Hobnobbing with bicycle techies can be fun! Well Judy might not fully agree with that, but she was a grand sport and let me have a day at the second annual North American Hand Built Bicycle Showcase. Continue reading Bicycle Builders:
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The Tour:
You surly have heard of “The Tour de France.” We spent today watching “The Tour of California.” It just so happened that the company that our son, Glen, works for, IBM, has volunteered their parking and entrance area as the staging area for the third leg of a new race called The Tour of California. Many of the riders in this race are top contenders in the Tour de France and other top rated bicycle races around the world. Continue reading The Tour:
Flying Formation:
Everyone has to have someone whom they stand in awe. Let me introduce you to the man I call my Mentor. Bill Patterson had a first career as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and then as Professor at Cal Polly in San Louis Obispo California. Continue reading Flying Formation:
Warm Weather:
It is true, we finally found the warm weather! We are in Brownsville Texas. We are about as far south as you can go in Texas. Last night the furnace did not run even once. The temperature was near 80 yesterday, and 59 this morning. Continue reading Warm Weather:
Typical Day:
Today was another typical day here in Arcturus. We visited Manassas Virginia and learned about how the South whupped the Union not once but twice in 1861 and 1862 on the same battlefield. It happened to be an important railroad junction and close to Washington’s back door. Then we drove on to Front Royal Virginia, stocked up on groceries and fabric and entered the Shenandoah National Park to drive the Skyline Drive. Continue reading Typical Day: