Biking the Streets of Newton; All of the Streets
by Early in 2015 I decided to get back in the saddle and ride my bike more often. Since then, I have managed to tuck a …
Author: Doug Cornelius
100 Miles of Nowhere or 100 kM of Newton Bike Ride
I don’t need much encouragement to get on my bike for a long ride. Fat Cyclist threw out a challenge to ride 100 mile race …
Newtonville Books 2015 Reading Challenge – Third Quarter update @newtonvillebks
Or: Something Fun to Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone Newtonville Books published a 2015 Reading Challenge. I read and I’m up for a …
Hub on Wheels 2015
Boston Bikes’s Hub on Wheels has two great features: (1) a ride through parts of Boston I would not normally ride and (2) a car-free …
Tour de Newton
It was a cool, wet, and cloudy day, but hundreds of people gathered across Newton to see all thirteen villages of Newton by bicycle. This …
Pan-Mass Challenge Day Two
Good morning Cape Cod! I was tired after biking from Sturbridge to Bourne on Day One of the PMC and from the New York border …
Pan-Mass Challenge Day One
Good morning Sturbridge! My legs were tired and my head was groggy after biking here from the New York border on the Day Zero ride. …
Pan-Mass Challenge Day Zero
I rolled out of bed on Friday and was 280 miles away from Provincetown. The entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts was between me and there. I …
Becket or Bust Bike Ride
With the Pan-Mass Challenge coming up, my training plan has me spending long hours and long distances on the bike during the weekends. The Boy’s …
Update on my Newtonville Books Reading Challenge @newtonvillebks
Or: Something Fun to Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone Newtonville Books published a 2015 Reading Challenge. I read and I’m up for a …
Memorial Day Weekend Bike Riding
It was the first weekend of summer and time for some serious bike riding. I will be riding the Pan-Mass Challenge later this summer to …
Riding the Boston Marathon Midnight Bike Ride
While marathon runners were sleeping in anticipation of the race on Patriots Day, I joined hundreds of cyclists to bike the 26.2 miles in the …
An Avalanche from the Eyes of a Rescuer
James Mort was skiing with Australian ski buddies Andrew and Dan, and local friend Leonard at Les Crosets. It was great snow. Over three feet …
Newtonville Books 2015 Reading Challenge
Newtonville Books published a 2015 Reading Challenge. I read and I’m usually up for a challenge. So here is my current tally.
My 2014 Year in Books
75 books read for the year, most were good, some were great and there were a few duds.
Best Ski Line of 2014
Not my run, but Cody Townsend sliding through a steep and narrow chute (cave?).
Sliding Down the Sudbury River
A beautiful day on the flat waters of the Sudbury River through Concord, with Natascha and the kids.
Canoodling on the Concord River
Natascha and kids paddled with me through our second section of the Charles River. Click to read more.
Casting Along the Concord River
The Concord River forms from the merger of the Assabet River and Sudbury River. The two upstream rivers flow into each other at Egg Rock …
Tour de France in Watercolors
If you like the watercolor above, there is a kickstarter project for a book of these. The artist, Greig Leach, is painting key scenes from …