Author Archives: paulefallon

Miles Today: 65 Miles to Date: 1,796 States to Date: 8 June 5, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees One month on the road! It was great to start it with David Bere, who made sure I got a solid breakfast … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 1,731 States to Date: 8 June 4, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees I rose early. My warmshowers hosts left me the best sesame seed bread ever to kickstart my day, and I slipped out of their … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 1,661 States visited to date: 8 June 3, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Today was easy riding: up at 5:30 a.m., out shortly after six, with only short breaks until I reached Jackson just … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 0 Miles to Date: 1,587 June 2, 2015 – Sunny, 65 degrees   My first rest day! I slept like a baby in Bill Basse’s old bedroom; I am getting very good at a different bed every night. … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 1,587 June 1, 2015 – Overcast and windy, 55 degrees   Days with 4,000 vertical feet of elevation rise are physically exhausting. Days with 400 feet of vertical elevation rise are just tedious. The … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 1,509 May 31, 2015 – Rain and wind, 50 degrees   After more than three weeks of ducking rain, my weather luck finally ran out. I slept for eleven hours in Cathy and Don … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 1,465 May 30, 2015 – Sun and storms and 75 degrees   The bank time and temperature sign registered 75 degrees before 7:00 a.m. It was going to be hot one. I had a … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 1,403 May 29, 2015 – Sun, 85 degrees   Cyclists love Ohio and Ohioans love cyclists. The state has the most extensive system of rail-to-bike trails in the country, and people view us as … Continue reading →

Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 1,343 May 28, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees   My warmshowers host, Simon, got up early, made thick oatmeal with nuts, yogurt and honey, and rode with me down the hilly streets of Pittsburgh … Continue reading →