foolish travels

I'll be journaling about my journeys here. Summer 2024 bicycling across Canada!


Posts from the road

9 Sep 2024: Ending my tour in Montreal 4 Sep 2024: Mostly Trails into Montreal 3 Sep 2024: Bucolic miles towards Montreal 2 Sep 2024: La Route Verte! 30 Aug 2024: A delightful ride into Ottawa 29 Aug 2024: Rollin' on Up 28 Aug 2024: A Short Slog 27 Aug 2024: More Hot Times at Lake Ontario 26 Aug 2024: Hot & Hilly Coastline 21 Aug 2024: Into the 4th largest city in North America 20 Aug 2024: Back Into Civilization 19 Aug 2024: Rail Trails all the way 18 Aug 2024: Dodging Downpours 16 Aug 2024: Holy Rollers 15 Aug 2024: Heating Up 14 Aug 2024: Fast then Frustrating 13 Aug 2024: Huronwards 11 Aug 2024: Superior Goodbyes 10 Aug 2024: A Blustery Seaside Ride 9 Aug 2024: The Hills Are Alive 7 Aug 2024: Discouraged, Encouragingly? 6 Aug 2024: Up, up, and away 5 Aug 2024: Beautifully Hilly Part Two 4 Aug 2024: Beautifully Hilly 3 Aug 2024: Fast Miles back towards Nowhere 30 Jul 2024: Rolling Thunder 29 Jul 2024: Yet Another Interstitial Pilgrimage 28 Jul 2024: Fast and Wet 27 Jul 2024: Hot and Stormy 25 Jul 2024: Short but Stout 24 Jul 2024: Around the water and through the woods 23 Jul 2024: Back to where the land has interesting topography 22 Jul 2024: Onwards through the fog 20 Jul 2024: Middle of Somewhere 19 Jul 2024: mini-recap of the time since I last rode

Before the break

27-30 Jun 2024: Riding with Lori 24 Jun 2024: Working a double 23 Jun 2024: Remotely Interesting 22 Jun 2024: Cognitive Dissonance 21 Jun 2024: The Climb before the Bomb 20 Jun 2024: Standing on the shoulders of giants 19 Jun 2024: Resting at the springs 18 Jun 2024: A++ would ride again! 17 Jun 2024: UnderBirthdayBiking 14-16 Jun 2024: I rode my bike to another timezone! 13 Jun 2024: Finally found the mosquitoes 12 Jun 2024: Time to Think 11 Jun 2024: First Bear 09 Jun 2024: Steadily delightful 08 Jun 2024: Yeehaw Rail Trail! 07 Jun 2024: A pleasant downhill from the summit 06 Jun 2024: A good, very hard, day 05 Jun 2024: Over the River and through the Valley 03 Jun 2024: More downhill than up 02 Jun 2024: Uphill, in the rain, both ways 01 Jun 2024: Valley of (liquid) Sunshine 31 May 2024: Underbiking Overload to Hope 30 May 2024: Seduced by well-meaning MUP's 29 May 2024: A Host with the Most 27 May 2024: To the Edge 26 May 2024: Hurry up and wait

Some posts from before I set out on this trip, about gear and preparation

15 May 2024: Back on Track! 7 Mar 2024: Delays and Silver Linings 21 Feb 2024: Loops versus Out-and-backs 20 Feb 2024: Shakedown Ride and Campout 16 Feb 2024: A Short and Bumpy Start 22 Jan 2024: Happy Accidents 21 Jan 2024: The first days of the rest of my life 30 Dec 2023: Route Planning

Note Jul 24 2024: New posts are at the top now!

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