Don't Mess with Armadillo

Pardon the long silence. This blogger has been extremely busy with work and attending social events (yes, I do have a life damn it).

Hilarious article of the day:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/09/12/bc.cyc.tourofmissourii.ap/index.html

Anyways, as an active cyclist, these are the days that you wish you were 30 seconds back and holding a digital camera.

For the record, Armadillos are SLOW MOVING animals. How blind or sluggish do you have to be to hit them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo

Orange County - Bike Trail

This is one of many bike trails in Orange County. It takes you from Irvine all the way too Back Bay Newport Beach, and as far as Huntington Beach/Seal Beach on the north side. The first photo is taken at the entrance from Irvine Spectrum (Alton and Pacifica) and the second photo is taken at the Bill Barber Memorial Park off Barranca and Harvard.

This blogger had a nice sunday ride with family. Will post more photos (from Back Bay) next week.

PS. I think cycling is one of the best exercises. Very little stress on your knees, excellent cardio training, and a great way to do some sight seeing.

Biking in Orange County

For all the roadies out there, OCTA has the latest bike trail and map available. High Resolution PDF is available here: http://www.octa.net/bikemaps/bike6.htm

I try to ride Laguna Canyon Road once every week. The ride itself is not too bad, outside of the Human Pingball area near the Festival of the Arts (its fun dodging people, dogs, cars, and buses).

For your amusement, read about Austin Murphy (SI.com) and his Tour de France experience. ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/austin_murphy/07/27/tour.excursion/index.html

UPDATE: Better post provided by Adam is available here

http://www.runstoppable.com/routeoverview.php5?route_id=876835382