Monthly Archives: October 2015

Profile Response: Mike Riscica, Portland, OR

Posted on October 26, 2015 by paulefallon

  Mike Riscica lives in top floor of the Biltmore, a classic early twentieth century apartment block in the Alphabet Soup area of Portland; an appropriate place for a young architect. Within minutes of my arrival, Mike grabbed a Car-2-Go … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 172 – Los Osos, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA

Posted on October 25, 2015 by paulefallon

October 24, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 21 Miles to Date: 8,925 States to Date: 25 When you have an unavoidable day of administration work to set up travel plans for Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, it’s lucky … Continue reading →

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “I try to live in today. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not here yet. I try to be in the moment. It’s like Christ and the cross. Christ was crucified between two liars. Today is … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 171 –Pacific Valley, CA to Los Osos, CA

Posted on October 24, 2015 by paulefallon

October 23, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 8,904 States to Date: 25  Warmshowers superhost Murdock is a San Francisco 49’rs superfan, so even though the Seahawks trounced the 49’rs Thursday night, I still woke … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 170 – Monterey, CA to Pacific Valley, CA

Posted on October 23, 2015 by paulefallon

October 22, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 8,838 States to Date: 25  The fabled ride down California Highway One south from Carmel through Big Sur is a captivating sequence of the sea meeting the … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Dennis Perry, Wayerhaeuser, Longview, WA

Posted on October 23, 2015 by paulefallon

Weyerhaeuser signs are all over Washington’s western forests, dating when the company harvests and replants forests. There are other signs of the giant company as well – huge mills, billowing smokestacks, rows and rows of workers’ housing near the two-mile … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 169 –Santa Cruz, CA to Monterey, CA

Posted on October 23, 2015 by paulefallon

October 21, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,775 States to Date: 25  Pedaling south along the cusp of Monterey Bay offers something for everyone. My day began with great coffee and chat with my … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 168 – San Jose, CA to Santa Cruz, CA

Posted on October 21, 2015 by paulefallon

October 20, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 48 Miles to Date: 8,724 States to Date: 25 The ride from San Jose to Santa Cruz was both beautiful and shorter than I anticipated. That’s a winning combination. After a … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Cory Wright, UPS, DuPont, WA

Posted on October 21, 2015 by paulefallon

It’s satisfying and reassuring to meet with someone who confirms expectations. When Corey Wright explained how four separate UPS distribution facilities in Portland OR were reengineered to process 100,000 packages an hour and how the Worldwide Distribution hub in Louisville, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 167 – San Jose, CA

Posted on October 20, 2015 by paulefallon

October 19, 2015 – Clouds and sun, 65 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,676 States to Date: 25 More tootling around San Jose and talking with Silicon Valley folks. San Jose has a few lovely residential areas and … Continue reading →

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