Cross Country 2022
| Title | Content | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC Day 100+ – Final Thoughts and Thank Yous | It’s been a week and a day since my return on day 99 last Sunday, … | 2022/11/15 | 2022-11-15 22:51:25 |
| CC Day 99 – Homeward Bound | A very nice weekend came to an end on Sunday morning as Dana and I … | 2022/11/13 | 2022-11-13 19:20:00 |
| CC Day 98 – Lightened Load | Nice day riding with Dave, Charlie, and Dana in rural MD, with all the bags … | 2022/11/12 | 2022-11-12 23:21:00 |
| CC Day 97 – Another OMG (or two or three…) | Yesterday’s ride was not an auspicious way to finish up my trip, but Birmingham was … | 2022/11/11 | 2022-11-11 22:26:00 |
| CC Day 96 – Slog day | November 10, 2022, Birmingham AL. Well, all the good things I said or thought about … | 2022/11/10 | 2022-11-10 21:38:00 |
| CC Day 95 – Tuscaloosa | October 9, 2022 — York AL to Tuscaloosa AL. I knew I had a good … | 2022/11/09 | 2022-11-09 20:05:00 |
| CC Day 94 – Sweet Home, well, Alabama | November 8, 2022, York, AL. Today, I got up early and readied my bags and … | 2022/11/08 | 2022-11-08 22:24:00 |
| CC Day 93 – 1815, 1934, and now | November 7, 2022 NOLA. Today I got on the bike for a long ride. Karen … | 2022/11/07 | 2022-11-07 21:52:00 |
| CC Day 92 – The Second Line and Po Boys | OMG! OMG! OMG! What a day! Karen and M.A. had a great day in store … | 2022/11/06 | 2022-11-06 23:18:00 |
| CC Day 91 – NOLA | Saturday November 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA (NOLA) Both Karen and M.A. were working today, … | 2022/11/05 | 2022-11-05 22:50:00 |
| CC Day 90 – Nothing to see here | Friday November 4, 2022 San Antonio->New Orleans. Chili was so kind as to drive me … | 2022/11/04 | 2022-11-04 23:37:00 |
| CC Day 89 | Thursday, November 3, Schertz & San Antonio TX. Another week, more great family, friends and … | 2022/11/03 | 2022-11-03 20:52:00 |
| CC Day 88 – Back to San Antonio | After a couple cups of coffee and muffins & PB, I packed up Papa Hobo … | 2022/11/02 | 2022-11-02 22:04:00 |
| CC Day 87 – Austin | Relaxing, quiet day. I did a little loop of the Lady Bird Lake trail and … | 2022/11/01 | 2022-11-01 22:51:00 |
| CC Day 86 – Austin | After a very good night’s rest, I joined Dave and Regina to take Claire to … | 2022/10/31 | 2022-10-31 23:49:55 |
| CC Day 85 – Long, satisfying day | I left the last post in the Amtrak station in San Antonio at 5 am. … | 2022/10/30 | 2022-10-30 23:46:00 |
| CC Day 84 – Clouds and Sun | Surprisingly, today was the coldest start I’ve had on this trip at 40 degrees (4.44 … | 2022/10/29 | 2022-10-29 15:37:00 |
| CC Sad day | I’ll get to day 84 in another post, but this entry is dedicated to the … | 2022/10/29 | 2022-10-29 14:41:00 |
| CC Day 83 – All my bags are packed | I got up, had some coffee, and packed my bags once again. Paul and Sue … | 2022/10/28 | 2022-10-28 21:57:00 |
| CC Day 82 – Single Tracking | Thursday October 27 2022. This morning, Paul took me to Boston Hill, a hiking/mountain bike … | 2022/10/27 | 2022-10-27 22:08:00 |
| CC Day 81 – Busting Stuff | Wednesday October 26. Busting stuff in a good way. After a chill morning of coffee … | 2022/10/26 | 2022-10-26 14:10:00 |
| CC Day 80 – Riding to the Mesa | This morning we loaded the bikes in Paul’s van and drove to Pinos Altos where … | 2022/10/25 | 2022-10-25 22:30:47 |
| CC Days 78 & 79 | Sunday October 23. In the morning, Paul and I kept on with the catching up … | 2022/10/24 | 2022-10-24 19:58:00 |
| CC Day 77 – Luck! (and some hard work) | Saturday October 22, 2022. I was so focused on getting everything packed and out the … | 2022/10/22 | 2022-10-22 21:47:00 |
| CC Day 76 – The Desert | Friday October 21, 2022. My Warm Showers hosts Jim and Sonya suggested a ride to … | 2022/10/21 | 2022-10-21 23:53:00 |
| CC Day 75 – Tucson | It was a rather fitful sleep night on the train to Tucson. My seatmate was … | 2022/10/20 | 2022-10-20 19:22:00 |
| CC Day 74 | Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Had set my alarm for 7:00 a.m. and only snoozed once … | 2022/10/19 | 2022-10-19 20:57:00 |
| CC Day 73 – MacGyvering | October 18. Tuesday’s main focus was to get my broken rack secured somehow. Two trips … | 2022/10/18 | 2022-10-18 18:50:00 |
| CC Day 71 – Back in the South Bay | Monday, October 17, 2022. I slept in until 8 today; a luxury I was afforded … | 2022/10/17 | 2022-10-17 12:32:00 |
| CC Day 70 – Hollywood! | But first, one more item from day 69: I did ride UP to the USPS. … | 2022/10/16 | 2022-10-16 22:15:00 |
