Author Archives: paulefallon

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 →

January 25, 2016 – Overcast, 50 degrees Miles Today: 52 Miles to Date: 10,823 States to Date: 28  My couchsurfing host Miguel cooked me a remarkable Columbian breakfast and pedaled with me downhill to his lab at Texas Tech Medical … Continue reading →

January 24, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 18 Miles to Date: 10,771 States to Date: 28 For me, El Paso is ripe in memory. I’ve been here four or five times, all during 1977-1978 when I was a … Continue reading →

January 23, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 10,753 States to Date: 28 Everything was easier today. The distance was shorter, the pavement smoother, the wind lighter, the grades shallower, the shoulder wider. I left … Continue reading →

January 22, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 98 Miles to Date: 10,681 States to Date: 27 The spirits of New Mexico must be unhappy that I plan to spend only one night in their beautiful state on this … Continue reading →

January 21, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 4 Miles to Date: 10,583 States to Date: 26 Rest day! My warmshowers host Ron is the Director of the Visitor’s Center at Coronado National Forest, the Bryce Canyon of Arizona. … Continue reading →