Author Archives: paulefallon

October 26, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 18,493 States to Date: 45 Scottsdale is stylish money, Boston is old money, San Jose is tech money, New Orleans is fun money, La Jolla is laid-back … Continue reading →

October 25, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 12 Miles to Date: 18,449 States to Date: 45  I voted today. It wasn’t easy: sending a letter to the Cambridge Election Commission a month ago, requesting a ballot mailed to … Continue reading →

October 24, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 16 Miles to Date: 18,437 States to Date: 45 Every presidential library reflects the nature of the man it portrays. Here is the letter I sent to the visitor email address … Continue reading →

October 23, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 49 Miles to Date: 18,421 States to Date: 45 The United States is emptier than most people think. When we drive freeways at rush hour, fill up mall parking lots on … Continue reading →

October 22, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 45 Miles to Date: 18,372 States to Date: 45 Pete Parsons, a Texas gal of supersize personality, has put me in touch with fascinating people all across my journey. She outdid … Continue reading →

October 21, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 18,327 States to Date: 45 The wind took a vacation day, and so I got one as well. Rare in this part of the world to have … Continue reading →

October 20, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 61 Miles to Date: 18,241 States to Date: 45 Grinding against the wind! The only constant is change. That applies to the wind as much as anything. It took me more … Continue reading →

October 19, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 77 Miles to Date: 18,188 States to Date: 45 Flying with the wind! I pedaled through the largest wind turbine farm of my trip today, hundreds of turbines north of Roscoe … Continue reading →

October 18, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 75 Miles to Date: 18,111 States to Date: 45 Any day that starts with two mugs of black coffee and two helpings of sour cream and Sprite biscuits baked in a … Continue reading →

October 17, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 27 Miles to Date: 18,036 States to Date: 45 Llano Estacado, the Palisaded Plains, also known as the Staked Plains because early Spanish explorers drove stakes to mark their route through … Continue reading →