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Ah, summer…
My summer is fast seeping away; in fact, I’ve spent the past two days in optional inservices with one more to go tomorrow, but I’ve tried to cram as much into the last bit as possible. There was last...
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Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
Gee…I imagine you’ve been thinking…with all Kate’s recent talk of half marathons and lousy training and dominating the basement of cyclocross standings, it’s been ages since she talked about riding...
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National Adventure Day(s) Lite
When my friends at ROCK Racing and the 100+ Project came up with the idea for National Adventure Day(s) (NADs for short), I thought it was brilliant. Because NADs fall on October 12 and 13 — between...
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Thanksgiving Break
Man, I love a 5-day weekend. Of course, no matter how long you’re off it’s never long enough, but I managed to fit a lot of fun into my Thanksgiving break. Wednesday: Grocery store (not particularly...
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Holiday binge
Usually I spend Christmas break stuffing myself with all manner of delicious food from the multiple family parties we attend. This year, I (mostly) avoided the cookies and candy and instead devoured...
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My snow days photo album
No matter how much I love my job (and most days I really, really do, especially this year), I’m really never quite ready to go back after a weekend or a holiday break, even a break as fun-filled as the...
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Icicle hunting
It’s no secret that the Midwest, like so much of the rest of the country, has endured some crazy cold weather this winter. As I mentioned to a friend today, I think this is going to be the winter that...
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Little Lost Creek and the bifecta
Dirty Kanza is looming in just a couple short months. Right now I’m about 100 miles ahead of where I was from January to mid-March last year. That difference is small enough to give me mini-anxiety...
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Somewhere to rest my weary head
Cabins, campsites, bear warnings, lovely lodges, sketchy discount hotel bookings, and spots mooched in the guest bedrooms of family and friends. Almost exactly a month ago we set off on a...
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San Diego or bust
We left town at 4 a.m. on July 17 with about 6 total hours of sleep among the three drivers. Having 0 of those hours, I scored one of the first non-driving shifts and spent the next 4 hours...
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