Author Archives: paulefallon

September 16, 2016 – Rain, 75 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 16,376 States to Date: 44 I woke to the threat of rain and pedaled with determination to Independence, motivated by the darkening skies and Harry S. Truman’s … Continue reading →

September 15, 2016 – Sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 16,310 States to Date: 44 I woke before dawn, excited for the ride; stretched, breakfasted, and was on the road by seven. I always enjoy riding in … Continue reading →

September 14, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 16,219 States to Date: 44  Today was a terrific day of bicycle touring, though it still did not win me over to gravel. I spent the first … Continue reading →

September 13, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 28 Miles to Date: 16,151 States to Date: 44  True confession: I do not seek out absolutely every contact I know to discuss tomorrow. I’ve passed on few Catholic recommendations because, … Continue reading →

September 12, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 16,123 States to Date: 44 Missouri’s bicycle claim to fame is the KATY Trail – 237 miles from Machens to Clinton, mostly along the Missouri River. But … Continue reading →

September 11, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 16,053 States to Date: 44  I spent most of today noodling over what I learned yesterday, which included a long writing break to consider Ferguson and the … Continue reading →

September 10, 2016 – Cloudy, 70 degrees Miles Today: 16 Miles to Date: 16,015 States to Date: 44  16,000 miles after I left Cambridge I arrived at one of the very first push pins I placed on my map: Ferguson, … Continue reading →

September 9, 2016 – Rain, 70 degrees Miles Today: 33 Miles to Date: 15,999 States to Date: 44  It’s hard not to love a place that embraces you. I sent out four conversation requests in metro Saint Louis, thinking I … Continue reading →

September 8, 2016 – Rain, 80 degrees Miles Today: 87 Miles to Date: 15,966 States to Date: 43 One look at the window this morning told me rain was on the way. They interrupted the TV newscast of crime, bloodshed, … Continue reading →

September 7, 2016 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 15,879 States to Date: 43   If the only constant in life is change, the only certainty in bicycle touring is that expectations will be dashed. The … Continue reading →