Author Archives: paulefallon

December 10, 2016 – Sun and clouds, 60 degrees Miles Today: 31 Miles to Date: 20,276 States to Date: 48   Daybreak was overcast but the sun made itself known throughout the day, sometimes at a distance, sometimes with a … Continue reading →

December 10, 2016 – Sun, 50 degrees Miles Today: 98 Miles to Date: 20,245 States to Date: 48  Florida!! State #48!! I couldn’t decide if I was happier to get to my 48th state or get the heck out of … Continue reading →

December 9, 2016 – Sun, 40 degrees Miles Today: 93 Miles to Date: 20,147 States to Date: 47 A bicycle touring rule of thumb: fifty miles before noon is easier than thirty miles after noon. I started prompt at 7 … Continue reading →

December 8, 2016 – Cloudy, 50 degrees Miles Today: 69 Miles to Date: 20,054 States to Date: 47  In 1964, on the steps of the Alabama State Capital, where segregationist George Wallace served as governor, four months before President Johnson … Continue reading →

December 7, 2016 – Cloudy, 50 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 19,985 States to Date: 47 I did not know, waking from my sound sleep, that today would mark the historical as well as chronological precursor to my … Continue reading →

December 6, 2016 – Cloudy, 55 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 19,945 States to Date: 47  In the lexicon of touring cyclists, Alabama = dogs. Today, after a lovely morning ride through Hale County farmland and an invigorating … Continue reading →

December 5, 2016 – Rain, 50 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 19,907 States to Date: 47 Every long distance cyclist worth his or her salt has tales of bad weather. Few have to wait over a year for … Continue reading →

December 4, 2016 – Mist, 50 degrees Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 19,821 States to Date: 47 I am due some unpleasant weather – and Mississippi has decided to serve it up. The forecast is for three days of … Continue reading →

December 3, 2016 – Rain, 45 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 19,749 States to Date: 47 The northwest winds that pushed me out of Arkansas shifted to the west, then south. Yesterday the air grew heavy and the … Continue reading →

December 2, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 19,686 States to Date: 47  Today I participated in the trials of immigrants and the comforts of the established class. Rolling Forks Motel is representative of dozens … Continue reading →