Monthly Archives: October 2016

Trip Log – Day 342 – Vaughn NM to Fort Sumner NM

October 12, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 17,806 States to Date: 45 My agenda to visit all of my siblings and their children on this journey is not merely social. We are a demographically … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 341 – Moriarty NM to Vaughn NM

October 11, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 69 Miles to Date: 17,746 States to Date: 45 O give me a home where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Susan Ruth, Nashville TN

On Monday morning five degrees of separation existed between Susan Ruth and me. Then a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend told Susan about my journey. She called my number, I picked up along the road, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 340 – Albuquerque NM to Moriarty NM

October 10, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 53 Miles to Date: 17,677 States to Date: 45 Albuquerque is low-slung as Fresno, visually chaotic as Houston, friendly as Minneapolis, street-peopled as Portland, and outdoorsy as Denver. Albuquerque’s much smaller … Continue reading

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Profile Response: John Anderson, Bell Buckle TN

Every so often I knock on my host’s door, he calls out, “come in,” and the moment I enter his face reveals complete surprise. He’s forgotten about me. No one has ever recovered from that lapse as quickly as John … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 339 – Santa Fe NM to Albuquerque NM

October 9, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 58 Miles to Date: 17,624 States to Date: 45 My tires stayed gripped to the earth, but my attention all day was in the clouds. From first light through midday to … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Mark Higginson, Tyson Contractor, Arab, AL

Mark Higginson is bigger than life, and quotes numbers that prove it. “I raise over six million pounds of chicken a year. I’ve got seven chicken houses, 16,000 square feet each. Each house has 21,000 chickens. I grow six crops … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 338 – Santa Fe NM

October 8, 2016 – Clouds and rain, 70 degrees Miles Today: 26 Miles to Date: 17,566 States to Date: 45 My hosts described Santa Fe as a tale of two cities. Yesterday, pedaling in from the north, I passed through … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rev. Justin Nelson Alphonse, Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Birmingham, AL

“We gave one for God, one for country, one for family, and one to give away.” Justin Nelson Alphonse is from a family in southern India who converted to Catholicism several generations ago. “The Portuguese came first to India, seeking … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 337 – Ghost Ranch NM to Santa Fe NM

October 7, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 17,540 States to Date: 45 I like the rhythm of constant movement. I’ve never wanted to linger anyplace I’ve visited in my survey course of the United … Continue reading

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