We were in Minnesota last year for the Freedom from Pants Ride, this year Washington for the Solstice Parade, Oregon for the World Naked Bike Ride, and… Read more “Number Sixteen: Iowa”
Author: R Mead
Number Fifteen: Missouri
The Katy Trail is a long, skinny Missouri state park and our new favorite trail. After a small sample, what we saw is good enough to be… Read more “Number Fifteen: Missouri”
Number Eighteen: Michigan
Our first stop in Michigan was Mackinaw City, which was probably once a charming summer get-away and fishing village. Now it is a serious tourist trap, with… Read more “Number Eighteen: Michigan”
Number Fourteen: Kansas
Small town Midwest at the Trade Winds Bar & Grill in Garnet. Although the sign on the door said you must be 21 to enter, every family… Read more “Number Fourteen: Kansas”
Number Twelve and a half and Thirteen: Nebraska
We made three stops in Nebraska, wrapped around the two stops in South Dakota. We went to Alliance for “Carhenge” not for the biking. Carhenge started as… Read more “Number Twelve and a half and Thirteen: Nebraska”
Number Twelve and Thirteen and a half: South Dakota
We kept meandering between Nebraska and South Dakota. Our first stop in South Dakota West was for the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. The section we… Read more “Number Twelve and Thirteen and a half: South Dakota”
Number Ten: Utah
Based on the number of dedicated bike lanes, the lack of hills, and the behavior of drivers, we were on the verge of declaring Salt Lake City… Read more “Number Ten: Utah”
Number Eleven: Colorado
It pays to be sociable in high school. Doré made contact with two classmates from Red Bank Catholic, class of 1966, who have lived within 25 miles… Read more “Number Eleven: Colorado”
Number Nine: Nevada
Ignoring the casino on every corner and the video poker lining every restaurant bar, Reno was a surprisingly pleasant little city. Like many of the places we… Read more “Number Nine: Nevada”
Number Eight: California
We didn’t venture very far into California, just cutting across the north, no further south than Red Bluff (130 miles north of Sacramento.). Doré has been certain… Read more “Number Eight: California”
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