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”
Category: Bike America
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”
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”
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”
Number Forty Five: Alabama
I’ve been to Alabama many times, always for work, usually to Montgomery, occasionally Birmingham, once Mobile. Travelling for work loses its romance very quickly and becomes a… Read more “Number Forty Five: Alabama”
Number Forty Four: Mississippi
We worked our way across Louisiana sampling fried oyster po’boys and continued that research in Mississippi. Our standard version from the Sea Salt at Minnehaha Falls stands… Read more “Number Forty Four: Mississippi”
Number Forty Three: Louisiana
We crossed into Louisiana on New Year’s Eve. Somehow New Year’s Eve in Shreveport sounds more exciting than New Year’s Eve in Fort Worth but I doubt… Read more “Number Forty Three: Louisiana”
Number Eight: California re dux
California, Here We Come … again Our trip in July was serious frustration. Departing from Portland, in route to Nevada, No roads were direct, but the general… Read more “Number Eight: California re dux”