Blogs from Christiansburg, Virginia, United States, North America

Guest blog by Bruce Tipton: Another beautiful weather day in central VA today as Bob & Bruce rode nearly 50 miles with around 4K of climbing once again. Lots of steep up/downs, (12%+ for you cyclists), with minimal time to recover. Low humidity and comfortable temps were helpful. Overall it was a challenging yet rewarding day in the saddle. We did meet an interesting lady poolside, post ride in Christiansburg who studies astrology & reads Taro cards. She is convinced that Bob’s vibes suggest that he will most likely abandon the ride midway through Kentucky. This preposterous notion was immediately rejected as hogwash, since Bob is strong as a mule-both in temperament & condition-and neither Bob nor Bruce place any credence in the mystical powers of these carnival sideshow acts. No disrespect to those who do, ... read more

We now know we made the right decision to leave Shongo when we did. What a snowy mess it is becoming. Our grandson, Ryan, ran his snowplow in our driveway early today.....if you don't have to get out in it, I guess it could be a pretty Winter Wonderland. Otherwise, it is a Nasty Nightmare. Our Doppler showed freezing rain coming across into Virginia today. I told Cory he had to get through the state as quickly as he could.....wrong comment. Cruisin' Cory became Speedster Stan......we were flying along the highway like the Bullet-Train in Japan.....until I screeched. No wonder I have grey hair. We managed to stay just ahead of the treacherous weather until 1:00 PM @ Christianburg, VA. The rain was getting heavier and the temperature was dropping.....time to stop. There's no way we ... read more