Tag Archives: Bicycle Touring

Trip Log – Day 247 – Cambridge, MA to Onset, MA

July 9, 2016 – Clouds, 60 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 12,644 States to Date: 31   It doesn’t take long on a bike to get out of the community you inhabit and come upon a different sensibility. … Continue reading

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On the Road Again

Four months and change after my altercation with a Porsche, I am back on the road, spinning a route that is basically the reverse of what I planned, though shorter in order to try and complete the circuit before the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Georgia and Mark, Freedom Pedalers, Alpine, TX

I spotted the two shadows a half-mile or more away, approaching on the shoulder of U.S. 90. A pair of cyclists. As we got closer I crossed the road to greet them. They were traveling heavy: four panniers each plus … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 235 – Houston, TX to Beaumont, TX

February 18, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 11,968 States to Date: 28  Closing in on 12,000 miles and spanning the breadth of Texas makes me an expert of sorts on one ornery aspect of … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Claire and Bob Rogers, Tucson, AZ

“This is a throw away house. We are here for the community, not the place.” That’s Bob Rogers’ description of the 400 square foot Park Model he and his wife Claire purchased, used, for $4500 in 2004. At the time, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 231 – College Station TX to The Woodlands, TX

February 14, 2016 – Cloudy, 70 degrees Miles Today: 75 Miles to Date: 11,792 States to Date: 28 My cycling Sunday began with a carb fest at my motel: oatmeal, raisin bran, sweet buns, and a machine that poops out … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 217 – Sanderson, TX to Comstock, TX

January 31, 2016 – Sunny, 86 degrees Miles Today: 88 Miles to Date: 11,170 States to Date: 28 86/88/90: eighty-six degrees for eighty-eight miles on U.S. 90: what a sweet day. The wind was my friend, pushing me east and … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 212 – Fort Hancock, TX to Van Horn, TX

January 26, 2016 – Overcast, 40 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 10,891 States to Date: 28 No way was West Texas going to let me off the hook with a week of cool nights, sunny days, and gentle … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Matthew Cazalas, Spring Valley, CA

I made a note in the margins of my notebook, “Matt is my kindred father.” In truth, he’s only a few years older than me, which makes him my kindred older brother. Either way, his story is my story, a … Continue reading

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New Years Greetings – 2016

New Year is a time of fresh starts and resolution, the determination to do things better than last year. But 2016 feels different to me, as I am in the middle of things. Rather than seeking the new, I look … Continue reading

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