Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 384 – Marion AL to Selma AL

December 7, 2016 – Cloudy, 50 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 19,985 States to Date: 47 I did not know, waking from my sound sleep, that today would mark the historical as well as chronological precursor to my … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 383 – Demopolis AL to Marion AL

December 6, 2016 – Cloudy, 55 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 19,945 States to Date: 47  In the lexicon of touring cyclists, Alabama = dogs. Today, after a lovely morning ride through Hale County farmland and an invigorating … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 382 – Newton MS to Demopolis AL

December 5, 2016 – Rain, 50 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 19,907 States to Date: 47 Every long distance cyclist worth his or her salt has tales of bad weather. Few have to wait over a year for … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 381 – Jackson MS to Newton MS

December 4, 2016 – Mist, 50 degrees Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 19,821 States to Date: 47 I am due some unpleasant weather – and Mississippi has decided to serve it up. The forecast is for three days of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 380 – Vicksburg MS to Jackson MS

December 3, 2016 – Rain, 45 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 19,749 States to Date: 47 The northwest winds that pushed me out of Arkansas shifted to the west, then south. Yesterday the air grew heavy and the … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 379 – Rolling Fork MS to Vicksburg MS

December 2, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 19,686 States to Date: 47  Today I participated in the trials of immigrants and the comforts of the established class. Rolling Forks Motel is representative of dozens … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 378 –Tillar AR to Rolling Fork MS

December 1, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 19,626 States to Date: 47   I woke up to the delights of Delta Resort, where Cindy Smith, Commissioner for the Arkansas State Parks, Recreations and Travel … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 377 – Pine Bluff AR to Tillar AR

November 30, 2016 – Clouds, Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 79 Miles to Date: 19,535 States to Date: 47 I spent my day amidst the ghosts of the Arkansas Delta. In the grey and featureless morning I rolled through the … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 376 – Little Rock AR to Pine Bluff AR

November 29, 2016 – Clouds, 65 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 19,456 States to Date: 47  I saw this sign early in my day, which resonated with a guy who’s taken a leak in 47 states so far. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 375 – N Little Rock AR to Little Rock AR

November 28, 2016 – Rain, 55 degrees Miles Today: 32 Miles to Date: 19,386 States to Date: 47  The sky was heavy, the forecast dark, so I slid through downtown Little Rock before the showers began. When they arrived, they … Continue reading

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