Monthly Archives: July 2016

Trip Log – Day 258 – Red Bank, NJ to Toms River NJ

Posted on July 23, 2016 by paulefallon

July 20, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 13,325 States to Date: 34   Sorry Cape Cod, sorry Miami, sorry Port Christian, sorry Malibu. The most beautiful beaches in the world are along the Jersey … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 257 – New York, NY to Red Bank, NJ

Posted on July 22, 2016 by paulefallon

July 19, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 21 Miles to Date: 13,274 States to Date: 34  My Irish bard, host and tour guide was flat out when I slipped out of his apartment after 8:00 a.m. As a … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 256 – New York, NY

Posted on July 21, 2016 by paulefallon

July 18, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 13,253 States to Date: 33 New York City is packed with people, even in summer. People are polite, if not exactly friendly, but we develop a veneer … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Maura Hallisey, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT

Posted on July 21, 2016 by paulefallon

“There is more done with pens than swords” – Harriet Beecher Stowe “You are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” – Abraham Lincoln “Women are the architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe I … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 255 – New York, NY

Posted on July 20, 2016 by paulefallon

July 17, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 13,242 States to Date: 33  In celebration of the initiatives that Mayor Michael Bloomberg did to encourage cycling in New York City, I rode the entire length … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Maralis Martinez, Willimantic, CT

Posted on July 20, 2016 by paulefallon

We gauge our place in the world not just by where we are, but also by where we came from. Maralis Martinez was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of her youth in New Britain, CT, living with a … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 254 –Poughkeepsie, NY to New York, NY

Posted on July 19, 2016 by paulefallon

July 16, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 80 Miles to Date: 13,220 States to Date: 33  In the west, I counted how many times I crossed the Continental Divide (six total). In the East, I’m tallying how often … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Alice Rubin, General Manager, Willimantic Food Coop, Willimantic, CT

Posted on July 19, 2016 by paulefallon

Not many businesses would fill in the front parking with native plants and a patio. But the whole point of cooperatives is to do business differently. The green front yard in front of the former A&P turned Willimantic Food Coop … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 253 – Danbury, CT to Poughkeepsie, NY

Posted on July 18, 2016 by paulefallon

July 15, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 13,140 States to Date: 33  Connecticut is a state of beautiful, hilly terrain, lavish suburbs, and poor cities. ‘Home rule’ is big in this corner of New … Continue reading →

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Profile Response – Kristin, Capeway Convenience, Middleboro, MA

Posted on July 18, 2016 by paulefallon

“I’m so sorry, the kitchen is closed on Sunday.” Kristin explained with great concern in her voice, the moment I walked in the store. Obviously, I looked hungry. I found a few packaged items that I could call lunch. She … Continue reading →

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