| CC Day 72 – Return to South Bay | In the morning, after breakfast and coffee, I cleaned the sand from my shoes and … | 2022/10/16 | 2022-10-16 20:57:00 |
| CC Days 67-69 – Another reunion | Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Day 67. Last night there were thunderstorms and heavy rain that … | 2022/10/14 | 2022-10-14 13:37:17 |
| CC Day 66 – in full… | Continuing from my earlier quick update. The evening before I had told John and Luke … | 2022/10/13 | 2022-10-13 16:32:58 |
| CC Day 65 – Ahhhh, South California | That’s a line from Simon and Garfunkel’s Punky’s Dilema and so apt. Time to leave … | 2022/10/12 | 2022-10-12 20:29:00 |
| CC Day 64 – California Dreamin’ | Dry pack up at Refugio this morning. I may repeat such little details so much … | 2022/10/12 | 2022-10-12 11:20:07 |
| CC Day 66 – Quick update: Way behind | So much to catch up on since Day 63, and I’ll get to 64-65 as … | 2022/10/11 | 2022-10-11 13:36:55 |
| CC Day 63 – Just Beachy | Ahhh. Hot Coffee before the ride. And refrigerated yogurt and museli. Luxury. However, even the … | 2022/10/09 | 2022-10-09 13:52:20 |
| CC Day 62 – If heaven had a campground | After reconnecting with Harald, Luke, and John at Morro Bay, the next stop was Laura … | 2022/10/08 | 2022-10-08 20:22:00 |
| CC Day 61 – Unexpected Reunion | Still a mild reaction to the vaccine, so I rode to Salinas and made a … | 2022/10/07 | 2022-10-07 22:32:23 |
| CC Day 60 – San Jose to Watsonville | First task on day 60 (after coffee) was to fix the flat I got on … | 2022/10/06 | 2022-10-06 17:04:00 |
| CC Days 58 & 59 – San Jose | Monday October 3 & Tuesday October 4. Aaron and I rode to return the e-bike … | 2022/10/06 | 2022-10-06 01:23:13 |
| CC Day 57 – Hellos and Goodbyes | October 2, 2022 – This morning Aaron and I hit up the Trader Joe’s around … | 2022/10/03 | 2022-10-03 01:38:59 |
| CC Day 56 – On to San Fran | Fortunately, the early morning departure was quiet, and even with all the fog of Bodega … | 2022/10/02 | 2022-10-02 21:50:03 |
| CC Day 55 – Coons and Tunes | Another dry day, after a night of racoon infiltrations and intra-racoon fights, two of them … | 2022/10/02 | 2022-10-02 18:32:43 |
| CC Day 54 – Gualala Land | This morning was a very cold start. I put another couple of layers on and … | 2022/09/30 | 2022-09-30 10:23:50 |
| CC Day 53 – On the 1 | Last one out of the gate today, but that was okay cuz I was behind … | 2022/09/28 | 2022-09-28 19:27:07 |
| CC Day 52 – Up | Monday, September 27. Today’s ride ended up in Stafford Hinckley State Park after another beautiful … | 2022/09/28 | 2022-09-28 10:39:47 |
| CC Day 51 – Avenue of the Giants | Tired start today as I set up my tent under a tree, and while it … | 2022/09/27 | 2022-09-27 19:40:44 |
| CC Day 50 | Sunday, September 25. As I mentioned in the last post, I hung around the campground … | 2022/09/26 | 2022-09-26 14:53:57 |
| CC Day 49 – Back to CA | Today started with the bad news that Luke was going to take a rest day … | 2022/09/25 | 2022-09-25 14:29:00 |
| CC Day 48 – Just a bunch of rocks* | Today (Friday, September 23) was a relatively short day in riding miles, and I focused … | 2022/09/24 | 2022-09-24 15:32:00 |
| CC Day 47 – Food! | The start from Bandon Beach was in sunshine and I hung some of my wet … | 2022/09/23 | 2022-09-23 15:01:35 |
| CC Days 45 & 46 – Continued Beautiful (& Wet) | Day 45, the route was completely on the 101, and after Yachats, mostly inland. The … | 2022/09/22 | 2022-09-22 13:29:33 |
| CC Day 44 – Whales! | Don’t remember where I left off, but I do have some name and other corrections. … | 2022/09/20 | 2022-09-20 16:26:03 |
| CC Day 43 Sunset | After I left the bar, it was a short ride to the campground. Many of … | 2022/09/18 | 2022-09-18 18:59:01 |
| CC Day 42 – Continued Cool | Cool applies to both the temp and the Oregon coast. I stayed on US 101 … | 2022/09/17 | 2022-09-17 19:20:30 |
| CC Day 41 – Cool | Ahhh. The Best Western had a hot tub in the pool area and I partook. … | 2022/09/17 | 2022-09-17 19:03:10 |
| CC Day 40 — We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Astoria | Well, I cycle-marched to Astoria. not Pretoria. There’s a little town off River Rd in … | 2022/09/16 | 2022-09-16 12:08:02 |
| CC Day 39 | The sushi was superb, and Bob treated me to a delicious Oaxacan Mexican Hot Chocolate … | 2022/09/15 | 2022-09-15 13:20:53 |
| CC Day 38 – Quiet | Today was spent gathering food for the Amtrak trip, tooling around the neighborhood, trying to … | 2022/09/13 | 2022-09-13 20:31:15 |
| CC Day 37 – California, Here I am | Sing that to the tune you all know. I arrived yesterday afternoon (that would be … | 2022/09/13 | 2022-09-13 01:34:24 |
