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Trip Log – Day 2 – Seabrook, NH to Portland, ME
Miles Today: 89 Miles to Date: 154 May 7, 2015 I rolled north with the spring, a notoriously swift and fickle season in New England. The morning was crisp, the breeze on Rye Beach chilly. In … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cycling, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Maine, Portland, Rye, York, York Art Association
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Trip Log – Day 1 – Cambridge, MA to Seabrook, NH
Miles Today: 65 Miles to Date: 65 May 6, 2015 As I pedaled away from the Alewife T station, against the flow of commuters filing into the subway, I murmured, ‘one mile down, 20,000 more to go.’ A fellow cyclist … Continue reading
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Tagged Amesbury, bicycle, CMAA, cycling, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Minuteman Bike Trail
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Trip Log T-1: Acknowledgements
I want to thank everyone who has tried to fatten me up. Larry gave an amazing send-off dinner with four courses that culminated in me staring at the biggest piece of tres leche cake I’ve ever seen, until I ate … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, carrot cake, cycling, gas = time, red velvet cake, tres leche cake
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The Fine Print
‘Awesome’ is the most common response I get from people when I describe my upcoming trip. ‘Crazy’ runs a distant second, and ‘Dangerous’ a close third. Though I prefer to focus on the awesome aspects of my journey – the … