When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.
~Diane Ackerman

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

My fist spring "expedition"



I am in a bad shape after winter. The fist expedition was just 90 km and I felt haft dead on my way home. I need to train a lot if I plan to get all away cross North America ;-).

Jep, Jep, kevään ensimmäinen pyöräretki oli Helsingistä Veikkolaan ja takaisin. Otti koville. Todellakin, on oltava kunnon treeni kesä; jotta edes ymmärrän,
että olisiko minusta Amerikan valloittajaksi. Eilen kotimatkalla ihan nauratti omat suuret suunnitelmat.
Hienot sumuiset maisemat, reittiopas antaa aika kauniita reittivalintoja.

Friday, April 2, 2010

It is not pretty


It is not pretty when snow is melting in the city.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Cycling in Helsinki


It is finally springtime in Helsinki and I started my cycling season last week. I am just getting summer wheels on my bike. I commute between work and home ab. 40 km and it is wonderful to be out again. We have had a lot of snow this winter, but we are lucky the city keeps many bike ways clean and open all winter long. Thank You!

Vihdoinkin kevät, viime viikolla aloitin työmatkapyöräily. Ihanaa, olen ollut talvilevolla 3 kuukautta. 25.3. pääsi jo pyöräilemään ilman sohjoa Kalliosta - Oulunkylän kautta lentokentälle. Kiitos kaupungille, kun pitää pyöräilytietkin ajokunnossa talvellakin!