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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Standing Next to History
I was standing in line at Staples, an oh-so-modern instantiation of the capitalist concept of making money by helping people. They were helping me get my Christmas cards done by printing 8.5×11 color copies of the yearly photo collage I … Continue reading
Posted in Central Coast Wine Country, cycling
Tagged George J. Marrett, Howard Hughes, K-Man, Skyraider
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Chaussettes de la Saison
A holiday present for myself from the Dollar Store I rode out to the east side of Paso Robles this morning, just a’wandering, and headed down Penman Springs Road thinking about maybe fortifying myself on a cool day with a … Continue reading
Posted in Central Coast Wine Country, cycling
Tagged Clautiere Vineyard, Paso Robles, Penman Springs Road
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Après le Déluge
The parched state of California has been enjoying a watery respite in the past couple of weeks. Here in the upper Salinas Valley I actually saw water FLOWING in the Salinas River under the bridge on the east side of … Continue reading
Posted in Central Coast Wine Country, cycling, San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club
Tagged bicycling, Paso Robles
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Get Yer Vintage On
I just returned home from a city council meeting in the town of Paso Robles, California, the next town north along US101 from where I live in Templeton. Pretty much every week I am riding in or through Paso Robles … Continue reading
Posted in Central Coast Wine Country, cycling
Tagged Best Bike Zone, HospiceSLO, L'Eroica, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County
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Frost Warning
He’ll sit on your wheel letting you pull all you want, then when you start to falter he’ll come around and make you eat dust. When you’re riding up a long ramp, your skinny corpus hiding from the sun in … Continue reading
Posted in cycling
Tagged Big Sur, California 1, Cambria, Gorda, Mike Frost, Piedras Blancas Motel, Ragged Point
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I Love It. I Quit.
I have had a bike since I was 5 years old and was given a little red Schwinn with training wheels. Dad pushed for a bit one afternoon then I was gone. Next I had a black Schwinn Typhoon, still … Continue reading
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