| CC Day 35 – Veni, vidi, pransus sum* | *I came, I saw, I ate lunch! Warm Showers came through again with an excellent … | 2022/09/12 | 2022-09-12 01:56:32 |
| CC Day 34 – Salt Lake City | After bidding farewell to Bret & Nora, I rode from Lindon to Salt Lake City … | 2022/09/10 | 2022-09-10 08:29:06 |
| CC Day 33 — Dry Day 8K | Seems much drier here in Provo and Denver was pretty dry. After a very long … | 2022/09/08 | 2022-09-08 23:42:06 |
| CC Day 32 – Denver to Provo on Amtrak | Prefix: Writing this from Bret’s & Nora’s place. All settled in and ready for a … | 2022/09/08 | 2022-09-08 01:45:39 |
| CC Days 27-29 | A couple days without big mileage have been a nice break. Still riding, just not … | 2022/09/05 | 2022-09-05 00:27:03 |
| CC Day 26 Breckenridge, Rides, and Red Rocks | Ahhh. Mountain air and cool temps. I had a lazy morning hanging around the motel … | 2022/09/02 | 2022-09-02 14:09:28 |
| CC Day 25 – Spectacularness | Dillon to Vail Pass today, and the views were spectacular. As I look at the … | 2022/09/01 | 2022-09-01 00:14:45 |
| CC Day 24 – Loveland Pass | With a head start to Indian Springs provided by Aaron, I climbed over Loveland Pass … | 2022/08/31 | 2022-08-31 15:06:43 |
| CC Day 23 – Denver | Most of Monday was spent dealing with my tire issues, Barclays (still), and cleaning and … | 2022/08/30 | 2022-08-30 02:20:17 |
| CC Day 22 – Denver | Well, I handed Papa Hobo over to the baggage agent in Lincoln with a flat … | 2022/08/29 | 2022-08-29 13:49:30 |
| CC Day 21 – Lincoln | Let’s see where did I leave off? Oh yes, at Dinty Moore’s with John, Laurie … | 2022/08/28 | 2022-08-28 18:31:43 |
| CC Day 20 – 1,000 Miles | A modest 58 miles today over hill and dale, but much more friendly hills and … | 2022/08/27 | 2022-08-27 01:18:10 |
| CC Day 19 – Nebraska! | As good a night I had yesterday, today’s was not so great. I was camping … | 2022/08/25 | 2022-08-25 20:56:28 |
| CC Day 18 – It *is* Kansas, Dorothy! | Had a great night’s sleep and a good breakfast with Mark, and he escorted me … | 2022/08/24 | 2022-08-24 20:23:21 |
| CC Day 17 – part 2 | The train ride let me catch up on some bill paying and paperwork for Medicare, … | 2022/08/23 | 2022-08-23 22:35:42 |
| CC Days 15-17 – Riding the Rails (with pics) | A lot to catch up on since arriving at Jean’s and Mark’s. After the concert, … | 2022/08/23 | 2022-08-23 13:38:40 |
| CC Day 14 Jean’s & Mark’s | It is 17 years since I’ve been to Jean’s and Mark’s on my first cross … | 2022/08/21 | 2022-08-21 08:31:31 |
| CC Day 13 | After leaving Greenville, we managed to avoid miles of fresh chipseal with a little backtracking … | 2022/08/20 | 2022-08-20 10:01:24 |
| CC Day 12 – A Touch of Home | Updated 12/19/2022 More on day 12: we had 2 more miles of the pavement from … | 2022/08/18 | 2022-08-18 23:38:33 |
| CC Day 11 – F-in’ Illini Flats | Whenever I teach a class or workshop on touring, I always ask the participants to … | 2022/08/18 | 2022-08-18 07:49:07 |
| CC Day 10 – Beautiful Rollers | Today’s mileage: 56.4. Total miles: 613.7 We started the day from the campground in English, … | 2022/08/16 | 2022-08-16 21:31:12 |
| CC Day 9 – More Lexington, and on to Indiana. | A very restful night thanks to our wonderful warm showers host Jannette. Her house set … | 2022/08/15 | 2022-08-15 22:42:35 |
| CC Day 8 – Louisville | The further I go the behinder I get. Again just a quick note to update. … | 2022/08/14 | 2022-08-14 21:31:50 |
| CC Day 7 – Lexington | Backtracking a bit to Saturday morning, Aug 13th. We left Paris and headed to Lexington … | 2022/08/14 | 2022-08-14 20:03:32 |
| CC Day 6 – Part 2 | Backing up a bit to Friday, the 12th. We pulled into Paris KY after a … | 2022/08/14 | 2022-08-14 08:09:08 |
| CC Day 6 – In Gay Paris | A quick one tonight because we had a late start, and were late finding a … | 2022/08/12 | 2022-08-12 22:00:17 |
| CC Day 5 – Bye Buckeyes, Bonjour Bourbon | 71.7 miles today through beautiful and mostly flat Southern Ohio, the weather was pleasant, winds … | 2022/08/11 | 2022-08-11 20:57:05 |
| CC Day 4, Addendum | Forgot to note our mileage today: 68.5. Our motel is just up the road from … | 2022/08/10 | 2022-08-10 20:24:36 |
| CC Day 4 – Dodged the drops | So, the all-day rains never materialized, but it was cloudy and much cooler at the … | 2022/08/10 | 2022-08-10 17:59:58 |
| CC Day 3 Pitter-patter | We are holed up in Parkersburg West Virginia, because we dodged a bullet of, as … | 2022/08/09 | 2022-08-09 18:09:29 |
| CC Day 2 | Getting the theme here? Ride hard, sweat a ton, then refresh and recharge. We’re in … | 2022/08/08 | 2022-08-08 20:40:05 |
