http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ en-us editor@themaineswitch.com 2008-06-17T14:45:22-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/029046.html Another Trek Across Maine is finished, but the sore legs and the all-over body fatigue isn't. The legs still feel like cement and, even though... 29046@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-17T14:45:22-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028931.html Biking in the rain isn't one of my favorite things, but sometimes you just have to suck it up and pedal on. For the first... 28931@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-15T19:54:01-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028906.html Bag Balm is a wonderful invention. Let's just say it's a good thing we had an extra large tin of it and leave it at... 28906@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-14T16:31:39-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028880.html Day one. Done. And what a day it was. Gorgeous. Not too hot, a breeze that was welcome because it kept you cool until about... 28880@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-13T18:11:14-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028739.html Well Trekkers, I trust you're ready for the weekend's 180. Hopefully you've done your training and you didn't forget to pack your toothbrush. Just remember... 28739@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-12T07:48:48-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028648.html Tonight's packing night. Tomorrow night's traveling up to Sunday River night. Friday's the morning you'll be kicking yourself if you forgot to pack something. So... 28648@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-11T08:11:31-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028526.html Had an interesting experience yesterday while putting in a quick 20 miles just to keep the legs moving. I was cruising along Middle Road through... 28526@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-10T08:49:19-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028455.html So far, it doesn't look like there's any rain in the forecast for Trek weekend. Actually, it looks like it's going to be significantly cooler... 28455@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-09T08:57:53-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028417.html It was bound to happen eventually. After an early season of absolutely no troubles with idiot drivers I had my first encounter with an old... 28417@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-07T20:20:58-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028329.html Now that's more like it. A challenging 35 miles, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle and no skimping on the hills. The ache in my... 28329@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-06T09:24:30-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028248.html One week from today I'll be heading up to Sunday River with my riding partner, Gail Fitzmaurice, for the start of the Trek Across Maine.... 28248@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-05T07:07:47-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/028092.html When I talk about the routes I ride on my bike -- through Portland or Gorham, down busy Rte. 100, up 202 and down 22... 28092@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-06-02T20:27:53-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/027817.html Cyclists seem to be a naturally friendly sort of people. There's always a wave, a smile, a "hey, how are ya?" when you come upon... 27817@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-05-28T13:25:14-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/027708.html Ah, the aromas you smell on a morining bike ride in the spring: freshly cut grass, lilacs in bloom, bacon through an open kitchen window,... 27708@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-05-27T07:23:05-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/027589.html So the bike stayed in the garage for an entire week. No excuses really, except that it took me three days to recover from the... 27589@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/biking/trekkin/ 2008-05-23T10:15:58-05:00