Author Archives: paulefallon

February 4, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 11,390 States to Date: 28  I finally broke down and bought a gun. Not from Adam Turcotte, General Manager of Ranger Firearms, who spent an hour with … Continue reading →

February 3, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 11,379 States to Date: 28 Today it was just me and the bike and the last of the wide-open spaces before I reached San Antonio. The small … Continue reading →

February 2, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 11,288 States to Date: 28 The earth stretches out from Del Rio toward San Antonio. The desert brush gets dense. Plants with leaves emerge, actual trees. The … Continue reading →

February 1, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 34 Miles to Date: 11,214 States to Date: 28  A short ride but plenty of exercise, as the wind was in my face the entire route. Ten miles outside of Del … Continue reading →

January 31, 2016 – Sunny, 86 degrees Miles Today: 88 Miles to Date: 11,170 States to Date: 28 86/88/90: eighty-six degrees for eighty-eight miles on U.S. 90: what a sweet day. The wind was my friend, pushing me east and … Continue reading →

January 30, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 11,082 States to Date: 28 I slept fitfully; preoccupied by the night noises of my heavy-set cabin-mate Tom and the half-hearted allusions he made yesterday to pedal … Continue reading →

January 29, 2016 – Sunny, 65 degrees Miles Today: 31 Miles to Date: 11,027 States to Date: 28 West Texas was sunny and bright today, the desert jagged and brown, the people as varied as any I’ve met during my … Continue reading →

January 28, 2016 – Sunny, 65 degrees Miles Today: 28 Miles to Date: 10,996 States to Date: 28  I enjoyed a beautiful, easy day of bicycle touring. US 90 from Marfa to Alpine is a gorgeous stretch with vast vistas. … Continue reading →

January 27, 2016 – Sunny, 50 degrees Miles Today: 77 Miles to Date: 10,968 States to Date: 28 Is Marfa, Texas ironic or prophetic? I will ride along U.S. 90 more than any single route of my journey. I was … Continue reading →

January 26, 2016 – Overcast, 40 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 10,891 States to Date: 28 No way was West Texas going to let me off the hook with a week of cool nights, sunny days, and gentle … Continue reading →