Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 228 – Austin, TX to Rockdale, TX

February 11, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 11,644 States to Date: 28 I pedaled out of Austin early to meet Gail Vittori and Pliny Fiske of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, an … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 227 – Austin, TX

February 10, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,571 States to Date: 28 Austin is a city where Prius drivers cut off bicyclists. Austin is a city where the Hispanics are getting shoved off Cesar … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 226 – Austin, TX

February 9, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 11,556 States to Date: 28 I encountered every quadrant of the city in pursuit of interesting people, and found them in all quarters. Many freeways feed center … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 225 – Austin, TX

February 8, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 11,513 States to Date: 28 There are times when even cyclists need an admin day. I spent the morning in McDonald’s, America’s Living Room, catching up on … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 224 – San Marcos, TX to Austin, TX

February 7, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 42 Miles to Date: 11,491 States to Date: 28 LBJ Day! I started at the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, which LBJ graduated from in 1930. Although our … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 223 – Converse, TX to San Marcos, TX

February 6, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 11,449 States to Date: 28  Welcome to the Texas Hill Country – gigantic high school football stadiums and the cheapest gas yet. Fill up your car for … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 222 – San Antonio, TX to Converse, TX

February 5, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,405 States to Date: 28 Food and people took center stage today. My cycling was nothing more than linking them together through San Antonio’s busy streets. I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 221 – San Antonio, TX

February 4, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 11,390 States to Date: 28  I finally broke down and bought a gun. Not from Adam Turcotte, General Manager of Ranger Firearms, who spent an hour with … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 220 – Uvalde, TX to San Antonio, TX

February 3, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 11,379 States to Date: 28 Today it was just me and the bike and the last of the wide-open spaces before I reached San Antonio. The small … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 219 –Del Rio, TX to Uvalde, TX

February 2, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 11,288 States to Date: 28 The earth stretches out from Del Rio toward San Antonio. The desert brush gets dense. Plants with leaves emerge, actual trees. The … Continue reading

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