Tag Archives: Bicycle Touring

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

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 300 – Hendersonville, TN to Bowling Green KY

August 31, 2016 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 15,459 States to Date: 43 My host, Bruce Day, woke early to feed me well and then ride me out of town. Actually, Bruce rode me clear … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 291 – Marietta GA to Piedmont AL

August 22, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 14,941 States to Date: 41  My host, Ali, and I went to mile zero of the Silver Comet Trail, the biggest bicycle trailhead I’ve seen. Even … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 281 – Florence SC to Summerville SC

August 12, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 92 Miles to Date: 14,429 States to Date: 40  It was impossible to get turned around today – US 52 South for 75 miles, bear right on Alt US 17. I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 280 – Fayetteville, NC to Florence SC

August 11, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 119 Miles to Date: 14,337 States to Date: 40 My internal compass went kerflooey today: missed turns; detours; backtracking all over the countryside. Maybe it was the scent of the open … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 279 – Raleigh NC to Fayetteville, NC

August 10, 2016 – Partly sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 14,218 States to Date: 39   A perfect day of bicycle touring. Cotton candy clouds provided dramatic skies all day. A light breeze diminished the high … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 273 – Rixeyville VA to Charlottesville VA

August 4, 2016 – Overcast, 80 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 13,901 States to Date: 38 My hosts, Kathy and Robert, served a breakfast of eggs and scrapple, muffins and fresh fruit with yogurt that rivaled the garden … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 270 – Harper’s Ferry, WV to Boyce VA

August 1, 2016 – Cloudy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 20 Miles to Date: 13,780 States to Date: 38 Maybe its because I dealt West Virginia a short hand, staying only one night in a state of many contrasts. Maybe its … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 260 – Toms River NJ to Cape May, NJ

July 22, 2016 – Sun, 95 degrees Miles Today: 104 Miles to Date: 13,448 States to Date: 34 Some days you just have to pedal. After so much nostalgia and lots to ruminate upon, I looked forward to the fifth … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 250 – North Kingstown, RI to Mansfield, CT

July 12, 2016 – Clouds, 75 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 12,770 States to Date: 33 I thought today was going to be about hills, but it turned out to be about Pokémon Go and Rumanian moonshine. I … Continue reading

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