| CC Day 1 Complete | We made it to Bridgeport WV, a bit of a shift from the original route. … | 2022/08/07 | 2022-08-07 22:25:48 |
| CC First mile! | 2022/08/07 | 2022-08-07 13:50:41 | |
| CC On the way to the start | After quite a hectic week, I’m on the road with Sarah and Matt, heading to … | 2022/08/07 | 2022-08-07 10:44:39 |
| CC Last day for Papa Hobo | Last day on the bike rack at work ever for Papa Hobo! Working on … | 2022/08/02 | 2022-08-02 11:34:06 |
| CC And the winner is… | Thanks for all the suggestions, but the name for my new ride companion came to … | 2022/07/18 | 2022-07-18 01:00:25 |
| CC Retirement, and | This is a copy of the Facebook post I made to announce my tour, Kona … | 2022/07/13 | 2022-07-13 20:24:46 |
Gaspé Peninsula 2023
| Title | Content | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP Day 42 — Topping it off! | 100.6 miles, 4725 ft of climbing, Wellsboro to State College Tour totals: 2,052.2 Miles, 73,765 … | 2023/08/16 | 2023-08-16 21:43:00 |
| GP Day 41 — Closing in | 50 8 miles, 2324 ft of climbing, West Elmira NY to Wellsboro PA It rained … | 2023/08/15 | 2023-08-15 21:31:00 |
| GP Day 40 — The Gorge | Groton to Elmira, 56.9 mi, 2184 ft of climbing. In the morning, Shana and the … | 2023/08/14 | 2023-08-14 22:30:00 |
| GP Day 39 — A Finger Laking day | Oh, that title is so bad! Maybe I’ll fix it, maybe I won’t. 40.3 mi, … | 2023/08/13 | 2023-08-13 19:26:41 |
| GP Day 38 — If you ever navigated on… | … the Erie Canal! It’s flat. 25.7 mi, 673 ft of climbing (most of that … | 2023/08/12 | 2023-08-12 19:51:00 |
| GP Day 37 — Mirror, Mirror | 48.7 miles, 1457 ft of climbing. Finally! A tailwind! Made the day much easier. So … | 2023/08/11 | 2023-08-11 23:00:01 |
| GP Day 36 — Showers | 38.4 miles, 1148 ft of climbing. I missed Julie in the morning as she had … | 2023/08/10 | 2023-08-10 22:40:27 |
| GP Day 35 — Over Hill, Over Dale… | 75.2 miles, 3,459 ft of climbing. Hard day for my first one back. It was … | 2023/08/09 | 2023-08-09 21:41:00 |
| GP Day 34 — Chillin’ | Another “day off,” though I did ride into Potsdam in the morning to look around … | 2023/08/08 | 2023-08-08 20:32:00 |
| GP Day 33 — Monday, Monday | The day John and I are parting ways. We had a great month together and … | 2023/08/07 | 2023-08-07 22:38:11 |
| GP Day 32 | A little late getting caught up, but I’ll get there in the next day or … | 2023/08/06 | 2023-08-06 20:05:00 |
| GP Day 31 — So it is… | Shingles! Maybe in addition to Orbital Cellulitis, but doc yesterday didn’t think so. I have … | 2023/08/05 | 2023-08-05 11:38:11 |
| GP Day 29 — Surrender! | I gave in to prudence (and getting connected with some health insurance) and am boarding … | 2023/08/03 | 2023-08-03 18:58:35 |
| GP Day 28 — Parked! | 0 miles, 0 ft of climbing. Errrr. Well, prudence won out over the desire to … | 2023/08/02 | 2023-08-02 15:07:22 |
| GP Day 27 | Well, other than it being my grandchild Luka’s 16th birthday, and the weather being great … | 2023/08/01 | 2023-08-01 23:14:04 |
| GP Day 26 | Short note today and no pics since I can’t get to WiFi on my phone. … | 2023/07/31 | 2023-07-31 17:23:02 |
| GP Day 25 — Sunshine & Bleuets | Métabetchouan–Albanel, 60.6 miles, 1723 ft of climbing. Early morning again trying to beat rain. (Foreshadowing: … | 2023/07/30 | 2023-07-30 22:45:08 |
| GP Day 24 — Métabetchouan & Piekuakamu | Saguenay to Métabetchouan, 52.2 miles, 2265 ft. of climbing. We slept in today. It was … | 2023/07/29 | 2023-07-29 19:18:47 |
| GP Day 23 — Saguenay | The camp site was beautiful. The bugs were not. Black flies that landed and bit … | 2023/07/28 | 2023-07-28 21:56:31 |
| GP Day 22 — Fjord | 8:50 pm. Just some pics for the moment. Wifi connection not very good. On our … | 2023/07/27 | 2023-07-27 19:48:45 |
| GP Day 21 — Gaspé Mountain (well, hill) high | Another good day. 47.8 mi, 2688 ft of climbing from Rimouski to Trois Pistoles. beautiful … | 2023/07/26 | 2023-07-26 18:29:26 |
| GP Day 20 — “and the weatherman lied” | In a good way for us. Well, lying is a stretch, but I’d like to … | 2023/07/25 | 2023-07-25 21:52:20 |
| GP Day 19 — Ahhhh! | 75 miles, 2561 ft of climbing from Campbellton New Brunswick to Val Brilliant. Beautiful day, … | 2023/07/24 | 2023-07-24 20:13:38 |
| GP Day 18 — Enough resting… | Maria, QC to Campbellton, New Brunswick, 53 miles, 2,176 ft of climbing. 7 miles shy … | 2023/07/23 | 2023-07-23 21:57:58 |
| GP Day 17 — Rest Day | We took the day off today. There were thunderstorms all along our route today and … | 2023/07/23 | 2023-07-23 06:34:00 |
