Author Archives: paulefallon

Start:  Columbus, OH Finish: Muont Vernon, OH Weather:  80 degrees, sunny Miles: 62 Distance to date: 2,106 I got up this morning and was fortified by donuts at my continental breakfast.  My first donuts of the trip.  Actually, my first donuts … Continue reading →

Start:  Yellow Springs, OH Finish: Columbus, OH Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Miles:  59 Distance to date: 2044 I rolled over 2,000 miles today, as I continued to tour along bike path heaven.  My sweet little motel in Yellow Springs had breakfast … Continue reading →

Start:  Loveland, OH Finish: Yellow Springs, OH Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Miles:  56 Distance to date: 1985 Today was touring cycle nirvana along the bike trail trial in Ohio.  No trucks, no traffic, the sun filtered through the trees, the … Continue reading →

Start:  Markland, IN Finish: Loveland, OH Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Miles:  80 Distance to date: 1929 I always knew that one day my refusal to make reservations for motels in advance would catch up with me – and today was … Continue reading →

Start:  Salem, IN Finish: Markland, IN Weather:  70 degrees, cloudy Miles:  79 Distance to date: 1,849 Greetings from Switzerland County, Indiana, the birthplace of American winemaking!  Could I make that up?  Switzerland County is in the southeast corner of Indiana, … Continue reading →

Start:  Jasper, IN Finish: Salem, IN Weather:  65 degrees, cloudy Miles:  61 Distance to date: 1,770 The great bicycle days are the ones where you have no idea what lies between point A and point B, and find all sorts of … Continue reading →

Start:  Princeton, IN Finish: Jasper, IN Weather:  75 degrees, cloudy, afternoon thunderstorms Bike Time: 4.5 hours Miles:  49 Distance to date: 1,709 Today was a short cycling day. I left late, around 8:30 and arrived in Jasper by 2:00 pm, … Continue reading →

Start:  Carmi, IL Finish: Princeton, IN Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 5 hours Miles:  54 Distance to date: 1,660 A visit to New Harmony, IN is inspiring, informative, thought provoking, but ultimately dispiriting.  The bucolic tree lined streets, the … Continue reading →

Start:  Cape Girardeau, MO Finish: Carmi, IL Weather:  85 degrees, overcast morning, sunny afternoon Bike Time: 11 hours Miles:  114 Distance to date: 1,606 In one short stretch of bridge this morning I crossed from the West to the East, … Continue reading →

Start:  Piedmont, MO Finish: Cape Girardeau, MO Weather:  85 degrees, overcast Bike Time: 8 hours Miles:  81 Distance to date: 1,492 I have crossed the Mississippi many times, and in each location the land eased out into a long, flat … Continue reading →