

Grayson Gravel 150 Bike Ride, Mt. Roger’s, and Wild Ponies
When we moved to Blacksburg, VA, one of the first things that we did was search for bikepacking loops in the area. After all, what better way to learn a new place than to slowly pedal through all its nooks and crannies at a more intimate pace than in a sheltered metal box (read: car). The Grayson Gravel Circuit was one of the first digital hits on our radar, and it particularly peaked our interest because it was A) in the region of Mt. Rogers (the tallest point in the state)
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Reflections on 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
Another year of being positively shocked that it’s over already and unaware of where the time has gone. Is it just the wicked reality of being a short life-spanned human or is something else involved here? I listened to an interesting podcast about how to slow down time (more specifically: How to Live a Long Life ) from Radio Lab, one of my go-to science shows, and I think about it from time to time. The TLDR is that when we do the same activities on repeat, following a mono
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A love letter to Ithaca
Photo by Sondra Wayman I had no expectations when moving to Ithaca in the summer of 2018. It was just the next city that I needed to go...
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Andalusia honeymooning: two days in Valencia during Las Fallas festival
From Valencia to Malaga, we were fortunate to experience Las Fallas festival, the Alhambra palace, and beautiful city life.
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A weekend biking the Rothrock Rambler in Pennsylvania
I grew up in Pennsylvania, though my appreciation for the densely and deciduously-forested state would only come after I moved away. As...
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