| GP Day 16 — Nice, easy day | Woke up to the sounds of ducks, and a number of unknown bird calls, and … | 2023/07/21 | 2023-07-21 22:06:14 |
| GP Day 15 — Petit paradis | 53 miles, 2,037 ft of climbing. Grande Riviera to New Carlisle. It was a beautiful … | 2023/07/20 | 2023-07-20 20:39:29 |
| GP Day 14 — Adventure Time! | Fearing another rain out according to the weatherman, we got up at 6 and were … | 2023/07/19 | 2023-07-19 22:27:48 |
| Day 13 — Rolling-Climbing-Rolling | A perfect weather night, warm and breezy and didn’t require getting into the sleeping bag. … | 2023/07/18 | 2023-07-18 19:26:53 |
| GP Day 12 — Fog & sun & dryness | 68.4 miles, 4556 ft of climbing. Whew. It was our first day of serious climbing. … | 2023/07/17 | 2023-07-17 18:55:37 |
| GP Day 11 — Moving forward | Nice quiet rest after gorging ourselves on a half of an IGA roasted chicken each, … | 2023/07/16 | 2023-07-16 20:24:07 |
| GP Day 10 — Twixt the raindrops | Before we went to bed last night we asked Tristan if it would be possible … | 2023/07/15 | 2023-07-15 22:15:00 |
| GP Day 9 — Magnifique! | No wi-fi service last night, so this is a little late getting posted. Rimouski, (which … | 2023/07/14 | 2023-07-14 23:59:19 |
| GP Day 8 — Lives of the Saints | 49.5 miles and 2,521 ft up and 5 hours in the saddle. Good, hard day. … | 2023/07/13 | 2023-07-13 16:00:41 |
| GP Day 7 — Scenery & Softball | A wonderful ride today. 77.3 miles and 1631 ft of climbing, but we averaged almost … | 2023/07/12 | 2023-07-12 22:32:48 |
| GP Day 6 — Poutine! | Short post mid-day 7 because I didn’t have any wifi service last night. Hostel stay … | 2023/07/12 | 2023-07-12 12:15:00 |
| GP Day 5 — Some days it rains | The forecast was for steady rain all day, but by the time we headed out … | 2023/07/10 | 2023-07-10 19:56:35 |
| GP Day 4 — St. Antoine de Tilly | Things were a little wet from the overnight rain, but not too bad. A good … | 2023/07/09 | 2023-07-09 16:33:51 |
| GP Day 3 — Continued flatness | Early day today, but we slept in until 5:30. We were on the road at … | 2023/07/09 | 2023-07-09 08:03:39 |
| GP Day 2 — Montreal | 12 pm: We were up at 5 this morning and on the road around 5:30 … | 2023/07/07 | 2023-07-07 12:22:09 |
| GP Day 1 — Good Touring Karma | 12pm: Quick update while stopping for lunch, mostly photos! 9pm: In for the evening after … | 2023/07/06 | 2023-07-06 12:26:01 |
| GP Day 0 | The adventure starts today. Well, getting to the adventure starts today. My daughter Sarah and … | 2023/07/05 | 2023-07-05 10:58:33 |
| GP — Gaspé Peninsula Tour | Coming soon. I’ll be leaving July 5 for Burlington VT to join my friend John … | 2023/06/26 | 2023-06-26 20:49:03 |
Nova Scotia & PEI 2024
| Title | Content | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NS & PEI – Home Again | Saturday, September 8, 2024, 0 cycling miles, 5.5 miles hiking: We drove from 4:30 pm … | 2024/09/07 | 2024-09-07 20:57:21 |
| NS & PEI – Day 18 – Last Day | Friday, September 6, 2024, 9 miles: Our last day in NS. We packed the car, … | 2024/09/06 | 2024-09-06 22:24:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 17 – Ketch Harbour | Thursday, September 5, 2024, 46.8 miles: Today we headed back across the bridge to Halifax … | 2024/09/05 | 2024-09-05 22:15:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 16 – To Halifax | Wednesday, September 4, 2004, 9 whole miles: Today we packed up the car and the … | 2024/09/04 | 2024-09-04 19:32:32 |
| NS & PEI – Day 15 – Five Islands | Tuesday, September 3, 2004, 29.9 miles: When we get back from one of our trips, … | 2024/09/03 | 2024-09-03 18:14:58 |
| NS & PEI – Day 14 – Return to Parrsboro | Monday, September 2, 2004, 46 miles: After breakfast at the motel, we took and a … | 2024/09/02 | 2024-09-02 17:01:25 |
| NS & PEI – Day 13 – Back to NS | Sunday, September 1, 2004, 66 miles: We had a mostly restful night, even with the … | 2024/09/01 | 2024-09-01 22:39:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 12 – Summerside | Saturday, August 31, 2004, 44.1 miles: After a great night’s sleep, and a hearty Dalton … | 2024/08/31 | 2024-08-31 23:37:03 |
