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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Biking, logistics, and the simple business of living are getting in the way of writing, which is a primary goal of this trip. I have so much to share, so please bear with me while I catch up. September 5th is in the rear view mirror fastened atop my helmet. In three weeks I have […]
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