In celebration of Cheryl Rieker 1955-2023

This website and journey was intended to share and be an extension of the journey my wife Cheryl and I have been on for the last 34 years.......However, her diagnosis of stage 4 cancer in December of 2020 has changed this journey ......

Cheryl was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in December of 2020, so after over 32 years in the garden construction business, designing, building and maintaining large estate gardens, we had decided to simply act as project consultants which would have allowed us to follow our passions of travel, riding destination bike trails or exercising our new found skill of creating custom writing instruments. Cheryl was a very strong woman especially throughout her two year journey with cancer and during that two years, we discovered even better times than we could have imagined which brought us even closer.......Cheryl passed away peacefully at home in January of this year....

Our goal was to share our experiences  through a variety of media , in hopes of making other travelers, who liked to bike, experiences more enjoyable .  We loved long format story telling vs. the traditional three minute clip on most traditional media sources.  As expected, we met a lot of interesting people out on the bike trails and in the local shops and restaurants.   

As you would expect, this is has been both a very big loss in my life and at the same time has developed an even stronger driving force to truly embrace today and celebrate the ability to go outside, get on a bike and enjoy everything Mother Nature has to offer on this big blue marble circling the sun......

Moving forward to celebrate Cheryl's and my love for biking, I will share stories through our live interactive podcast, and social media like IG and FB and occasionally on Youtube.  As a licensed Part 107 Drone Pilot, I can add a unique view to each of these stories.

Through the blog on this site, I will also share my first hand thoughts about facing cancer, include notes from each podcast and bike trail rides  and learning to live in the only moments we have.....the present.....

You will find me riding one of my bikes on the extensive bike paths, gravel trails or single track in southeast Wisconsin or destination bike trails throughout the Midwest.   Paddling serene, crystal clear rivers is also high on my list of outdoor activities.

The challenge Cheryl and I had when planning these destination bike trips was the lack of an honest, experience driven, interactive source for recommendations of trails, great restaurants and places to stay, along with other nearby activities like kayaking, hiking or maybe sailing.

Over The Hedgerow©️  was the name of our original newsletter over 30 years ago which we sent to our clients when it still had to be typeset.  Sharing information with your neighbor  "over the hedgerow" was the original form of social media and that is what we intend to continue doing with this electronic version of Over the Hedgerow©️.

I invite you to come along with me as I blend my knowledge of technology with a passion to deliver quality information for destination bike trails via our podcasts,travel guides,  blog and other social media platforms.

Remember to Lead with Love and Kindness.......