| NS & PEI – Day 11 – Dalton’s | Friday, August 30, 2004, 37.4 miles: After a restful night, we joined Dalton for his … | 2024/08/30 | 2024-08-30 19:02:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 10 – Darnley | Thursday, August 29, 2004, 50.3 miles: Coffee in the room today, so no scramble to … | 2024/08/29 | 2024-08-29 16:11:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 9 – Charlottetown | Wednesday, August 28, 2004, 31.1 miles: Another no coffee day, but we only had 15 … | 2024/08/28 | 2024-08-28 22:37:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 8 – Stanhope | Tuesday, August 27, 2004, 75.6 miles: Word of the day: Coffee! With an exclamation point! … | 2024/08/27 | 2024-08-27 22:41:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 7 – Ride to the Ferry | Monday, August 26, 2004, 56.1 miles: Bob cooked us pancakes for breakfast, and “instructed” us … | 2024/08/26 | 2024-08-26 22:46:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 6 – Truro | Sunday, August 25, 2004, 58.6 miles: We left Andrew and Kelly to the peace and … | 2024/08/25 | 2024-08-25 22:23:00 |
| NS & PEI – Day 5 – Chignecto | Saturday, August 24, 2004: Dana heard from a few people that Chignecto Provincal Park had … | 2024/08/24 | 2024-08-24 12:11:21 |
| NS & PEI Day 4 – Ward’s Falls | Friday, August 23, 2024: Still exploring Parrsboro. We drove into Parrsboro today, saving our butts … | 2024/08/23 | 2024-08-23 21:19:00 |
| NS & PEI 2024 Day 3 – Parrsboro | Thursday, August 22, 2024 On our first full day in NS, we rode into Parrsboro … | 2024/08/22 | 2024-08-22 21:17:00 |
| NS & PEI 2024 Day 2 – Dave & Heather | Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Day 2 started with coffee and breakfast with Dave & Heather, … | 2024/08/21 | 2024-08-21 16:35:00 |
| Nova Scotia & PEI 2024 Day 1 | Monday & Tuesday, August 19-20, 2024 This is the second tour since retirement that Dana … | 2024/08/20 | 2024-08-20 21:57:00 |
The Dakotas 2025
| Title | Content | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dakotas – Day 70 – Homeward Bound | 48 miles cycling, 30′ of climbing (3682.2 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/23 | 2025-09-23 19:52:10 |
| The Dakotas – Day 69 – World Famousity | 24.8 miles cycling, 213′ of climbing (3633.6 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/22 | 2025-09-22 17:52:51 |
| The Dakotas – Day 68 – Cleveland #2 | 14.4 miles cycling, 348′ of climbing (3628.8 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/21 | 2025-09-21 23:01:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 67 – Cleveland | 46.7 miles cycling, 766′ of climbing (3614.4 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/20 | 2025-09-20 22:44:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 66 – Vermilion | 57.7 miles cycling, 937′ of climbing (3567.7 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/19 | 2025-09-19 21:52:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 65 – Elmore | 56.9 miles cycling, 543′ of climbing (3510 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/18 | 2025-09-18 21:41:56 |
| The Dakotas – Day 64 – Wauseon | 61.2 miles cycling, 1195′ of climbing (3453.1 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/17 | 2025-09-17 21:35:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 63 – Angola | 54.3 miles cycling, 1692′ of climbing (3391.9 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/16 | 2025-09-16 19:43:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 62 – Rest Days | 9 miles cycling, 0′ of climbing (3346.6 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/15 | 2025-09-15 21:39:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 60 – Goshen! | 62 miles cycling, 1080′ of climbing (3337.6 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/13 | 2025-09-13 16:15:51 |
| The Dakotas – Day 59 – Hanna, not Montana | 70.7 miles cycling, 1707′ of climbing (3275.6 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/12 | 2025-09-12 12:22:46 |
| The Dakotas – Day 58 – Frankfort IL & more Angels | 82.5 miles cycling, 1637′ of climbing (3204.9 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/11 | 2025-09-11 23:40:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 57 – Peru IL | 81.8 miles cycling, 1850′ of climbing (3122.4 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/10 | 2025-09-10 22:44:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 56 – 3000 miles! | 75.8 miles cycling, 2084′ of climbing (3040.6 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/09 | 2025-09-09 23:45:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 55 – Airdream-Airstream in Iowa City | 63.7 miles cycling, 2431′ of climbing (2964.8 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/08 | 2025-09-08 09:01:48 |
| The Dakotas – Day 54 – Full Moon Montezuma Crazy | 65.5 miles cycling, 3019′ of climbing (2901 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/07 | 2025-09-07 08:34:57 |
| The Dakotas – Day 53 – Des Moines | 47.5 miles cycling, 1203′ of climbing (2825.3 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/06 | 2025-09-06 23:10:36 |
