Author Archives: paulefallon

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 →

Start:  Mountain View, MO Finish: Piedmont, MO Weather:  85 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 1,411 I am writing in the post Zephyr Café stupor of chicken fried steak, cole slaw, salad bar and incredible … Continue reading →

Start:  Ozark, MO Finish: Mountain View, MO Weather:  75 degrees, cloudy, rainy Bike Time: 10 hours Miles:  102 Distance to date: 1,335 “Goes and flows of angel hair           And ice cream castles in the air        And feathered canyons everywhere      I … Continue reading →

Start:  Neosho, MO Finish: Ozark, MO Weather:  100 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  77 Distance to date: 1,233 I was an efficient cross country cyclist today.  I went to bed last night with dramatic thunderstorms; fell asleep staring … Continue reading →

Start:  Claremore, OK Finish: Neosho, MO Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 8.5 hours Miles:  95 Distance to date: 1,156 Today presented a series of unexpected charms. They began at the continental breakfast bar of the Will Rogers Inn, where … Continue reading →

Start:  Bristow, OK Finish: Claremore, OK Weather:  110 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 6.5 hours Miles:  71 Distance to date: 1,061 When the sun came up this morning it was a fireball, not a cloud in the sky; 95 degrees by … Continue reading →

Start:  Oklahoma City, OK Finish: Bristow, OK Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 8 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 990 A completely different period of history filled todays’ travel – the 1930’s through the 1950’s. I left Kenyon and … Continue reading →

Start:  Oklahoma City, OK Finish: Oklahoma City, OK Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 1.5hours Miles:  14 Distance to date: 914 Today was a superb day for visiting.  After a leisurely morning Jeff, Jamie and I went to lunch at … Continue reading →