car or exhaustive hiking. Patty had a great idea for this expedition. Ride down through Jasper to 6th Bridge on the Maligne Canyon and then continue out to

Outside our Comfort Zone

All photos taken September 3, 2022. Seeing the mountain bikers ride through the resort yesterday gave us the idea to try the same trail. Turns out, trail 6d at this point is called Water Tower. Sounds harmless enough, but we would see…. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new

233/45

All photos taken on September 17, 2022. What better activity to undertake on your 45th wedding anniversary, than a bike ride out in the country on Range Road 233. It was a stellar fall day when we left, but increasing wind speeds meant we were freezing, heading home. Happiness is shivering together over a hot

Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 2

All photos taken on August 24, 2022. …now, where was I? Oh, yeah, bike riding through the Edmonton River Valley. In Part 1, we left our intrepid duo (always wanted to say that) at the James MacDonald Bridge roughly in the center of Edmonton. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go

Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 1

All photos taken on August 24, 2022. Since our first attempt of transporting our folding E-bikes in the back of our Prius V for a river valley ride on July 29, 2022, we have been trying to get up the nerve to do it all again. Several things had to align to allow this: To

Making the Rounds

All photos taken on August 21, 2022. We alternate between rural and city rides, depending on the day and time we have. This day was an in town ride and with a few zigs and zags, we managed to pedal 25 km. (15 1/2 miles) in about 90 minutes. And in the time and space,

Calm, Cool & Connected

All photos taken on August 18, 2022. In the middle of a hot spell, we pondered what to do to get out and about. It would be too hot and sunny in the late morning/early afternoon to walk or cycle far, but, we couldn’t just sit around all day, avoiding this spell of good weather.

233 TOO/TO/TWO?

All photos taken on August 14, 2022. On August 9, 2022, when I was getting the bikes out to take them to the bike shop, I found the back tire on my bike was flat. I quickly pumped it up and rode it to the shop as quickly as possible, where it was again flat.