Tag Archives: Bicycle Touring

Profile Response: Paul E. Fallon, Cambridge MA

  “Riding your bicycle fifty miles a day is not difficult. The trick is to do it every day. Discipline and organization are the only real skills I have.” Paul Fallon got on his bicycle in May of 2015 with … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Bethany and Dave Garth Montgomery AL

  There’s nothing more rejuvenating than spending time with kindred spirits, folks with whom you don’t have to edit or explain because we’ve had so many common experiences. We can talk in shorthand and find humor in events that leave … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Keith Reed, Perkins OK

“We live in a time of cultural complacency. People just sit there and take it. We don’t protest. We just take what the preacher says.” There’s nothing complacent about Keith Reed. After completing two long tours: the first across North … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 395 – Gainesville FL to St Augustine FL

December 18, 2016 – Clouds, 80 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 20,672 States to Date: 48   Another day of terrific bicycle touring in a state I find much more bike friendly than anticipated. After two hearty bowls … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 393 – Mayo FL to Gainesville FL

December 16, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 20,584 States to Date: 48 After eleven hours of sleep plus a pot of coffee plus a stack of pancakes with a side of bacon, I was … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 390 – Apalachicola FL to Tallahassee FL

December 13, 2016 – Fog & sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 88 Miles to Date: 20,426 States to Date: 48 Day breaks late on the western edge of the Eastern Time Zone. A foggy morning trickled into hazy noon. I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 387 – Andalusia AL to Seaside FL

December 10, 2016 – Sun, 50 degrees Miles Today: 98 Miles to Date: 20,245 States to Date: 48  Florida!! State #48!! I couldn’t decide if I was happier to get to my 48th state or get the heck out of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 386 – Montgomery AL to Andalusia AL

December 9, 2016 – Sun, 40 degrees Miles Today: 93 Miles to Date: 20,147 States to Date: 47 A bicycle touring rule of thumb: fifty miles before noon is easier than thirty miles after noon. I started prompt at 7 … 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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