Adventures with my Schwinn Discover 700c bike.
Erwin Linear Trail 13.29 miles3:57 duration265 foot elevation gain4 geocaches found I was invited to ride the Erwin Linear Trail on this beautiful Sunday afternoon by my brothers-in-law Maverick and Patrick. Patrick recently scored big by finding a great bike at a thrift store, and after some new tires and a few minor adjustments was …
Big Stone Gap Greenbelt Trail 5.74 miles2:12 duration96 feet elevation gain16 geocaches found - all FTFs (First to Find)1 DNF (Did not Find) On Tuesday, September 24 a new series of geocaches along the Greenbelt Trail in Big Stone Gap published. I kept watch on them all week and miraculously they had not yet been …
Mendota Trail, Bristol, VA 7.30 miles2:30 duration450 ft elevation gain12 caches found during ride I will start out by saying I took very few photos on this trip. I will explain more about that later. I just wanted to throw out that disclaimer here at the beginning for folks who have come to expect lots …
Tweetsie Trail - Lion’s Field to Johnson City and back 8.86 miles3:21 duration386 elevation gain376 elevation loss76° L/80° H10 traditional geocaches found1 EarthCache found1 mystery cache found1 DNF (did not find) After a breakfast meeting on Monday morning, I headed to Elizabethton with the BAT-bike. I wanted to ride the Tweetsie Trail and find some …
Kingsport Greenbelt and Downtown 13.92 miles4:38 duration275 foot elevation gain6 traditional geocaches found1 Wherigo completed2 mystery caches found1 challenge cache found1 EarthCache found1 multi-cache found9 favorite points awarded All week I had been cooped up in the office while the sun shined beautifully outside. My bike was still in the back of my truck after …
Phipps Bend Trail 5.66 miles 1:36 duration 56 feet elevation gain 1 FTF (First to Find a new geocache) 1 DNF (did not find) 1 cache maintenance (on a cache I own) Since we returned from our cruise, we had enjoyed beautiful weather all week. When the weekend came, the ugly weather rolled in with …
Melton Lake Greenway and Emory Valley Greenway 9.62 miles2:56 duration720 foot elevation gain25 geocaches found I had begun logging the caches in the Tennessee Star on October 15 when I spent a day geocaching in the Oak Ridge, TN area with my California friend Trixxster (Trixxie). We were able to log a little more than …
Erwin Linear Trail 13.14 miles 5:05 duration 326 feet elevation gain 21 geocaches found Since I couldn't find anyone to paddle or hike with me on this beautiful Saturday, I decided to take my trusty bike to Erwin and explore the Linear Trail. There are several caches along and near the trail that I wanted …
Kingsport Greenbelt Trail 7.34 miles 2:39 duration 7 geocaches found 128 feet elevation gain 15,849 mosquito bites Needing some exercise on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, I decided to load up the BAT bike and head for Kingsport. I have found many caches along the Greenbelt Trail, including most of the ones on the eastern end, …
Biking the Virginia Creeper Trail ~ Whitetop to Damascus 18.17 miles 5:02 duration Two geocaches found One DNF (Did Not Find a geocache) One beautiful waterfall This has been a very busy week in my office. My co-worker Amber, my boss Walter, and I have received, inspected, stored, loaded on the truck, delivered to Maryville, …
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