Archive - October 2010

Rush-ing to Houston – Encore

How disappointing. Granted, this tire –  a Michelin Pilot Road II, one of the best I’ve found – faithfully served Rain Cloud Follows on both the Road to WrestleMania XXVI ride and on the Alaskan Adventure – in fact, when I did the math – using my fingers and...

Rush-ing to Houston – Act Three

Big Bend National Park is another one of those national parks that you really have to want to go to. Tucked way down in the far western corner of Texas along the Mexican border, it isn’t on the beaten path to anywhere. I’ve always eyed this elusive expanse of land, but could...

Rush-ing to Houston – Act Two

Most times I ignore the voices of reason in my head, the ones that say silly stuff like, “Hey, dummy! Maybe taking a touring bike up a mountain on a dirt road is a bad idea, especially when not one soul knows you are doing it,” but when the hair on the back of my neck stands...

Rush-ing to Houston – Act One

Ever since I was this little drummer boy  in the picture below, I’ll confess, I’ve been a fan of the rock band Rush. I can still remember the first time I heard Rush like it was yesterday, which is funny because I can’t remember what actually happened yesterday. Anyway...