Mountain biking

Monte Zoncolan

Climbing Monte Zoncolan

It has become a tradition for me to celebrate my birthday by climbing the scenic Stelvio Pass, in the Italian Alps. It is something that I look forward to, plan,…

Artist's rendering of Rovinj

La Dolce Istria

I found this article online the other day, and after reading it, I realized that I couldn’t describe Istria any better than the author Elizabeth Warkentin. She wrote this article…

View from Riva del Garda

Climbing Monte Altissimo

One of my favourite places in the world to go mountain biking are the trails in the Dolomite mountains, on the north shore of Lago di Garda.  Since we were…

Purple Rain

Purple Rain

    After viewing the above video, I was reminded of a recent bike ride up the mountain in my back yard. It was a nice Sunday morning and my…