Monthly Archives: March 2016

Profile Response: Realistic Taxidermy, Hondo, TX

There are many taxidermy shops along U.S. 90 heading toward San Antonio. But when I saw the mammoth stuffed elk in the open door of an industrial building during a long day of riding, I decided to take a break … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jesse Tillotson, Uvalde, TX

Jesse Tillotson is a voracious reader. Make that listener. These days, the home schooled Wyoming native who spent his youth exploring the outdoors, lived independently since age seventeen, and eventually got a GED, spends hours driving through South Texas gas … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College Students, Del Rio, TX

  Kevin Young had a biology class to teach the evening I spent with his family. When he returned from class we spent several hours talking about today and tomorrow. The following day, he sent me these responses to my … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kevin Young, Del Rio, TX

  Kevin Young met his wife April when she invited him to a Girls Choice dance in high school. April was too shy to talk before the dance, so they exchanged notes. In one, she revealed her dream to move … Continue reading

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Profile Response: GB, Sanderson, TX

“When I pull into Wal-Mart, I get swamped.” GB is proud of his car, which is a showpiece. The 1975 Lincoln Continental, which he got five years ago, has an elaborate, and ever-changing exterior paint job. “I had a 1971 … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Georgia and Mark, Freedom Pedalers, Alpine, TX

I spotted the two shadows a half-mile or more away, approaching on the shoulder of U.S. 90. A pair of cyclists. As we got closer I crossed the road to greet them. They were traveling heavy: four panniers each plus … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 246 – Ocean Springs, MS to Fairhope, AL

February 29, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 12,576 States to Date: 31  I spent a leisurely morning at the Porter Greenhouse Coffee Shop that my host Jesse owns: coffee, biscuits, and conversation. About ten, … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tom, Marathon, TX

I am not Will Rogers. I have met men I don’t like. Not many. Nearly always middle-aged white guys similar to me in some way, but radically different in others. Or so I hope. I spend a lot of time … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 245 – New Orleans, LA to Ocean Springs, MS

February 28, 2016 – Sun, 65 degrees Miles Today: 89 Miles to Date: 12,490 States to Date: 30 I rose early, despite my Saturday night partying, and headed to Mississippi. The city of New Orleans stretches far to the east; … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Andy Cloud, Center for Big Bend Studies, Alpine TX

Thanks to Harrison Ford, being an archeologist is undeniably cool. “You have your Indiana Jones moments. One day I was out on a dig and the weather took a turn for the worse. The wind picked up and it began … Continue reading

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