Author Archives: paulefallon

October 14, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 8,473 States to Date: 25 East Bay day! I rode from Pleasant Hill through the leafy suburbs of Lafayette and Orinda, over the pass of Wildcat canyon, … Continue reading →

October 13, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 10 Miles to Date: 8,436 States to Date: 25 Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City began as newspaper stories about San Francisco, a place rich in variety and vignette. In just … Continue reading →

October 12, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 8,426 States to Date: 25 I’ve only been to San Francisco once, 37 years ago, before the city was so affluent and before I was gay. The … Continue reading →

October 11, 2015 – Fog and Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,382 States to Date: 25 Today was a time of sun and fog and sun and fog and sun again. When I left Bodega Bay … Continue reading →

October 10, 2015 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 33 Miles to Date: 8,331 States to Date: 25 Every so often I have a yen to see the ocean, and I am always glad to make the trip. Santa Rosa … Continue reading →

October 9, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 35 Miles to Date: 8,298 States to Date: 25 Ah, California living. I loitered at my warmshowers host’s home until eleven. Lindy made such a wonderful breakfast, showed me terrific photos … Continue reading →

October 8, 2015 – Sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 71 Miles to Date: 8,263 States to Date: 25 Today was not fun. I was warned that Route 12 was terrible for cyclists. But even the naysayers didn’t offer alternatives. So, … Continue reading →

October 7, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 8,192 States to Date: 25 It’s time to tempt fate and talk about dogs, one of a touring cyclist’s greatest fears. I have been warned time and … Continue reading →

October 6, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,133 States to Date: 25 I spent the morning in Merced, a traditional ag town that is being transformed by the newest addition of the University of … Continue reading →

October 5, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,095 States to Date: 25 Today I was drenched in drought. I zig-zagged through the grid of agricultural roads laid out over the Central Valley. The land … Continue reading →