We are in the 6000 block of 1st Avenue South, but now we call it Lake Mead. If you could travel six miles straight north, you would… Read more “Lake Mead and a little of its history”
Author: R Mead
S. Doré Mead: Feb 2, 1948–Jan 18, 2022
On October 30, we went for a 25-mile bike ride in one of our favorite places, Elm Creek Preserve. We used our standard procedure: I hold the… Read more “S. Doré Mead: Feb 2, 1948–Jan 18, 2022”
What’s the World Coming to?
One, two, or three words of advice for the (2021) Graduate (or maybe its just one) To keep my prediction success rate where it is, I start… Read more “What’s the World Coming to?”
Number Forty Eight: South Carolina
Mission Accomplished! Number 48 out of 48, more or less. We intend to revisit a couple states where we didn’t quite make it to 50 miles as… Read more “Number Forty Eight: South Carolina”
Number Forty Seven: Georgia, Jimmy Carter, and the Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail starts (or ends) at Smyrna, near Atlanta, runs 62 miles to the Alabama border, and becomes the Chief Ladiga Trail for another 33… Read more “Number Forty Seven: Georgia, Jimmy Carter, and the Silver Comet Trail”
Florida III: Curiouser and Curiouser
Florida, you probably already know, is a very curious place, by which I mean a curiosity to outsiders rather than any particular exhibition of curiosity by the… Read more “Florida III: Curiouser and Curiouser”
Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. Observed Jan. 18, 2021
I was born in rural Warren County, Iowa, and grew up there. If there were any Blacks in the county, they were faculty or students at Simpson… Read more “Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. Observed Jan. 18, 2021”
Ride to the Top of the World
(Or near enough for two old people from the flatlands.) Frisco, Dillon, and Sapphire Point This post has been aging, or gnawing, or nagging for a couple… Read more “Ride to the Top of the World”
Number Forty Six: Florida II, St Pete and Everglades
Chihuly Collection of glass things was one of our first stops, teaching us again you can’t take photos of everything and you can’t post every photo you… Read more “Number Forty Six: Florida II, St Pete and Everglades”
Number Forty Six: Florida I, Biking and Swimming
We spent three weeks in Florida, more than any other state, so this will either be very long or leave most of it out. We came across… Read more “Number Forty Six: Florida I, Biking and Swimming”
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