Author Archives: paulefallon

August 16, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 83 Miles to Date: 14,623 States to Date: 40 A great day of cycling out of the Low Country and into the gentle hills of upland Carolina. The pines got taller … Continue reading →

August 15, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 14,541 States to Date: 40 Monday morning! First day of school! Traffic galore heading east into Charleston! But I am pedaling the other direction, turning the fourth … Continue reading →

August 14, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 14,490 States to Date: 40 My rotogravure of an elegant city of the South that endures revolution and civil war, earthquake and hurricane, flood and famine, mass … Continue reading →

August 13, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 36 Miles to Date: 14,465 States to Date: 40 Nine months ago I spent a night in the original Sun City, AZ, the first US community exclusively for people over age … Continue reading →

August 12, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 92 Miles to Date: 14,429 States to Date: 40  It was impossible to get turned around today – US 52 South for 75 miles, bear right on Alt US 17. I … Continue reading →

August 11, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 119 Miles to Date: 14,337 States to Date: 40 My internal compass went kerflooey today: missed turns; detours; backtracking all over the countryside. Maybe it was the scent of the open … Continue reading →

August 10, 2016 – Partly sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 14,218 States to Date: 39   A perfect day of bicycle touring. Cotton candy clouds provided dramatic skies all day. A light breeze diminished the high … Continue reading →

August 9, 2016 – Partly sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 32 Miles to Date: 14,150 States to Date: 39 Our political and economic system is full of policies established with good intent that, over time, become tools that reinforce power … Continue reading →

August 8, 2016 – Overcast, 90 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 14,118 States to Date: 39 A day of anecdotes. I see flags made from pallets all over rural areas. The Federal prison at Butner is a campus, … Continue reading →

August 7, 2016 – overcast, 85 degrees Miles Today: 93 Miles to Date: 14,078 States to Date: 39 Overnight thunderstorms brought cooler air. I left early to get a jump on my long day; it was actually chilly in the … Continue reading →