This turned out to be one of our favorite biking states, as evidenced by having ridden more miles here than any state since Number One: Minnesota. We… Read more “Number Twenty Six: Rhode Island”
Author: R Mead
Number Twenty Five: Massachusetts
Our plan was to ride the Cape Cod Trail but the weather and other considerations caused us to reconsider. We stayed on the outskirts of Boston and… Read more “Number Twenty Five: Massachusetts”
Number Thirty One: Maryland
Doré is totally convinced that I plan activities for the expressed purpose of terrifying her. We came to ride a small piece of the Great Alleghany Trail.… Read more “Number Thirty One: Maryland”
Number Twenty Four: Maine
One half of 48 is 24. After we did the cleverly named “Northern Trail” in Number 23, New Hampshire, here we did the equally clever “Eastern Trail”. You’d… Read more “Number Twenty Four: Maine”
Number Twenty Three: New Hampshire
You don’t need to scratch much below the surface to know that everywhere is a mixed bag (and this may be a mixed metaphor.) Somehow the contrasts… Read more “Number Twenty Three: New Hampshire”
Number Twenty-two: Vermont
When you are staying in two-star motels, you don’t expect a lot in the way of amenities. This one stood out for having a rooftop terrace. The… Read more “Number Twenty-two: Vermont”
Number Twenty-one: New York
We went to western New York to ride the Erie Canalway Trail and see the Falls. First we stopped for wings. We knew we weren’t going to… Read more “Number Twenty-one: New York”
Number Twenty: Ohio
A Dick Gregory, I think, routine from the 60s, probably: Gregory: Lord, why is my skin so dark? Lord: To protect you from the African sun, my… Read more “Number Twenty: Ohio”
Number Nineteen: Indiana
As I get further behind, things tend to get a little blurry, although our travels are sometimes a little blurry as they are happening. Rails-to-Trails and two-star… Read more “Number Nineteen: Indiana”
Number Seventeen: Wisconsin
For a couple thousand miles, as we worked our way west, we more or less followed the trail of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery. Then… Read more “Number Seventeen: Wisconsin”