Hello all,
Tom and I are planning a shortish ride on Friday. Probably a noon start to let it warm up. Probably about 20-25 miles. We are looking at Forest Park stuff to stay out of traffic. We think noon - 2:00 or so. I'm thinking I will leave my house around 11:30 to meet Tom some place around noon - maybe the Forest Park visitor's center. We'll probably just tool around the park from there, and maybe downtown just a bit as we work our way home. I might see if Tom wants to stop at Cafe Ventana (the coffee shop on West Pine and Vaneventure) for some free beignets.
Ron and all - I can't get out Saturday as I'll be out of town.
Sunday the weather looks pretty iffy, but I might be up for an afternoon ride (like 2:00 or so), but it does look iffy. Post ideas and I'll see depending on the weather. But I might have too many things to do at the house too.
Mike
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Turkey Ride, and Wednesday ride?
Hello all,
Mark and I are planing a ride for Turkey morning, but we don't have all the details yet. I thought I'd throw something out, just to see who might be interested.
We're looking at a shortish ride (25 - 30 miles) that maybe starts around 10:00 or 10:30 and maybe goes for about 2-2.5 hours. We have not nailed down the start place or time yet. I have to be home by 12:30, so I'm looking at a start time of around 10:00 or 10:30 - but the weather is supposed to be pretty fair, so I don't think 10:00 is too early.
Mark, I was wondering if starting at Kaldi's in Kirkwood might be a good start? Maybe we roll from there at 10:30? Or maybe even 10:00? If this is not a good start I'm game for starting at Forest Park. I could be talked into starting in the Valley too - all though that would be my least favorite idea. I'd like to try and think of a place I can ride to. If we go with Kirkwood Kaldi's I'd probably put on the cold weather gear and ride to Kaldi's early enough to get coffee and oatmeal at 9:30 or so (if they are open), and then ride with you for a couple of hours, but then bail on home. I need to be home by 12:30 to get ready for plans with the family.
If we hook-up at Kaldi's we might be able to work some of the Kirkwood hills, and maybe Grant's trail, and just see how things work out.
If anyone is up for an afternoon ride on Wednesday I'm kind of looking at that too. I might be able to knock off around 3:00 - it would be a short ride near my house. Dave? Tom?
Talk to you all soon,
Mike
Mark and I are planing a ride for Turkey morning, but we don't have all the details yet. I thought I'd throw something out, just to see who might be interested.
We're looking at a shortish ride (25 - 30 miles) that maybe starts around 10:00 or 10:30 and maybe goes for about 2-2.5 hours. We have not nailed down the start place or time yet. I have to be home by 12:30, so I'm looking at a start time of around 10:00 or 10:30 - but the weather is supposed to be pretty fair, so I don't think 10:00 is too early.
Mark, I was wondering if starting at Kaldi's in Kirkwood might be a good start? Maybe we roll from there at 10:30? Or maybe even 10:00? If this is not a good start I'm game for starting at Forest Park. I could be talked into starting in the Valley too - all though that would be my least favorite idea. I'd like to try and think of a place I can ride to. If we go with Kirkwood Kaldi's I'd probably put on the cold weather gear and ride to Kaldi's early enough to get coffee and oatmeal at 9:30 or so (if they are open), and then ride with you for a couple of hours, but then bail on home. I need to be home by 12:30 to get ready for plans with the family.
If we hook-up at Kaldi's we might be able to work some of the Kirkwood hills, and maybe Grant's trail, and just see how things work out.
If anyone is up for an afternoon ride on Wednesday I'm kind of looking at that too. I might be able to knock off around 3:00 - it would be a short ride near my house. Dave? Tom?
Talk to you all soon,
Mike
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Ride Sunday, Nov 23 - Turkey Ride too
Hello all,
Anyone up for a ride Sunday? The weather looks pretty darn good, and not too windy either. It should warm up to tolerable around 10:30, and for certain by 11:00. After noon it will be on into the low to mid 50's.
So how about a Forrest Park / City type of ride? If David T.. jumps in, we may wind up with some south city / towards Grant's Trail type of riding too.
