Author Archives: paulefallon

October 1, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 17,207 States to Date: 45 When I began my journey last May I targeted a visit to each of my twelve nieces and nephews. At the time, … Continue reading →

September 30, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 48 Miles to Date: 17,192 States to Date: 45   A beautiful day of rolling south with the mountains on my left and high desert on my right. My Colorado Springs … Continue reading →

September 29, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 83 Miles to Date: 17,144 States to Date: 45 My first day of fall foliage! Golden leaves along the South Platte as I headed south out of Denver. I followed the … Continue reading →

September 28, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 2 Miles to Date: 17,061 States to Date: 45 I picked up Tom from his overhaul – he’s good as new. Maybe better, since we’ve had over 4,000 miles to get … Continue reading →

September 27, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 7 Miles to Date: 17,059 States to Date: 45 A beautiful day to roll through Denver neighborhoods, visit Observatory Park and Place Bridge Academy, an innovative school for newly arrived immigrants … Continue reading →

September 26, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 95 Miles to Date: 17,052 States to Date: 45 Cycle touring doesn’t get any better – even with twenty miles on the Interstate! Google mapped me 116 miles to Denver – … Continue reading →

September 25, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 79 Miles to Date: 16,957 States to Date: 45 First came 36 gorgeous miles along US 24 West, out of sight and mind of the Interstate. Then, 24 merged with I-70 … Continue reading →

September 24, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 16,878 States to Date: 45 Whoa, guy. Haven’t I already been in Colorado? Don’t have I only three states left? Shouldn’t I start skedaddling home? Although I … Continue reading →

September 23, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 16,808 States to Date: 45 I love the Plains. They teach you not to take anything for granted. When you think the world is flat, it gets … Continue reading →

September 22, 2016 – Sun, 95 degrees Miles Today: 83 Miles to Date: 16,742 States to Date: 45   There is a moment in the morning when the sun, flat across the top of the grass, rises a notch and … Continue reading →