Category Archives: Bicycle Journey 2011

Start:  Markland, IN Finish: Loveland, OH Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Miles:  80 Distance to date: 1929 I always knew that one day my refusal to make reservations for motels in advance would catch up with me – and today was … Continue reading →

Start:  Salem, IN Finish: Markland, IN Weather:  70 degrees, cloudy Miles:  79 Distance to date: 1,849 Greetings from Switzerland County, Indiana, the birthplace of American winemaking!  Could I make that up?  Switzerland County is in the southeast corner of Indiana, … Continue reading →

Start:  Jasper, IN Finish: Salem, IN Weather:  65 degrees, cloudy Miles:  61 Distance to date: 1,770 The great bicycle days are the ones where you have no idea what lies between point A and point B, and find all sorts of … Continue reading →

Start:  Princeton, IN Finish: Jasper, IN Weather:  75 degrees, cloudy, afternoon thunderstorms Bike Time: 4.5 hours Miles:  49 Distance to date: 1,709 Today was a short cycling day. I left late, around 8:30 and arrived in Jasper by 2:00 pm, … Continue reading →

Start:  Carmi, IL Finish: Princeton, IN Weather:  90 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 5 hours Miles:  54 Distance to date: 1,660 A visit to New Harmony, IN is inspiring, informative, thought provoking, but ultimately dispiriting.  The bucolic tree lined streets, the … Continue reading →

Start:  Cape Girardeau, MO Finish: Carmi, IL Weather:  85 degrees, overcast morning, sunny afternoon Bike Time: 11 hours Miles:  114 Distance to date: 1,606 In one short stretch of bridge this morning I crossed from the West to the East, … Continue reading →

Start:  Piedmont, MO Finish: Cape Girardeau, MO Weather:  85 degrees, overcast Bike Time: 8 hours Miles:  81 Distance to date: 1,492 I have crossed the Mississippi many times, and in each location the land eased out into a long, flat … Continue reading →

Start:  Mountain View, MO Finish: Piedmont, MO Weather:  85 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 1,411 I am writing in the post Zephyr Café stupor of chicken fried steak, cole slaw, salad bar and incredible … Continue reading →

Start:  Ozark, MO Finish: Mountain View, MO Weather:  75 degrees, cloudy, rainy Bike Time: 10 hours Miles:  102 Distance to date: 1,335 “Goes and flows of angel hair           And ice cream castles in the air        And feathered canyons everywhere      I … Continue reading →

Start:  Neosho, MO Finish: Ozark, MO Weather:  100 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  77 Distance to date: 1,233 I was an efficient cross country cyclist today.  I went to bed last night with dramatic thunderstorms; fell asleep staring … Continue reading →