I'm game for about anything except going solo, so I'd like to find a friend. I'm looking to roll from my house around 10:30, and I can head to Forrest Park to meet others there. Maybe we can call it Meet at Forest Park Tourist Info center at 11:00. That sound good? We can wing the route from there. Last weekend David, Dr. Dan, Tom and some others and I started there and had a pretty interesting ride down south from there that was pretty fun. I'm looking for something in the 30-40 miles range. I've done a few too many 25 mile rides, and want to stretch it just a touch.
Turkey Day is looking pretty good too. Maybe a light ride before we set the table? I'd love to get in about 25 miles or so maybe around 11:00. Anyone game? Probably about the same ride description as above. Maybe just stick to Forest Park and the City and keep it simple.
Let me know,
Mike
314-239-6229
Anyone up for a ride Sunday? The weather looks pretty darn good, and not too windy either. It should warm up to tolerable around 10:30, and for certain by 11:00. After noon it will be on into the low to mid 50's.
So how about a Forrest Park / City type of ride? If David T.. jumps in, we may wind up with some south city / towards Grant's Trail type of riding too.
I'm game for about anything except going solo, so I'd like to find a friend. I'm looking to roll from my house around 10:30, and I can head to Forrest Park to meet others there. Maybe we can call it Meet at Forest Park Tourist Info center at 11:00. That sound good? We can wing the route from there. Last weekend David, Dr. Dan, Tom and some others and I started there and had a pretty interesting ride down south from there that was pretty fun. I'm looking for something in the 30-40 miles range. I've done a few too many 25 mile rides, and want to stretch it just a touch.
Turkey Day is looking pretty good too. Maybe a light ride before we set the table? I'd love to get in about 25 miles or so maybe around 11:00. Anyone game? Probably about the same ride description as above. Maybe just stick to Forest Park and the City and keep it simple.
Let me know,
Mike
314-239-6229
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Top of the Door Tour
Folks,
I am going to wet your appetitie by stating to post our summer rides. At this point what I post will not be a final form, but you will get the general idea. So I am going to start at the Top, the Top of Door County!
Door County's tranquil "top of the thumb" area is a world apart from the bustling villages farther south on the Penninsula. This water is never far away on the first part of the ride which takes in both the Lake Michigan and Green Bay Shores and the turbulent chanel known as Death's Door.
The tour begins in Ellison Bay, which contains the Pioneer Store built in 1900, and the Victorian Hotel Disgarden bed and breakfast. In town in the Viking Restaurant, home of Door County's oldest Fish Boil. If our timing is right we will back to all have dinner after the days ride.
Leaving town we travel to The Clearing -- beautiful views of the water and the setting sun, historic stone and log buildings and hiking trails that wind through the property's 130 acres of forest and meadow - combine to create one of Door County's great cultural and natural treasures.
Next we pass orchard stores selling apples, ciders, and homemade preserves on our way to Newport State Park, Wisconsin's only formally designated wilderness park. The park was a logging village in the 1800s. Only remnants remain today, and beautifull rustic sandy beaches.
I am going to wet your appetitie by stating to post our summer rides. At this point what I post will not be a final form, but you will get the general idea. So I am going to start at the Top, the Top of Door County!
Door County's tranquil "top of the thumb" area is a world apart from the bustling villages farther south on the Penninsula. This water is never far away on the first part of the ride which takes in both the Lake Michigan and Green Bay Shores and the turbulent chanel known as Death's Door.
The tour begins in Ellison Bay, which contains the Pioneer Store built in 1900, and the Victorian Hotel Disgarden bed and breakfast. In town in the Viking Restaurant, home of Door County's oldest Fish Boil. If our timing is right we will back to all have dinner after the days ride.
Leaving town we travel to The Clearing -- beautiful views of the water and the setting sun, historic stone and log buildings and hiking trails that wind through the property's 130 acres of forest and meadow - combine to create one of Door County's great cultural and natural treasures.
Next we pass orchard stores selling apples, ciders, and homemade preserves on our way to Newport State Park, Wisconsin's only formally designated wilderness park. The park was a logging village in the 1800s. Only remnants remain today, and beautifull rustic sandy beaches.
