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Canadian Rails-Trails!

The other day I ran into three men who were taking a four-day bike trip on some of the same paths that I was. Most of these paths are rails-trails, that is, old rail lines that have stopped being railroads for various reasons and now are paths. One of the …

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stasia July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026Bigger Adventures 0

Yesssss bike adventure!

Alright, this is going to sound stupid I’m sure, but y’all! I kind of forgot how much I love long-term bike travel! This is only the end of my fourth full day, but oh man. The sense of not knowing what’s ahead of me (equally discomfiting and exhilarating;), the discovery …

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stasia July 19, 2026 July 19, 2026Bigger Adventures 0

Sabbatical!!

It is July and I am at the beginning of three whole months off!! My employer very generously offers a (mostly) paid sabbatical after you’ve worked there for seven years — so here I am at 8 years, actually, getting three months off. I’m not sad about having waited till …

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stasia July 13, 2026 July 13, 2026Bigger Adventures, Great Ideas 0

When being pointless is actually the point

I Sometimes, when I run my frequent loop-de-loops on the many trails at Mt Tabor, and I see other people running their own loop-de-loops, so many of us running in various circles in the park, I think about how ridiculous we all are. Just running around, with no real purpose …

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stasia May 6, 2026 May 23, 2026Fitness, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized 0
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