Author Archives: John Aylward

Day 1: Astoria to Tillamook

Posted on September 2, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: It’s a good thing that I like hills, because we enjoyed climbing four big ones today.  Our day started leisurely, since Chris and I are still waking up on Eastern Daylight Time and the ride did not start … Continue reading →

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Day 0: Portland to Astoria

Posted on September 1, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: Today we drove from Portland to Astoria, where our riding will start from.  It was a very scenic drive through the farmlands of the Willamette Valley and over the coastal range of pine covered mountains, and finally to … Continue reading →

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Day -1: Arriving in Portland

Posted on August 31, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: I arrived in Portland around midnight Pacific time and was at my sister’s house around 1am.  The trip went very smoothly.  My son, Chris, arrived about 11 hours later, having left Washington DC very early this morning.  After … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready To Go

Posted on August 21, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: I did a little clean up and tuning on my bike last weekend.  It was packed up by my local bike shop, Bikeway, today and sent on its way to Oregon. Today I rode my old Raleigh bike … Continue reading →

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2012 Discovery Hudson Valley Century

Posted on August 12, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: Today I participated in an organized ride by Bike New York.  The route I chose was 105 miles.  It started in Poughkeepsie at the end of Main St on the banks of the Hudson River.  We first traveled … Continue reading →

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John’s Big Ride

Posted on July 31, 2012 by John Aylward

Today’s Highlights: On Sunday, my grandson John, who is 5 years old, rode twelve miles with me and his dad.  We rode part of the Erie Canal route along the Tonawanda Creek.  He averaged six miles per hour and hit … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Hill Training Ride

Posted on July 1, 2012 by John Aylward

Description: For today’s cycling exercise, I chose to do some hill training.  It’s best to pick a hill with a nice name, because then it doesn’t hurt so badly, or at least it sounds like a nice destination.  So today … Continue reading →

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