Blogs from United States, North America - page 5604

Dear Families and Friends, I did it again! I finished the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. The weather was spectacular, sunny and cool. We started in downtown San Francisco at Union Square, ran through the financial district to Fisherman's Wharf. Mile 6 to 7 was one mile long of uphill. It was very challenging for me who is used to a flat course! But, when I reached the top, the view of Golden Gate bridge and the pacific ocean appeared in front of me. Wow.......it was stunning. It was breathtaking. It was completely worthwhile to climb that hill. I was going very strong until I reached Lake Merced at about mile 20. I experienced muscle cramps that I never had during my training. I stopped and stretched my legs. I was able to run slowly ... read more

Obfuscator writes: We actually saw things on Monday, and so naturally I'm keen on writing its entry. Onaxthiel spends a lot of words bemoaning this arrangement, but since he prefers to be behind the wheel, I can only assume he approves of it. Lake Erie State Park was rather pretty, but aside from the wonder showers, didn't have anything to keep us there for long. The friendly park ranger person waived the park fees for us though, so we didn't pay New York anything for our stay. That's not something I'll complain about. We began the drive toward Buffalo and Niagara Falls, picking a route that took us on back highways to avoid the tollways. On our way, we found Dunkirk, which we were disappointed to find contained not even one memorial to the famous seaborne ... read more

We made it to Gunnison, CO to visit our boy Marty at Western State. Its been a fun weekend. Felt good to cut loose be back in a college atmosphere. The ride here was amazing, as always. We went over Lizard Head Pass right around 10, 500 ft. There was a ton of snow but the roads were dry. We are 1500 some odd miles deep and we're starting to move a lot faster. On monday we head out for Monarch Pass at 11, 300 ft, the highest elevation that we have to cross on the trip. After that its pretty much easy riding through november rain and cornfields of Kansas until we hit the applachians. We plan on powerhousing through the plains but you never know what your up against. I think when we hit ... read more

The beauty of Alaska compares with that of any place in the world. Below are some pictures from a trip to Anchorage, then the Kenai fjords, and the Denali area (summer 2000). If you go I would highly recommend you taking the train to Seward from Anchorage--incredibly scenic! And then take in the town and some of the trails around town. While there take a day trip on a boat through the fjords on the coast. If possible take the longest day trip possible and sign up for a small boat. The one we took had about 17 people on it and it was great. We saw puffins, humpback whales, murres, a shark, a sea otter, seals, and killer whales (a huge highlight!). Another tip for Anchorage: a great day hike is up Wolverine Peak AND ... read more

Dimanche 30 septembre (jour 22), 3 petites heures de navigation nous attendent pour atteindre un des buts du voyage, Annapolis, ou se déroule le plus grand salon de voilier sur l’eau au monde…Dès notre arrivée dans la baie d’Annapolis, un voilier québécois nous indique qu’il ne reste que quelques mouillages disponible dans le fond de Spa Creek. Nous nous dépêchons car nous devons franchir un pont qui lève tous les 30 minutes. Il ne reste qu’une seule place assez grande pour nous, ce sera notre première tentative de mouillage à 2 ancres (espace oblige). Nous sommes à 100 pieds du dinghy dock de la rue Monticello devant une magnifique propriété évalué à 5 millions. Nous en profitons pour débarquer les vélos qui nous seront d’une grande utilité les 2 prochaines semaines. Après avoir visité la ville ... read more