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Happy Holidays!

Image from Google Just a quick note to wish everyone happy holidays and the best for the New Year. Hopefully 2012 will be a prosperous and adventurous one for you and your friends and family. I want to thank everyone for reading my almost-daily musing and updates on the adventure world. I hope you find something fun, interesting, and inspiring from the things that I right about. Over the next week or so, updates are likely to be sparse and sporadic as I take a little time away to enjoy the holidays with friends as well. ...


Tour 2011: Rain Falls as the Pyrenees Loom

Image from Google Every year their are a few rain soaked days on the Tour de France , and 2011 is no exception. Today was one of those days, with a steady rain, and sometimes a downpour, falling on the riders throughout the day. It didn't seem to detract from their spirits however, as the sprinters faced off one more time before taking a backseat as we head into the mountains tomorrow. Todays stage was 167.5km (104 miles) in length between Blaye-les-Mines and Lavaur. While it did provide some hills, there were no major ...


Tour 2010: The Pyrenees Are Here!

Image from Google It was an interesting day of riding in the Tour de France following a busy and active weekend that saw the arrival of the Pyrenees at last, although the big fireworks have yet to appear, and it seems that the winner could be decided by (mis)fortunes this year as much as anything else, although there is still plenty of riding to be done. Saturday's stage was another rolling affair, with plenty of ups and downs, but no major climbs, but a challenging ride none-the-less. That day belonged to a very emotional