Mitch Rice blogs

This spring has been wet, wet, wet, and the water is up, up, up. Ride along with Mitch Rice and his recumbent bicycle as he experiences the spring flooding up close and enjoys the antics of red-tailed hawks and sandhill cranes overhead.
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When the temperatures drop, don't expect Mitch Rice's cycling to stop. How else would he hear the quiet whooshing as he glides through newly fallen snow? Read on for a primer on how to enjoy cycling in cold temperatures.
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Blogger Mitch Rice takes readers along for the ride as he describes several routes to Lake Monroe near Bloomington. Dipping temperatures, eagles, herons and tree swallows are just some of the sights and sensations Mitch brings us as he lets us enjoy a favorite summer pastime for area cyclists.
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Cruise along with IU Bloomington staffer Mitch Rice as he writes about the ins and outs of cycling, canoodling Mother Nature and enjoying life from the seat of his recumbent bicycle. "I am the guy on the low-slung long bike who is rubbernecking all the birds, flowers, trees, clouds and critters," Mitch writes in his first blog for Active for Life. "I stop for no reason other than the scent in the air. I average about 11-12 mph over the long run, and though I sometimes ride fast, I am never in a hurry."
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