| The Dakotas – Day 52 – Redfield | 56 miles cycling, 2080′ of climbing (2778 total) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/05 | 2025-09-05 23:00:28 |
| The Dakotas – Day 51 – Atlantic IA | 68.6 miles cycling, 3785′ of climbing (2721.4) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/09/04 | 2025-09-04 00:14:40 |
| The Dakotas – Day 50 – Omaha & Bellvue | 72.8 miles cycling, 2805′ of climbing (2652.8) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/09/03 | 2025-09-03 22:24:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 49 – Scribner | 60.8 miles cycling, 1136′ of climbing (2580 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/02 | 2025-09-02 22:26:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 48 – (Neligh) Norfolk | 39.2 miles cycling, 142′ of climbing (2519 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/09/01 | 2025-09-01 22:19:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 47 – O’Neill | 66 miles cycling, 398′ of climbing (2480 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/31 | 2025-08-31 00:30:52 |
| The Dakotas – Day 46 – Ainsworth | 66 miles cycling, 398′ of climbing (2366 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/30 | 2025-08-30 21:28:44 |
| The Dakotas – Day 45 – Valentine | 55.3 miles cycling, 1997′ of climbing (2366 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/29 | 2025-08-29 16:46:28 |
| The Dakotas – Day 44 – White River Angels | 76 miles cycling, 3348′ of climbing (2311.1 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/28 | 2025-08-28 21:45:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 43 – The Badlands | 48 miles cycling, 1919′ of climbing (2235.1 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/27 | 2025-08-27 17:28:27 |
| The Dakotas – Day 42 – Wall Drug | 63.3 miles cycling, 2708′ of climbing (2187.1 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/26 | 2025-08-26 16:32:36 |
| The Dakotas – Day 41 – Crazy Horse & Mount Rushmore | 56.6 miles cycling, 4057′ of climbing (2123.8 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/25 | 2025-08-25 21:31:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 40 – The Mickelson Trail | 48.3 miles cycling, 2664′ of climbing (2067.2 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/24 | 2025-08-24 22:44:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 39 – Deadwood | 30.2 miles cycling, 2425′ of climbing (2018.9 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/23 | 2025-08-23 23:56:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 38 – Spearfish | 29.3 miles cycling, 1343′ of climbing (1988.7 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/22 | 2025-08-22 23:24:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 37 – Belle Fourche | 72.3 miles cycling, 2062′ of climbing (1959.4 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/21 | 2025-08-21 22:14:11 |
| The Dakotas – Day 36 – more Headwinds & Heat | 50 miles cycling, 1551′ of climbing (1837.2 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/20 | 2025-08-20 23:19:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 35 – We find Hell’s Fire (Headwinds & Heat) | 82 miles cycling, 2773′ of climbing (1837.2 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/19 | 2025-08-19 23:04:56 |
| The Dakotas – Day 34 – Hiking Day | 6 miles cycling, 12 miles hiking (1755.1 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/18 | 2025-08-18 22:09:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 33 – The ND Badlands | 40.3 miles, 1579′ of climbing, (1749.1 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/17 | 2025-08-17 21:46:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 32 – Dickinson | 51.3 miles, 1508′ of climbing, (1708.8 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/16 | 2025-08-16 21:21:00 |
| The Dakotas – Days 32-34 Quick Update | ? miles, ? of climbing, (over 1700 tot) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/08/15 | 2025-08-15 23:59:40 |
| The Dakotas – Day 31 Glen Ullin | 58.4 miles, 2382′ of climbing, (1657.4 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/15 | 2025-08-15 21:48:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 30 Bismark | 65.3 miles, 1630′ of climbing, (1599 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/14 | 2025-08-14 20:46:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 29 Ride like the Wind to Hazelton | 69.6 miles, 2020′ of climbing, (1533.7 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/13 | 2025-08-13 22:06:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 28 – Gackle | 63 miles, 1604′ of climbing, (1405 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/12 | 2025-08-12 23:15:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 27 – Little Yellowstone | 63 miles, 1604′ of climbing, (1405 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/11 | 2025-08-11 22:21:15 |
