Author Archives: paulefallon

November 7, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 9,510 States to Date: 25 Summertime! The sky was clear, the breeze was light, the surf was up, and everyone was out on a sunny Southern California … Continue reading →

November 5, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 31 Miles to Date: 9,436 States to Date: 25 Poor Richard Nixon, the Rodney Dangerfield of Presidents. He gets no respect. After visiting the Ronald Reagan Library, teeming with people, upscale … Continue reading →

November 4, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 9,405 States to Date: 25 People ask me if I am on this trip to find my perfect place to retire. I am not. However, if I … Continue reading →

November 3, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 36 Miles to Date: 9,368 States to Date: 25 Today I ventured where, I’ve learned, many Angelinos don’t go: down the dogleg of this great city to South Los Angeles and … Continue reading →

November 2, 2015 – Clouds, rain 65 degrees Miles Today: 19 Miles to Date: 9,332 States to Date: 25 If there is any doubt that LA is literally the opposite corner of the country in every respect from my home … Continue reading →

November 1, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 9,313 States to Date: 25 The Getty Center is the Shangri-La of high culture, an Italian hill town of inviting walks and amazing views sliced into precise … Continue reading →

October 31, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 9,288 States to Date: 25 It’s been thirty-five years since I’ve been in LA, so today I caught up with the city’s recent architecture. Downtown is beginning … Continue reading →

October 30, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 9,226 States to Date: 25 Hard to imagine a better start to a day than waking with the California sun streaming through the window of a hillside … Continue reading →

October 29, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 46 Miles to Date: 9,175 States to Date: 25 The Ronald Reagan Library is the first Presidential Library I have visited on my trip, and it’s inspired me to pedal to … Continue reading →

October 28, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 9,129 States to Date: 25 The bike path south along the Pacific Coast Highway is well marked and worth hopping back and forth across US 101 in … Continue reading →