Exploration Date

All photos taken on June 20, 2022. We have been in a bit of a rainy spell of late, but managed to find a window to bike around our small city and see what was shaking. We call this route, the lake (actually, storm pond) loop and it is always nice to see what water

Climate Change is Real

All photos taken on June 9, 2022 on our 33 km (20 mile) bike ride. Whether you agree with the causes for climate change or not, there can be no denial that Earth’s climate is changing. While the cycle for the change may be “normal”, the severity pendulum keeps swinging in longer and longer arcs.

Cycle of Spring

All photos taken on June 1, 2022. I still recall the excitement I experienced as a young child, when the cold, snowy winter dissolved into warm sloppy spring. I would constantly pester Mom, asking when I could get my bike out and go for a ride. In truth, little has changed in the ensuing 60

Bikespedition

All photos taken on May 13, 2022. We often ask ourselves “When will we ever learn?” with regard to some of the hike or bike options we choose to embark upon in our mature years. Today was no exception, when son B suggested a 50 km (31 mile) ride into the mountains of the Seymour

Road Trip – Un-Chained Malady

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on October 4, 2021 during our nearly 50 km (31 miles) bike ride through Stanley Park, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Kitsalano and Shawnessy. We were

Road Trip – Mountain Riders

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on September 29, 2021. Despite the fact we have been coming to Jasper for the better part of 40+ years, we have never cycled here.

Meteorological Fall?

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on our August 29, 2021 bicycle ride of almost 32 km (20 miles). As if autumn is not coming fast enough these days, our favourite

Miles of Smiles

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on August 14, 2021 on our bike circumnavigation of Beaumont. Miles of Smiles © Tanka Looking for some fun on hot smoky Saturday, we set

Seasons Cycle By

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on our August 12, 2021 rural bicycle ride. Since our quick trip out to the coast, we have not managed many bike rides out into

Dwindling Resources

All photos taken July 31, 2021 on our rural bicycle ride. On our ride, we could not help but notice that the prairie potholes, once so filled with vegetation and birdlife were all drying up. Some were actually totally dry and stinking of rotting vegetation, others were fully covered in green algae. Only the largest