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Stories from Bicycles and Icicles


  1. Three on three

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Aug 26, 2010

    Cruising down the South Fork Rim Trail late Tuesday evening, Jules, the Bike Monkee and I were making a lot of noise while trying to avoid a bear encounter. Still, I can't say it came as a huge surprise to… Full Story »


  2. Going (mostly) car-free

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Aug 23, 2010

    Most parents dread the day a child turns 16 and gets a driver's license. We fear for their safety, and shudder at the thought of car insurance premiums that double-or worse-overnight. Not at my house. My daughter recently started her… Full Story »

  3. Drive to Work Day

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Aug 20, 2010

    This morning I faced my twice-yearly car commute from South Anchorage to Midtown during the morning "rush hour." That's another way of saying I had a dental appointment. Traffic on the Seward Highway was lighter than usual-so light that I… Full Story »


  4. Saving Sarah

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Aug 12, 2010

    Sarah has spent this summer as an intern in the office where I work. After feeling her strength build all summer as she racked up miles, she sampled a little trail in my neighborhood, then wanted more. So, some friends… Full Story »


  5. Soggy end to the dry spell

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jul 31, 2010

    The blog has been in a coma lately. This wasn't helped by a multi-day, non-biking trip out of town. Come to think of it, I'm having a little trouble remembering the last time I went on a real ride. I… Full Story »


  6. Rovin' Rover's

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jul 22, 2010

    The city is warning trail users-again-to avoid Rover's Run because a remote camera captured images of a brown bear sow and her two-year-old triplets walking on the trail multiple times over the past week. For about 30 years, people used… Full Story »


  7. Something's Fishy

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jul 21, 2010

    It was the usual Monday morning greeting at work. The receptionist asked about my weekend, and I said something about riding on the Kenai Peninsula. Her immediate response was, "Did you fish?" This might be my biggest disconnect with many… Full Story »


  8. The Bear

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jul 18, 2010

    Resurrection Pass Trail, 7-17-10 With some rides, it's hard to determine what will be remembered the longest. Saturday's trip across Resurrection Pass was full of unusual elements like, heat; sun bright enough to burn our skin; unusually dry trail; a… Full Story »


  9. 24 Hours

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jun 27, 2010

    I'll be spending the next few days eating ibuprofen and drying out rain-soaked camping gear as I sort through all the mental detritus of the 24 Hours of Matanuska. Being a guy who abandoned in pain after seven and a… Full Story »


  10. Franco Finger

    Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jun 23, 2010

    My man Leonard stopped at this heavily fortified privy in France for a flip-off photo last fall. At least I think that's why he stopped-I don't know what he had for breakfast. While we're on the subject of thoughts that… Full Story »

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