RICK PAWELA
Nashbar Cargo Trailer for Bicycles
I make a lot of trips to the grocery store on my bicycle and can only fit so much in my messenger bag or a backpack. I wanted to be able to carry more groceries without having all the weight on my back. Also, I wanted to start getting into doing more multi-day rides and [...]
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7 Illinois State Parks Reopened by Quinn
Governor Quinn, Blagojevich’s long awaited replacement has reopened 7 State parks which were closed due to “budget cuts” by former governor Blagojejdick. I am pretty excited about this. As a tax payer I enjoy using the parks and was heartbroken when I heard of their closing. Read the Press Release on the IDNR Site
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Illinois State Parks Stand a Chance.
Now with Rod Blagojevich out of office, Our state parks which were closed stand a chance of being re-opened. Newly appointed governor Pat Quinn who led petitions to keep the parks open will look at the possibility of reopening these parks. Now Quinn will have the opportunity to prove whether his concern for the parks [...]
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Apex Park – Golden Colorado
This was the first Trail I hit on my September trip to Colorado. Finished Driving in from an overnight in Nebraska and headed straight to the trail after checking in to the Hotel in Golden which happened to be less than 5 miles from Apex Park, Red Rocks, Dakota Ridge, Falcon Mountain, and Green Mountain [...]
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Red Rocks // Dakota Ridge Mountain Biking
On the second day of my September Trip to Colorado I was more adjusted to the altitude and I had a ride in the mountains under my belt so I was feeling more confident. Unfortunatly it was cold and rainy and didn’t look like it was going to get nice. By around 2:00 I figured [...]
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Red Bull Rampage 2008
The Red Bull Rampage is one of the most insane Mountain Bike competitions.
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Illinois State Park and Landmark Closures
As some of you know, our governor has made a $14 million dollar cut to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources funding. This funding cut has caused the DNR to layoff 39 employees and close 11 state parks and 14 historical landmarks(4 of which are national landmarks). The parks and landmarks are scheduled to close [...]
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Knock Knolls Mountain Bike Trails
There aren’t too many mountain bike trails in the Chicago suburbs. Palos, Saw Wee Kee, and Deer Grove are probably the most well known. A few years back, Knock Knolls in Naperville was pretty well maintained and offered a bit of challenging terrain and obstacles. For the past few years, Knock Knolls has seen it’s [...]
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Kettle Moraine South Mountain Biking
This weekend I took a trip up north to La Grange Wisconsin. The southern unit of Kettle Morine consists of two groups of trails: the John Muir Trails and the Emma Carlin Trails. Along with these two sets of trails, there’s a 5 mile connector trail which joins the two sets. One great feature of [...]
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