Tag Archives: Mountain Biking

Review: Chariot Cabriolet Bike Trailer

Jan 31 2011

Our family recieved a Chariot Cabriolet Bike Trailer for Christmas this past year! We’d read good reviews, researched the model that we thought would work best for us, and put it on our Christmas list – and we must have all been really good this year because we got not only the trailer but also a spare hitch attachment so that we can easily switch it back and forth between both of our bikes! The only bad news was that we were itching to try it out, but high’s in the 30′s leave me less than motivated to hop on…Read the rest of this entry →

Family Matters…3rd times the charm!

Aug 03 2009

No this is not about the mid-90′s TV show of the same name (although I did LOVE that show…) It’s about my latest adventure with my dad. So for the past year or so, my dad has been bugging me to take him camping, and I have been dragging my feet, not sure whether or not he was serious about wanting to go, or just trying to talk it up to see my reaction. A few months ago, I turned the tables on him and invited him to go on a camp/bike trip with me over the summer when I was off…Read the rest of this entry →

Some days its a blessing just to make it out on two wheels…

Jun 02 2009

Geez, today was one of those days at Lake Crabtree…Steve and I met at 3:45. It all started when I stepped out of the car into the middle of August (not sure why I hadn’t noticed earlier how freakin’ hot it was today!) When Steve got out of the car, he discovered that his rear tire was flatter than a pancake. We both kind of gave each other a groaning look, and moved his bike into the shade, so that he could change the tube with the crappy emergency pump that he carries on the frame of his bike (we still don’t know why it…Read the rest of this entry →

Extreme Wildlife Adventures in Wake County

May 09 2009

Steve and I had a blast today, and it was the most random day I’ve had in a long time, so I thought it was worth noting. In preparation for the upcoming family trip to Yellowstone, I decided I wanted Steve to teach me how to fly fish. Since his experience has been limited to the annual “guy’s trip” with his brothers and dad, Steve felt like he might need a refresher himself, and certainly didn’t know the good spots to go to in Raleigh. So we met up with our friends the Touseys, Tim and Jenn, and their two…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN