| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 89 — Dia de Muertos | Thursday, November 3, Schertz & San Antonio TX. Another week, more great family, friends and … | 2022/11/03 | 2022-11-03 20:52:00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 74 — Farewell California | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 50 — Darius | Sunday, September 25. As I mentioned in the last post, I hung around the campground … | 2022/09/26 | 2022-09-26 14:53:57 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 39 — Sushi, Chocolate, & Trails | The sushi was superb, and Bob treated me to a delicious Oaxacan Mexican Hot Chocolate … | 2022/09/15 | 2022-09-15 13:20:53 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 13 — st-ill… | After leaving Greenville, we managed to avoid miles of fresh chipseal with a little backtracking … | 2022/08/20 | 2022-08-20 10:01:24 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day 2 — North Bend Trail | 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 |
| 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 |
| First mile! | | 2022/08/07 | 2022-08-07 13:50:41 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |