Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 259 – Toms River NJ

July 21, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 19 Miles to Date: 13,344 States to Date: 34 Thomas Wolfe wrote, You Can’t Go Home Again. He was wrong. You can return. Just be prepared for home to be so … Continue reading

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

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

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

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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Trip Log – Day 255 – New York, NY

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

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

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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Trip Log – Day 252 – Hartford CT to Danbury, CT

July 14, 2016 – Clouds, 85 degrees Miles Today: 79 Miles to Date: 13,085 States to Date: 33 My navigation strategy – plotting a route on goggle maps for bicycles the night before, writing it down in my small pad … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 251 –Mansfield, CT to Hartford CT

July 13, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 36 Miles to Date: 13,006 States to Date: 33 The only thing better than a solid breakfast – is two solid breakfasts. My vegan host Tony made me an awesome smoothie … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 250 – North Kingstown, RI to Mansfield, CT

July 12, 2016 – Clouds, 75 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 12,770 States to Date: 33 I thought today was going to be about hills, but it turned out to be about Pokémon Go and Rumanian moonshine. I … Continue reading

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