Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 11 – Manchester, VT to Slingerlands, NY

Posted on May 18, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 694 May 17, 2015 – Cloudy, 60 degrees   Nature is breaking me into her fury in a most gentle way. After encountering no rain for ten days, this morning’s forecast called for a … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 10 – Norwich, VT to Manchester, VT

Posted on May 15, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 82 Miles to Date: 622 May 15, 2015 – Sunny, 60 degrees   I had a big task today: 82 miles plus over 4,000 feet in elevation change. So, I abandoned my custom of a long afternoon break … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 9 – Dorchester, NH to Norwich, VT

Posted on May 15, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 540 May 14, 2015 – Sunny, 70 degrees (eventually)   Like most optimists, I look at the high temperature forecast for the day and figure, oh, that’s good. I need to start looking at … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 8 – Conway, NH to Dorchester, NH

Posted on May 14, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 69 Miles to Date: 503 May 13, 2015 – Partly cloudy, 65 degrees   Nature’s first green is gold Her hardest hue to hold. Alas, Robert Frost’s words proved true overnight. The budding trees that stood along the … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 7 – Auburn, ME to Conway, NH

Posted on May 12, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 434 May 12, 2015 – Partly cloudy, 65 degrees   I woke up hungry on the edge of town, unsure where I might find any food heading west. Fortunately I came upon a fresh … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 6 – Waterville, ME to Auburn, ME

Posted on May 12, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 375 May 10, 2015 – Overcast, 55 degrees   If the early bird gets the worm, I have a belly full of ‘em. My alarm went off – too loud – at 4:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 5 – Belfast, ME to Waterville, ME

Posted on May 11, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 315 May 10, 2015 – Sunny, 65 degrees   Today I turned the first big corner of my trip. Coastal Maine dawned foggy, but by the time Jim Merkel, Susan, and I enjoyed a vegetable … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 4 –Union, ME to Belfast, ME

Posted on May 10, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 30 Miles to Date: 272 May 9, 2015 – Cloudy, 55 degrees   I opened my eyes and greeted the domed skylight in the center of the yurt’s roof above me. Dozens of rafters splayed out of create … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 3 – Portland, ME to Union, ME

Posted on May 9, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 88 Miles to Date: 242 May 8, 2015 – Sunny, windy, 55 degrees   The reality of this trip hit me hard in the face today, in the form of a 30-mile head wind. I started the day … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 2 – Seabrook, NH to Portland, ME

Posted on May 8, 2015 by paulefallon

Miles Today: 89 Miles to Date: 154 May 7, 2015   I rolled north with the spring, a notoriously swift and fickle season in New England. The morning was crisp, the breeze on Rye Beach chilly.       In … Continue reading →

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