Author Archives: paulefallon

August 23, 2015 – Hazy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 79 Miles to Date: 6,149 States to Date: 22 The ride out of Leavenworth and up Stevens Pass is beautiful and strenuous, but at this point a 4,000 foot pass is … Continue reading →

August 22, 2015 – Hazy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 6,070 States to Date: 22 I meandered out of Wenatchee for an easy travel day and some fun touring along the way. First stop climbing the Wenatchee … Continue reading →

August 20, 2015 – Smokey, 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 5,978 States to Date: 22 Fires to my north. Desert to my south. Smoke in my nostrils. Wind in my face. Rough aggregate roads. Washington is a … Continue reading →

August 21, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 67 Miles to Date: 6,045 States to Date: 22 Washington State has a way of turning even the most benign ride – 65 miles downhill along the Columbia River – into … Continue reading →

August 19, 2015 – Hazy, 90 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 5,900 States to Date: 22  Every few weeks I forget the rule than fifty miles before noon is easier than thirty miles after noon, and have to … Continue reading →

August 18, 2015 – Hazy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 52 Miles to Date: 5,834 States to Date: 22  My nephew Joey has an early job, so I was on the road shortly after six, revisited Coeur d’Alene’s lakefront in the … Continue reading →

August 17, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 5,782 States to Date: 21 I meandered through Sandpoint on my way out of town, and visited the beach I missed yesterday. The distant mountains were silhouetted … Continue reading →

August 16, 2015 – Sun and haze, 75 degrees Miles Today: 53 Miles to Date: 5,727 States to Date: 21  I was happy to discover a coffee spot a few miles beyond Noxon this morning. I chucked to myself when … Continue reading →

August 15, 2015 – Cloudy, 75 degrees Miles Today: 64 Miles to Date: 5,674 States to Date: 21 An uncharacteristic morning for the West; thick clouds spanned the horizon. Hard to tell which were passing moisture and which were entrapped … Continue reading →

August 13, 2015 – Haze 100 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 5,610 States to Date: 21 Fire Danger: Extreme! I had heard there is often August snow in the mountainous Montana, so I wasn’t expecting the hottest day … Continue reading →