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Canoeing The Clinton River

It was a great weekend of adventure and intrigue. Okay, well, mostly adventure. My father in law and I decided to embark on a voyage down the Clinton River in Rochester Hills, MI. It was a beautiful warm day, a pleasant deviation from the chilly winter days past. After some careful planning we managed to [...]

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Back in the Saddle Again!

Today it finally feels like spring is here!  I hope this isn’t another michigan weather tease, i don’t know if I could take any more of that…  I got my bike back out again this week and even biked my commute today.  My times were respectable at 24, 25 minutes for the five mile trip, [...]

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Flat tires are not fun.

On Tuesday about about a quarter mile from home I got a flat tire… bummer. Especially since last week I had broken my cheap tire pump. I tried to go to a gas station and pump it up and then swap the tube, but the station closed at 11pm while I was there and I [...]

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Biking is fun.

I’ve really been enjoying the commute to/from work on my bike. I feel energized all morning when I bike to work, and the ride home is great for unwinding. I actually look forward to the ride now, rather than think of reasons I should drive instead. I’ve got my time down to between 20-25 minutes [...]

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Biking to Work.

On Monday I finally put aside all the excuses and biked the commute to and from work. It was a great feeling of accomplishment just to make it there and home again. Special thanks to Dan’s post inspiring me to just do it. I biked to work for the 2nd time yesterday (Wednesday). The ride [...]

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