Just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who has been reading my blog – it has been really awesome to chat with so many people who are into the same interests as I am. 🙂
Cycling
MS 150 – City to Shore (part 1)
Well I did it! I signed up again for the MS 150 City to Shore. I have done this ride twice before – well let me rephrase that, I have attempted this ride twice before and completed it once. The MS 150 is an epic charity bike ride which benefits Multiple Sclerosis – it starts in Cherry Hill, NJ and goes all the way to Ocean City, NJ. There are literally THOUSANDS of people that come to ride this event of all different abilities – it is quite overwhelming to see! Of course, you don’t have to ride the whole 150 (if you do, that’s split up into a 2 day event.). There is also the 100 mile century ride, the 75 mile ride which is the ride I sign up for (which is listed as 80 miles this year), a 45 mile and a 25 mile – so there is something for everyone! There are also MS cycling events a lot of different states across the US.
Biking to Work – it’s WORTH IT!
I LOVE riding my bike so I’ll take any excuse I can to sneak in a ride! If you have been reading my blog for a while you know I started biking to the grocery store. I have been biking to work for a few years now – not every day, sometimes I wake up too late or the weather is bad, or I’m feeling lazy 🙂 but the days where it works out just seems to start my day off right!
Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail
Every year I organize a bike trip to Jim Thorpe, PA. This year we had 15 people join the fun! We catch a shuttle from Jim Thorpe and ride it to White Haven where we jump on our bikes and have a pleasant 25 mile ride on the Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail back to our cars in Jim Thorpe. This year the leaves were just starting to turn and there was a slight chill in the air – it was beautiful and PERFECT weather for a bike ride.
Another use for JoJo’s DoggyRide!
So last year I bought a DoggyRide for JoJo – for those of you unfamiliar with what that is, it is one of those carts that attaches to your bike that you put a kid in, only this is for dogs. There are multiple openings that she can stick her head out, or I can zip the whole thing up and she just lays down and enjoys the ride. There is a strap with a clasp inside that I attach to her harness which is supposed to prevent her from jumping out, although she did jump out the 1st time I took her on a ride. Sure, she looks cute in it, but what ELSE can I use it for?
Perkiomen Trail
Today my parents and I headed out to check out a little bit of the Perkiomen Trail which is a 20 mile, multi use trail in Montgomery County, PA. We wanted to go for a bike ride and I wanted to check out someplace different – I read about some people who hiked a bit of this trail, ate at the Appalachian Brewing Co, and then hiked back to their cars – what an awesome idea! I had never eaten at an Appalachian Brewing Co so I was excited about that too!
We grabbed our bikes and headed out – we parked right in the parking lot for ABC in Collegeville, PA. The parking lot was huge and there was an opening in the fence to get right on the trail. We decided to head south – it was only 5 1/2 miles to where the trail meets up with the Schuylkill River Trail.
The trail started off as gravel and rocks and there were a few road crossings. About 1/2 way to our destination the trail was paved so it was very easy to ride on! This section of trail had a few more ups and downs than other bike trails I have been on, but they weren’t bad at all – just a little tricky on the rocky sections because you slide around a little. The trail went through the town and then went into the woods by the Perkiomen Creek- I love trails that follow water. There is something so relaxing about moving water – I really think I could watch it all day!
York County Heritage Rail Trail
Kevin and I decided to check out some of the York County Heritage Rail Trail on our bikes today. I absolutely LOVE rail trails as you can usually cover some pretty decent mileage on flat terrain with amazing views. The trail is approximately 20 miles long and also connects at the Mason Dixon Line to the Northern Central Railroad Trail (AKA the Torrey C. Brown trail) which is a 20 mile rail trail in Maryland. I had done a portion of these trails in the beginning of the summer with my Mom, but there were sections that I had seen pictures of online that I wanted to check out – so we grabbed our bikes and headed out!
blisters and bug bites 