The Ride
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One of the greatest things about the Revolution ride is being in Wine Country in autumn.
The grapes that remain on the vine late in the season are amazingly fragrant. The smell is somewhere between overripe fruit and wine. The harvest is mostly over and you can feel the pace of life on the vineyards is at a momentary lull.
Team Torange, new friends on the trail
The best thing about this year's ride was finding ourselves moving at about the same pace as a bunch of other riders. In previous years, we were by ourselves through most of the ride, left in the dust by the folks would go on to finish in a couple of hours and passing by others who were much slower than us.
This year we kept a slow and measured pace which meant we got to make new friends along the way.
Sam Craven of Sam's Team, is a Paralympic Medalist. His family is
a great source of inspiration and support along the trail every year
The other nice change this year was the weather. Without the rain or excessive heat of previous years, it wasn't a struggle just to get through it. We actually took the time to stop and enjoy.
One of the greatest things about the Revolution ride is being in Wine Country in autumn.
The grapes that remain on the vine late in the season are amazingly fragrant. The smell is somewhere between overripe fruit and wine. The harvest is mostly over and you can feel the pace of life on the vineyards is at a momentary lull.
Team Torange, new friends on the trailThe best thing about this year's ride was finding ourselves moving at about the same pace as a bunch of other riders. In previous years, we were by ourselves through most of the ride, left in the dust by the folks would go on to finish in a couple of hours and passing by others who were much slower than us.
This year we kept a slow and measured pace which meant we got to make new friends along the way.
Sam Craven of Sam's Team, is a Paralympic Medalist. His family isa great source of inspiration and support along the trail every year
The other nice change this year was the weather. Without the rain or excessive heat of previous years, it wasn't a struggle just to get through it. We actually took the time to stop and enjoy.
The valuable lesson we learned this year: The ride isn't about the finish line; it's all about the journey.
Comments
I have a question... When you guys put in a bee hive in your back yard, did you buy one or did Robb make one? Can you recommend a good place to get a kit at? Is there one type of wood that is best to use over any other? Are there different bee hive's for different parts of the USA?
I was thinking of putting the bee hive by our grape vines, by the way, did you see any of those when you did your ride thru the vineyards?
Thanks, Annalisa
The wood of choice is cypress. Some suppliers carry thicker wood hive bodies for colder climates but some people say it's not necessary.
You can definitely build your own based on the boxes you buy in a kit or just build it all from scratch.
Let us know if you want some plans.
Blissfully yours...