Monthly Archives: October 2015

Profile Response: Michael Griego, Microsoft Consultant, Monroe, WA

Posted on October 9, 2015 by paulefallon

  One of the things I learned during my work in Haiti is that scarcity can be a catalyst for community. That idea rarely comes to play in the United States, where we have so much. But when I stopped … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 155 – Ceres, CA to Lodi, CA

Posted on October 8, 2015 by paulefallon

October 7, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 8,192 States to Date: 25 It’s time to tempt fate and talk about dogs, one of a touring cyclist’s greatest fears. I have been warned time and … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 154 – Merced, CA to Ceres, CA

Posted on October 7, 2015 by paulefallon

October 6, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,133 States to Date: 25 I spent the morning in Merced, a traditional ag town that is being transformed by the newest addition of the University of … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Brian D’Apice, Bike Around America, Sultan, WA

Posted on October 7, 2015 by paulefallon

Brian D’Apice is a thirty year old former member of the 82nd Airborne Division who is now bicycling around the perimeter of the United States to raise money for two favorite charities: Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in developing … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 153 – Madera, CA to Merced, CA

Posted on October 6, 2015 by paulefallon

October 5, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,095 States to Date: 25 Today I was drenched in drought. I zig-zagged through the grid of agricultural roads laid out over the Central Valley. The land … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Kinna McMahon and Sally Warrington, Leavenworth, WA

Posted on October 6, 2015 by paulefallon

Kinna McMahon is a 23-year-old college graduate who lives with Kristin Black in Leavenworth, WA. Sally is their sixtyish neighbor. All three attend the same church. Kinna, Sally and I had a far-reaching discussion of Christianity. I appreciate how they … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 152 – Fresno, CA to Madera, CA

Posted on October 5, 2015 by paulefallon

October 4, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,044 States to Date: 25 Big news in Fresno: it rained last night! The city is abuzz with the good news, and the temperature dropped twenty degrees. … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 151 – Fresno, CA

Posted on October 5, 2015 by paulefallon

October 3, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 8,006 States to Date: 25 I woke this morning in a midcentury mirage. My warmshowers hosts live in an 1800 square foot ranch on an ample lot … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 150 – Midpines, CA to Fresno, CA

Posted on October 4, 2015 by paulefallon

October 2, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 77 Miles to Date: 7,981 States to Date: 25 Today I sing an ode to Surly, my phenomenal bicycle. I started the day in the mountains. Google suggested a route of … Continue reading →

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