Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 312 – Lake Saint Louis MO to Kingdom City MO

Posted on September 15, 2016 by paulefallon

September 12, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 16,123 States to Date: 44 Missouri’s bicycle claim to fame is the KATY Trail – 237 miles from Machens to Clinton, mostly along the Missouri River. But … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 311 – Ferguson MO to Lake Saint Louis MO

Posted on September 14, 2016 by paulefallon

September 11, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 16,053 States to Date: 44  I spent most of today noodling over what I learned yesterday, which included a long writing break to consider Ferguson and the … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 310 – St. Louis MO to Ferguson MO

Posted on September 13, 2016 by paulefallon

September 10, 2016 – Cloudy, 70 degrees Miles Today: 16 Miles to Date: 16,015 States to Date: 44  16,000 miles after I left Cambridge I arrived at one of the very first push pins I placed on my map: Ferguson, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 309 – Belleville IL to St. Louis MO

Posted on September 12, 2016 by paulefallon

September 9, 2016 – Rain, 70 degrees Miles Today: 33 Miles to Date: 15,999 States to Date: 44  It’s hard not to love a place that embraces you. I sent out four conversation requests in metro Saint Louis, thinking I … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 308 – Benton IL to Belleville IL

Posted on September 11, 2016 by paulefallon

September 8, 2016 – Rain, 80 degrees Miles Today: 87 Miles to Date: 15,966 States to Date: 43 One look at the window this morning told me rain was on the way. They interrupted the TV newscast of crime, bloodshed, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 307 – New Harmony IN to Benton IL

Posted on September 10, 2016 by paulefallon

September 7, 2016 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 15,879 States to Date: 43   If the only constant in life is change, the only certainty in bicycle touring is that expectations will be dashed. The … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 306 – Santa Claus IN to New Harmony IN

Posted on September 9, 2016 by paulefallon

September 6, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 15,795 States to Date: 43   Let the corn begin! I am so fascinated by these top-heavy plants standing tall on their spiky toes, lined in such … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 305 – Croydon IN to Santa Claus IN

Posted on September 8, 2016 by paulefallon

September 5, 2016 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 15,727 States to Date: 43   Fifty miles in Indiana State Highway 62 west is about as good cycling as it gets. It’s challenging: lots steep climbs; … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 304 – Louisville KY to Croydon IN

Posted on September 7, 2016 by paulefallon

September 4, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 45 Miles to Date: 15,670 States to Date: 43  I left Louisville over the Big Four, a former rail bridge converted to a pedestrian use and packed on a holiday Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 303 – Louisville KY

Posted on September 6, 2016 by paulefallon

September 3, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 15,625 States to Date: 43  If you arrived in Louisville from the north, you might think it was a Southern city; there are shotgun houses reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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