Sharry Miller

Mountain Biking Montana - Apgar to Polebridge

The day started out so innocently. Oatmeal for breakfast. Blue skies. An easy roll out of the Apgar campground. You know how sometimes "fun" is best assessed after an activity is over? The second real day of our Montana dirt tour was definitely one of those times. (If you missed them, I wrote about the previous days here and here.) I'd planned to continue riding with Mandy as we made our way to Polebridge. We... Read more →

Mountain Biking Montana - Whitefish to Apgar

Last time, I let you know I was excited to meet BOB - I'd always wanted to try him out. On the second day of our trip, I was totally smitten. But I don't want to get ahead of myself. It wasn't all about BOB. Finally, it was the real first day of our tour. The plan was to ride about 40 miles from Whitefish Bike Retreat to Apgar Campground in Glacier National Park. My... Read more →

Mountain Biking Montana

I can't believe it's been two weeks already since I got back from my trip to Montana. I am a failure as a blogger. Ah, well, better late than never. I can guarantee that Montana is not flat. Now, I didn't really head there thinking it was, but now I have definite proof: bigger, stronger quads. Thane and I drove through Montana once nearly 20 years ago, but my memory is short. I really had... Read more →

Book Review - Two Are Better

I have a new book review up at Women's Adventure Magazine! It's for the wonderfully photo-filled book Two are Better – Midlife Newlyweds Bicycle Coast to Coast by Tim and Debbie Bishop. Please check out the review and the book. I think you'll like them both. Related articles Exploring the Himalaya Mountains in India Women's Adventure Book Review Read more →

Alaska Bike Tour 2013 Ends

Just two short weeks ago I optimistically sent a brief blog post from my phone announcing the start of this summer's bike tour. Here's the rest of the story. Our first camp in Fairbanks at the Chena River State Recreation Site. The Dream Sharry and Mandy’s grand summer adventure was to be a self-supported bicycle ride from Fairbanks to Wasilla along the Parks Highway, beginning with a ride on the Alaska Railroad from Wasilla to... Read more →

Alaska Bike Tour 2013 Begins

After a beautiful train ride north and a bit of wandering, Mandy and I found our campground in Fairbanks. Tomorrow we'll head south on the Parks Highway on our seven day quest for Wasilla. I'm not willing nor able to do this every night on my phone, but I promise a full report with lots of photos when I get home. Until then, safe riding to us and you. Read more →

Traveling Earrings

It must be time for me to go on an adventure – I’ve put on my traveling earrings. When I don’t want to be bothered with keeping track of earrings that match my outfits, or don’t want to have to worry about losing special ones, I put in my traveling earrings. Earrings are my one real vanity. I don’t wear much in the way of other jewelry, I don’t buy fancy clothes or shoes, and... Read more →

Curse of the Shoulders

It irritates, annoys, depresses, and any number of other negative verbs, me to no end that my most limiting factor cycling this spring is my shoulders. My left shoulder is actually doing pretty well following last August's rotator cuff surgery. I still have a lot of strength to regain, but I have good mobility and generally not too much pain. But.... I don't think I told you, mostly because I'm still in denial, that I... Read more →

Compulsions

Complusion psychological force: a psychological and usually irrational force that makes somebody do something, often unwillingly. Synonyms: urge, impulse, desire, craving, force, need (Bing online dictionary) Have you ever felt a compulsion to do something? Come on, you know you have. You ate too much chocolate over Christmas, or stuffed yourself with turkey, or bought a new outfit you didn't really need. We all have times during which we can't seem to control ourselves and... Read more →

The Tiger's Nest

April 27, 2012 - Bhutan Today was the absolutely perfect end-of-trip day. We didn't pedal a stroke, but I worked my butt off nonetheless. The goal for today was Taktsang Palphug Monastery, the Tiger's Nest. To reach the monastery, we drove to the end of the road we cycled to yesterday, and then climbed 3,000 feet straight up to 10,200 feet where the Tiger's Nest perches on the cliff face. Darn that persistent haze hanging... Read more →