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About paulefallon

Greetings reader. I am a writer, architect, cyclist and father from Cambridge, MA. My primary blog, theawkwardpose.com is an archive of all my published writing. The title refers to a sequence of three yoga positions that increase focus and build strength by shifting the body’s center of gravity. The objective is balance without stability. My writing addresses opposing tension in our world, and my attempt to find balance through understanding that opposition. During 2015-2106 I am cycling through all 48 mainland United States and asking the question "How will we live tomorrow?" That journey is chronicled in a dedicated blog, www.howwillwelivetomorrw.com, that includes personal writing related to my adventure as well as others' responses to my question. Thank you for visiting.

Trip Log – Day 101 – Missoula, MT to Plains, MT

Posted on August 15, 2015 by paulefallon

August 13, 2015 – Haze 100 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 5,610 States to Date: 21 Fire Danger: Extreme! I had heard there is often August snow in the mountainous Montana, so I wasn’t expecting the hottest day … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Vicky Mortenson, La Porte, CO

Posted on August 15, 2015 by paulefallon

I met Vicky when she called “Hey’ at me from her horse on the side of a steep hill covered with her goats. I had just turned off US 287 onto Owl Canyon Road, a gravel shortcut to a farm … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 100 – Missoula, MT

Posted on August 14, 2015 by paulefallon

August 13, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 12 Miles to Date: 5,546 States to Date: 21  Day 100 of my adventure – in the Bicycle Mecca of America! Every touring cyclists knows about Missoula – headquarters of Adventure … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Haydn Christenson, Fort Collins, CO

Posted on August 14, 2015 by paulefallon

When Nate Storey of Bright Agrotech suggested I visit Haydn Christenson in Fort Collins, a farmer who uses Zipgrow Towers commercially, I envisioned a hefty guy in his late fifties or sixties in a flannel shirt riding his tractor across … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 99 –Ovanda MT to Missoula, MT

Posted on August 13, 2015 by paulefallon

August 12, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 5,534 States to Date: 21 Any day that starts in Ovanda is a good day. I woke in my shepherd’s wagon with more energy than it takes … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Nate Storey, Bright Agrotech, Laramie, WY

Posted on August 13, 2015 by paulefallon

Nate Storey is growing food in recycled plastic in midair. He developed the idea as a Phd. agronomist at University of Wyoming and has grown the concept into a sixteen-person firm. Bright Agrotech manufactures Zipgrow Towers, a system that enables … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 98 – Helena MT to Ovanda MT

Posted on August 12, 2015 by paulefallon

August 11, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 5,577 States to Date: 21 I rolled out of Helena by 8:30 a.m. for my climb over the Continental Divide – for my fifth time! Riding conditions … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Crossfit 7220 Laramie WY

Posted on August 12, 2015 by paulefallon

  What’s a guy to do who’s taking a rest day from cycling? Crossfit! I contacted Mike Dorssom, Owner of Crossfit 7220, to find out more about the Crossfit phenomenon and how it will get us in shape for tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 97 – Helena MT

Posted on August 12, 2015 by paulefallon

August 10, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 5,499 States to Date: 21 Helena is a delightful town; I had a perfect rest day here. I started with an early morning spin through town – … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Matthew Shepard, Laramie, WY

Posted on August 11, 2015 by paulefallon

  The principal reason I came to Laramie, and stayed two days, was a young man I never met, a man of slight stature, born prematurely and died prematurely. Matthew Shepard would be 38 years old now. He could marry … Continue reading →

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