This past Sunday, I went for a longer ride than my previous few, up to the village of Turners Falls.  It is not its own municipality – rather the village is part of the Town of Montague, which generally lies across the Connecticut River from Greenfield and Deerfield. It was almost a straight North ride … Read more

I went for a ride on Labor Day, and my main destination was a place that’s not very well-known around here, and even less visited.  But I’ll get to that in a bit.  First, I headed over to Northampton and checked out the new bike trail that runs North-South along the train tracks: It seems … Read more

Training ride number 3 took place on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.  I decided to tackle a feat that I’d been thinking about for the better part of 2 years.  I was going to ride up Mount Holyoke. Mt. Holyoke is the Westernmost peak in the Holyoke range, and it forms the bulk of … Read more

My second training ride occurred during the last weekend of August.  I went to a location I’d biked to a few times before, including on my first training ride in 2007.  That place is the Quabbin Reservoir.  To get there, I headed East from our house through Amherst and into Belchertown, stopping off at our … Read more

My first training ride for the MS event involved going to visit a spot that I’ve been meaning to hit for a couple of years.  That would be Sugarloaf Mountain in Deerfield.  I rode North through Hadley, picking up Route 116 and taking it through the town of Sunderland, and then across the river into … Read more

Most people who know me may remember my fundraising bike ride in 2007, which I did to raise money for MS research.  Well, I’m going to be doing that ride again this year.  My reasons remain the same – knowing people with MS and wanting to help out in some way.  The last time I … Read more

Our Prius hit a milestone this past Wednesday.  Not literally, thankfully (do we even have stones to mark miles anywhere in the US?), but our car now has six digits on the odometer.  It rolled 100K while I was on the way to work, and I stopped to take pics before: and after: We’ve had … Read more

Alternate title for this post: “Another nail in the coffin of MS.” Yesterday I did the big ride, and it was quite a ride. First off, I want to thank again everyone who donated. In supporting my effort, you’ve helped fund more MS research and advocacy to the tune of $711.00. Pretty good considering that … Read more

I made it! I got back to the starting point – also the finish – a bit before 3:00. Those last 10 miles were the hardest by far, not because the road got any hillier, but because my legs were getting weak. I’m now enjoying a meal before I leave for home. All the details … Read more

I somehow missed the second rest area. I’m now about 40 miles in. Fortunately, a support vehicle came by and I was able to get more water just now. I had run out a bit ago. So only 10 miles left to go!