After enjoying the parks views we head off to Northport to catch the Ferry to Washingonton Island.
Just a few miles off the tip of the Door County peninsula lies Washington Island. A friendly year-round home to 700 people, the island is also an enchanting destination for thousands of visitors each year. The Washington Island Ferry Line is the vital transportation link across storied Death's Door passage.
Once on Washingon Island we will tour by bicycles its remote sites. We might be hungry when we get here so consider a stop at Nelson's Hall, Bitter's Pub and Restaurant. We will be sure to stop at the Stavkirke church patterned after the Borgund, Norway church built in 1150 A.D.
Other sights will include the Arts & Nature Center, Jacobsen Museum, Farm Museum, and Jackson Harbor. Then its back to the ferry to return to the main land.
After returning we will head over to the town of Gills Rock. At the very tip of the Door County peninsula lies Gills Rock, where a strong tradition of commercial fishing continues today. Gills Rock offers divers the opportunity to explore the many shipwrecks in and around Death's Door. The local maritime museum houses many artifacts from these wrecks and chronicles the fishing industry .
Monday, November 10, 2008
Saint Louis Film Festival - Nov 13 - Nov 23
Hello all,
So what does the film festival have to do with cycling? Not much, but it does have something to do with coffee - before, during and after the show, so I felt it was an appropriate topic for the blog.
Lynda and I are planning on seeing as many shows at this year's festival that we can pack in to our schedule and we thought we'd see if anyone wanted to join us for any of the shows we are planning. This year's festival has over 100 films, many of which are international and usually fantastic, plus some very good documentaries, and quite a few shows have a Saint Louis connection, either being shot here, or actors and directors from here - or all three.
So, below are films Lynda and I are looking at. I don't know if we'll make it to all of them, it is a pretty ambitious list, but we're going to try and catch as many of them as we can. Plus, we'd probably be up for some before or after show coffee's or light meals - so let us know. If you want more info on the SLFF, including descriptions of all the shows, check out the following web site: www.cinemastlouis.org
Thursday, Nov 13 - Tivoli - Humboldt County - 7:00 PM (Mike only, so I'm looking for a date)
Sunday, Nov 16 - Tivoli - Katrina's Children - 2:45, and Fuel (best Doc at Sundance) at 7pm
Monday, Nov 17 - Frontenac - Fashion Victims - 9:00pm
Tuesday, Nov 18 - Tivoli - War Eagle, Arkansas - 7:00pm - Mike only
Wednesday, Nov 19 - Tivoli - The Pope's Toilet (a comedy) at 7:00pm and Stranded at 9:00. Stranded is a documentary that is getting strong reviews about the 1972 plane crash in the Andes with the Rugby team. I'm sure you've seen Alive! - but this is supposed to be better, with interviews from the survivors and re-creations in film from their true accounts.
Thursday, Nov 20 (maybe, and only Mike) - Tivoli - Say Goodnight - 9:45 - a local movie with local scenes, actors, directors, etc - looks pretty good.
Friday, Nov 21 - Tivoli - The Thacker Case (a murder mystery) at 7:15, and Advertising for the Mob (a comedy) at 9:15. We might need to check that these don't overlap. If we only go to one, it would probably be the second one. Waves of Freedom (a documentary about some of the first settlers of Israel) is also playing that night at 7:15 - which will not be an overlap with the Mob movie - and I'm interested in that too.
Saturday, Nov 22 - Tivoli - The Trap (a thriller) at 1:15. Also, at 7:15 we're planning on seeing the Brother's Bloom ( a comedy with Adrien Brody). That same day at 6:30 at Frontenac - The Class is playing (best film at Cannes). We'd like to see the Class too - but will go with the Adrien Brody film.
Sunday, Nov 23 - Frontenac - Waltz with Bashir ( a Documentary in animation about the middle east - maybe Israel and or Palestine - I can't remember for sure - it's getting a lot of critical acclaim) at 3:15, and I've loved you so Long ( with Kristin Scott Thomas) at 6:15.
So lots of great movies - probably too many! But what the heck. There are also another 10-15 or so that look really great, you just can't see them all. But we are noting them down, and will watch for them to come to Frontenac or other places in the upcoming months.
