Cycling With Multiple Sclerosis: 5 Stop Tour

I grew up cycling in the summertime. This is the reason I still love cycling. It provides me with a great form of exercise for my multiple sclerosis as well. I have cycled in some beautiful places all across the United States as both a child and an adult.

This is the reason I will take you on a 5-stop tour for cyclist. These are 5 of the top places that I have either been cycling as a child or an adult. These 5 stops are also the most memorable stops that I have made in my lifetime.

Stop number one

I grew up in the Hudson Valley area in New York. This is one of the reasons that I love to revisit this area as one of my cycling destinations. The one park that I have returned time and time again to ride through is Minnewaska State Park. This is one of the most beautiful places to go cycling in New York's Hudson Valley area.

The reason I love this park so much is that it offers some of the most beautiful landscaping in New York. As I ride through this park I enjoy stopping and looking over the cliffs at the scenery below. It offers views of the surrounding lakes. As I continue to ride through the park I eventually arrive at my favorite spot. This is the wonderful waterfall that runs through the park.

This allows me time to stop and reflect as an adult who is fighting multiple sclerosis. This is the reason I always find the time to stop by this waterfall.

Stop number two

I was born and raised in Palm Springs, Calif.; this is the reason it is stop number two on my tour. My favorite stop in the Palm Springs region is Joshua Tree National Park. This ride is one that allows me to reflect, while riding through this park. I always tend to forget about my multiple sclerosis while riding in this park. There are miles of ground to cover and for me the longer I'm able to ride on these trails the better I feel about my accomplishments in life.

Stop number three

Murrells Inlet, S.C., is my third stop on this cycling tour. In particularly I will be heading straight for Huntington Beach State Park. This is a ride that blows my mind every time I take it. Huntington Beach State Park is known for its alligators, and, boy, have I ever seen them. These are creatures that put fear into me. The only time I do not seem to fear these creatures is when I ride in this park.

The reason I do not fear them here is that I feel safe, as long as I see them while going past them. I will not stop and watch them, because I'm deathly afraid of these creatures. I have a fear of them from watching to many horror movies about them.

Stop number four

The next stop is one of the most magical places in the world. Yes, that's right we are talking about Walt Disney World. We are talking about the Disney Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground in particularly though. Disney is known for its parks, but the campground is no less magical.

The reason I loved this campground is that you are able to rent a bike and take a tour, which is exactly what I did last July. My husband and I took an anniversary trip to Disney World and went for a bike ride with some friends at the campground. I was able to witness the other side of Disney World through this bike ride. I was able to see the natural beauty of Florida that Disney wanted to protect. This was the most magical bike ride I've ever been on.

Stop number five

This stop brings me back home. I'm talking about to the state of Colorado. I love to go cycling up in the mountains in Aspen, Colo. This area of Colorado is known for its great ski slopes, but it's just as great for a cyclist in the summertime.

With all the green trees and mountain scenery why would any real cyclist not love Aspen? This is an area that offers up some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the entire state of Colorado. This is the reason that even if I move to another state I will always return to cycle in Aspen in the summertime.

I've been cycling since I was five years old. I have only been cycling with multiple sclerosis since 2006.