The Cape Town Cycle Tour is a bucket list cycling event but how do you enter and have better chances of enjoying and completing it? Cape Town, South Africa, is the setting of the world's largest...
Category: Cycling and Bicycles
How often do you see Bears, Moose, Deer, Wolves and Coyotes in Canada?
In movies and documentaries, you see bears, moose, deer, wolves and coyotes up close in Canada and the United States. When in the wilderness, I find it's hit and miss whether one sees these animals...
6-Hour Ride from Ottawa Canada with a Tornado Warning // Decisions and Gear Choices
You are planning a big self-propelled outing by foot, bicycle, paddling, etc... In the days before, the weather forecast is good. The day of, things change for the not-as-good. We might face a...
Want Safer Cycling and Running Events? Organizer and Participant Responsibilities
Many of us enjoy running, cycling, paddling or cross-country skiing sporting events, and I want to talk about a shared responsibility between event organizers and the participants. When it...
A Good Friday turned Tragic Friday: A Ride to Remember Cyclist Andrew Randall
Mid-morning on Good Friday 19 April 2019, I sat with a dozen cycling club mates and enjoyed a lovely post-ride cappuccino at our usual café. A few hours earlier, as the sun started to rise, my...
Your Easy Guide to Emergency Survival Whistles and How to Use Them
What is an Emergency Whistle or Survival Whistle? If you get separated from your group, you have a crisis, you are lost, or you need help from anyone nearby, an emergency or survival whistle is...