Author Archives: paulefallon

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 →

October 16, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 9 Miles to Date: 18,009 States to Date: 45 When you travel so slow for so long ideas percolate over time until, one day, you meet a person or encounter a … Continue reading →

October 15, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 39 Miles to Date: 18,000 States to Date: 45 Nothing wilts an experience quicker than expectations. For months I’ve looked forward to returning to Levelland. Over the past week I’ve spent … Continue reading →

October 14, 2016 – Clouds and Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 89 Miles to Date: 17,961 States to Date: 45 After college I served as a VISTA Volunteer in the South Plains of Texas, an area most people would call … Continue reading →

October 13, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 17,872 States to Date: 45 The Internet lists two motels in Fort Sumner, both on the east side of town. Coming in from the west, I passed … Continue reading →

October 12, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 17,806 States to Date: 45 My agenda to visit all of my siblings and their children on this journey is not merely social. We are a demographically … Continue reading →