| The Dakotas – Day 26 – Fargo | 17 miles, 110′ of climbing, (1341.6 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/10 | 2025-08-10 19:21:55 |
| The Dakotas – Day 25 – It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask | 63.8 miles, 715′ of climbing, 1015′ down (1324.6 tot) – to read from the beginning, … | 2025/08/09 | 2025-08-09 12:06:41 |
| The Dakotas – Day 24 – Showers with Pizza | 51.1 miles, 653′ of climbing, 803′ down (1260.8 tot) – to read from the beginning, … | 2025/08/08 | 2025-08-08 23:55:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 23 – Providence | 92.6 miles, 1892′ of climbing (1209.6 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/07 | 2025-08-07 20:39:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 22 – STAMP! | 52.7 miles, 1324′ of climbing (1,117 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/06 | 2025-08-06 23:05:09 |
| The Dakotas – Day 21 was all Purple | 41 miles, 1417′ of climbing (1064.3 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/05 | 2025-08-05 20:30:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 20 The Longest Day | 102.1 miles, 4701′ of climbing (1022.9 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/04 | 2025-08-04 23:21:00 |
| The Dakotas – Days 17-19 The Hanlons (We’ve had worse!) | 60.3 miles, 2357′ of climbing (772.3 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/08/03 | 2025-08-03 21:29:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 16 La Crosse | 88 miles, 1521′ of climbing (772.3 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/31 | 2025-07-31 22:48:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 15 Reedsburg | 62 miles, 2857′ of climbing (772.3 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/30 | 2025-07-30 21:21:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 14 Madison #2 | 28.3 miles, 864′ of climbing (710.3 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/29 | 2025-07-29 23:08:11 |
| The Dakotas – Day 13 Madison | 53.7 miles, 1148′ of climbing (682 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/28 | 2025-07-28 23:24:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 12 Follow the Yellow Brick Road | 68 miles, 1570′ of climbing (682 tot) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/27 | 2025-07-27 23:33:47 |
| The Dakotas – Day 11 Norton Shores, Muskegon & Wisconsin | 45 miles, 929′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. We awoke … | 2025/07/27 | 2025-07-27 23:10:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 10 Holland | 45.8 miles, 1048′ of climbing (484 total miles) – to read from the beginning, click … | 2025/07/25 | 2025-07-25 20:11:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 9 Goodbye, Mr. Chris | 56 miles, 1037′ of climbing (1360′ Down!) – to read from the beginning, click here. … | 2025/07/23 | 2025-07-23 22:54:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 8 Kalamazoo | 70 miles, 2315′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. Waking up … | 2025/07/22 | 2025-07-22 22:34:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 7 Swain’s Lake | 69.3 miles, 1650′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. After a … | 2025/07/21 | 2025-07-21 21:10:29 |
| The Dakotas – Day 6 – Wolverines! | 65 miles, 1342′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. Today’s ride … | 2025/07/20 | 2025-07-20 23:21:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 5 – Not Toledo | 71.6 miles, 784′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. A quick … | 2025/07/19 | 2025-07-19 23:21:39 |
| The Dakotas – Day 4 | 60.1 miles, 1532′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. After bidding … | 2025/07/18 | 2025-07-18 20:08:00 |
| The Dakotas – Day 3 On the Bikes! | 45.1 miles, 1672′ of climbing – to read from the beginning, click here. We had … | 2025/07/17 | 2025-07-17 23:19:11 |
| The Dakotas – Day (-)2 | We arrived at Dana’s cousins’ in Youngstown around noon yesterday, unpacked the bikes and gear … | 2025/07/16 | 2025-07-16 12:28:56 |
| The Dakotas – Day (-)1 | We’re on our way to Youngstown! We left only 15 minutes past our target time, … | 2025/07/15 | 2025-07-15 11:14:22 |
| The Dakotas | Dana and I are embarking July 15th on a 3,000+ mile adventure through the upper … | 2025/07/13 | 2025-07-13 15:32:21 |