Off again today after a week spent with my wife Tricia in Nashville, replacing some worn parts (new rear tire), resting other worn parts (knees), and getting on top of technology. Resumed the journey today from Knoxville, with a simple 40 mile journey to to Louden. I hope to make Chattanooga tomorrow, which will be […]
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A number of folks have asked for me to give more regular updates, with details on route etc. The intermittent communication is a function of a packed schedule. I will try to catch up in Nashville, where I will be taking a few days off. Stats to date: Average mileage – about 33 miles […]
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I am one of the protagonists in this story – a guy who checked into a Budget Motel in Waynesboro VA a few days ago. The manager, a man with obvious Indian heritage (but not the fellow pictured above) welcomed me and showed me to my room. I pegged him for a sharp operator from […]
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En route to Gettysburg PA, I passed this little fellow, freshly dead, and I thought of the contrasting fortunes that fate can bestow. Common Yellowthroats winter from the Gulf States south into Mexico. A few years back, one was blown across the Atlantic, making landfall on Loop Head in County Clare. It became an overnight […]
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Great ride yesterday, including 10 miles of rail trail. Three states in one day, though to be fair, Robert E. Lee put more miles into PA, and I only squeaked into WV by the width of the Potomac. Bicycling enables me to see slo-mo changes in bird distribution as I travel across the landscape. Crossing […]
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