So let us know if you're interested..... and we'll see you at the movies!
Mike and Lynda
So what does the film festival have to do with cycling? Not much, but it does have something to do with coffee - before, during and after the show, so I felt it was an appropriate topic for the blog.
Lynda and I are planning on seeing as many shows at this year's festival that we can pack in to our schedule and we thought we'd see if anyone wanted to join us for any of the shows we are planning. This year's festival has over 100 films, many of which are international and usually fantastic, plus some very good documentaries, and quite a few shows have a Saint Louis connection, either being shot here, or actors and directors from here - or all three.
So, below are films Lynda and I are looking at. I don't know if we'll make it to all of them, it is a pretty ambitious list, but we're going to try and catch as many of them as we can. Plus, we'd probably be up for some before or after show coffee's or light meals - so let us know. If you want more info on the SLFF, including descriptions of all the shows, check out the following web site: www.cinemastlouis.org
Thursday, Nov 13 - Tivoli - Humboldt County - 7:00 PM (Mike only, so I'm looking for a date)
Sunday, Nov 16 - Tivoli - Katrina's Children - 2:45, and Fuel (best Doc at Sundance) at 7pm
Monday, Nov 17 - Frontenac - Fashion Victims - 9:00pm
Tuesday, Nov 18 - Tivoli - War Eagle, Arkansas - 7:00pm - Mike only
Wednesday, Nov 19 - Tivoli - The Pope's Toilet (a comedy) at 7:00pm and Stranded at 9:00. Stranded is a documentary that is getting strong reviews about the 1972 plane crash in the Andes with the Rugby team. I'm sure you've seen Alive! - but this is supposed to be better, with interviews from the survivors and re-creations in film from their true accounts.
Thursday, Nov 20 (maybe, and only Mike) - Tivoli - Say Goodnight - 9:45 - a local movie with local scenes, actors, directors, etc - looks pretty good.
Friday, Nov 21 - Tivoli - The Thacker Case (a murder mystery) at 7:15, and Advertising for the Mob (a comedy) at 9:15. We might need to check that these don't overlap. If we only go to one, it would probably be the second one. Waves of Freedom (a documentary about some of the first settlers of Israel) is also playing that night at 7:15 - which will not be an overlap with the Mob movie - and I'm interested in that too.
Saturday, Nov 22 - Tivoli - The Trap (a thriller) at 1:15. Also, at 7:15 we're planning on seeing the Brother's Bloom ( a comedy with Adrien Brody). That same day at 6:30 at Frontenac - The Class is playing (best film at Cannes). We'd like to see the Class too - but will go with the Adrien Brody film.
Sunday, Nov 23 - Frontenac - Waltz with Bashir ( a Documentary in animation about the middle east - maybe Israel and or Palestine - I can't remember for sure - it's getting a lot of critical acclaim) at 3:15, and I've loved you so Long ( with Kristin Scott Thomas) at 6:15.
So lots of great movies - probably too many! But what the heck. There are also another 10-15 or so that look really great, you just can't see them all. But we are noting them down, and will watch for them to come to Frontenac or other places in the upcoming months.
So let us know if you're interested..... and we'll see you at the movies!
Mike and Lynda
Thursday, November 06, 2008
End Of Dubbya Ride (Saturday)
Folks,
You may have voted for the Obama or even MCain. One thing is for sure we all wanted Dubbya GONE! So I am going to have a celebratory ride that he will be gone in a couple of months. It starts from my house at 10:15 am on Saturday. Just like Dubbya I dont have a well thought out plan yet. So we will just head into the fray, and we will wing it. Hopefully we will have better luck without a plan then Dubbya did.
Roark
You may have voted for the Obama or even MCain. One thing is for sure we all wanted Dubbya GONE! So I am going to have a celebratory ride that he will be gone in a couple of months. It starts from my house at 10:15 am on Saturday. Just like Dubbya I dont have a well thought out plan yet. So we will just head into the fray, and we will wing it. Hopefully we will have better luck without a plan then Dubbya did.
Roark
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