2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

[RabH]

After a recent visit, you forget as lovely as pictures are, being there is a whole different ballgame, riding that landscape every week is the luck of the gods

I'm very blessed to have these wonderful landscapes virtually on my doorstep and yes, the pictures don't do it full justice! You can see why Peebles is one of my regular destinations and its only 45 miles from my front door, it really is a great place to visit even without a bike and as you say, a short hop away you have spectacular countryside with very little traffic!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I'm very blessed to have these wonderful landscapes virtually on my doorstep and yes, the pictures don't do it full justice! You can see why Peebles is one of my regular destinations and its only 45 miles from my front door, it really is a great place to visit even without a bike and as you say, a short hop away you have spectacular countryside with very little traffic!

A lot of recent research shows that finding awe or wonder in the world around you is good for both mental and physical health. For one thing, the feeling shuts down self-preoccupation and all the stress and misguided self-importance that come with it.

Cycling through big, beautiful landscapes like yours and mine can sustain the effect. But you don't need inspiring landscapes to benefit. Wonder's all around if you're curious enough.

 

[JGcycle]

A few pics from today's 32km ride:

 

[JGcycle]

A couple of pics from this morning's 20km ride:

 

[stompandgo]

That looks like Rosa Ragusa. Great shot.

 

[Saratoga Dave]

Here’s one I haven’t seen before!

I started looking around for a bear, an abominable snowman, a duck… but no, just a quiet neighborhood I happened to be riding through.

But points to me for surviving an apparently deadly and ominous morning ride!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Here’s one I haven’t seen before!

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I started looking around for a bear, an abominable snowman, a duck… but no, just a quiet neighborhood I happened to be riding through.
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But points to me for surviving an apparently deadly and ominous morning ride!

Was somebody playing drums?