Monthly Archives: January 2016

Trip Log – Day 204 – Benson, AZ to Bisbee, AZ

Posted on January 20, 2016 by paulefallon

January 18, 2016 – Cloudy, 60 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 10,475 States to Date: 26   I woke to frost after ten hours of solid sleep, climbed out of my cozy motorhome and witnessed a glorious dawn. … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Kevin Lee, Fullerton, CA

Posted on January 20, 2016 by paulefallon

“The mind is like a knife. I can kill with it or butter bread with it. It’s not the knife’s fault what I do with it.” Kevin was raised in a Baptist family. Two weeks after high school graduation, his … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 203 – Tucson, AZ to Benson, AZ

Posted on January 19, 2016 by paulefallon

January 17, 2016 – Sunny, 65 degrees Miles Today: 50 Miles to Date: 10,424 States to Date: 26 In keeping with Tucson’s sociability, my hosts Claire and Bob rode me out of town along The Loop, the city’s elaborate system … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Lee Peterson, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Posted on January 19, 2016 by paulefallon

Everyday, everyday objects travel halfway around our world. Dental floss, ballpoint pens, yo-yo’s are made in Asia and shipped here. Sometimes items crisscross multiple times. Wood pulp is shipped to Japan, turned into paper and shipped back here. Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 202 – Tucson, AZ

Posted on January 18, 2016 by paulefallon

January 16, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 23 Miles to Date: 10,374 States to Date: 26  Tucson is a very social place; at least for this itinerant cyclist. My wonderful host Lucia took me on a sunrise hike … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Bill Bruns, Long Beach, CA

Posted on January 18, 2016 by paulefallon

The broad outline of Bill Bruns’ life doesn’t describe a radical adventurer. Bill worked as a postal carrier and invested his supplemental income in rental properties until he became retirement eligible. lives in a tidy one-bedroom condominium overlooking a golf … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 201 – Casa Grande, AZ to Tucson, AZ

Posted on January 17, 2016 by paulefallon

January 15, 2016 – Cloudy, 60 degrees Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 10,351 States to Date: 26 A chilly, grey morning lingered into a chilly grey day. Twelve miles on I came to Eloy, a desolate place with a … Continue reading →

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on January 17, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “My first thought is, as a species we’re going to go away in evolutionary terms. I don’t know what we’ll become; maybe a computer. It’s okay, its part of the evolutionary chain. I like 2001, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 200 – Tempe, AZ to Casa Grande, AZ

Posted on January 16, 2016 by paulefallon

January 14, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 71 Miles to Date: 10,289 States to Date: 26 One look in the mirror this morning told me the ten pounds I’d gained over the holidays were already slipping away. A … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Joe Colesium, Los Angeles, CA

Posted on January 16, 2016 by paulefallon

I acknowledge pretty much everyone I encounter on my bike. When I receive a gesture in reply, I sometimes stop and strike a conversation. Riding through USC, college students scuttling to class ignored my nods. South of campus, in front … Continue reading →

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