Monthly Archives: August 2016

Trip Log – Day 275 – Charlottesville VA to Rice, VA

August 6, 2016 – clouds and sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 13,985 States to Date: 38  I rolled under the I-64 overpass south of Charlottesville and climbed Virginia Route 20 toward Scottsville and Dillwyn. Over forty … Continue reading

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Profile Response: William B. Helmreich, Sociologist, New York, NY

When William Helmreich was a kid growing up in New York City, he and his father played a game they called ‘Last Stop.’ “We would ride to the end of the subway line, get off and explore the neighborhood. Once … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 274 – Charlottesville VA

August 5, 2016 – Rain, 75 degrees Miles Today: 14 Miles to Date: 13,915 States to Date: 38 People are often surprised that I rarely check the weather. If it’s clear when I get up in the morning, I ride. … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Hillary Brown, New York, NY

If books reveal affinities among people, Hillary Brown and I are twins. I never met anyone whose library is so similar to mine. There is a certain logic in this. Hillary and I are both architects schooled during the period … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 273 – Rixeyville VA to Charlottesville VA

August 4, 2016 – Overcast, 80 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 13,901 States to Date: 38 My hosts, Kathy and Robert, served a breakfast of eggs and scrapple, muffins and fresh fruit with yogurt that rivaled the garden … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 272 – Front Royal VA to Rixeyville VA

August 3, 2016 – Partly Cloudy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 32 Miles to Date: 13,846 States to Date: 38 I come from an area of our country rich in history. I stroll by Old South Church where the Adams boys, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 271 – Boyce VA to Front Royal VA

August 2, 2016 – Partly Cloudy, 85 degrees Miles Today: 34 Miles to Date: 13,814 States to Date: 38  The moment I wake up I wonder: is my bike tire good? Though I have a very short day, I take … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “We go to church. Jesus Christ will come again.” Noborto, fitness walker, Middlebury, CT How will we live tomorrow? “Will we live tomorrow? That’s the question. I listen to the news but I let it … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 270 – Harper’s Ferry, WV to Boyce VA

August 1, 2016 – Cloudy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 20 Miles to Date: 13,780 States to Date: 38 Maybe its because I dealt West Virginia a short hand, staying only one night in a state of many contrasts. Maybe its … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kirsten Strigel Carter, Supervisory Archivist, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum, Hyde Park, New York

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library was the first presidential library, and the only one actually used by a president. Prior to FDR, presidential papers were considered private, and kept (or not) without any particular system. FDR decided to donate his … Continue reading

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