Month: October 2020

Stress and Anxiety Got You Down? A Bike Ride Can Be Good Medicine

by Eric Cox, posted in Bike Racing, bikepacking, Commuting, cycling, Cycling Day Trips, Cycling Technology, Cycling Tips, family fun, Lifestyle, Little Traverse Wheelway, Northern Michigan, Northern Michigan Nature Preserves, Northern Michigan Outdoors, Photography, Recreation, Top of Michigan Trails Council, Training, Uncategorized

Bike rides have a way of helping clear out mental cobwebs, bringing enhanced clarity. Cardiovascular exercise increases blood flow to the brain, and that fluctuation often helps me think. It also helps me not think. Lately, I can’t decide which one is better. With everything going on – and not all of it positive – … Continue reading Stress and Anxiety Got You Down? A Bike Ride Can Be Good Medicine

FRESH EYEZ: Summer/Fall 2020 Cycling and Hiking Shots

by Eric Cox, posted in bikepacking, Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, Commuting, cycling, Cycling Day Trips, Cycling Technology, Cycling Tips, family fun, Gravel Bikes, Gravel Riding, Lifestyle, Little Traverse Conservancy, Little Traverse Wheelway, North Western State Trail, Northern Michigan, Northern Michigan Nature Preserves, Northern Michigan Outdoors, Oden State Fish Hatchery & Visitors Center, Photography, Recreation, Top of Michigan Trails Council, Training, Uncategorized, Wildlife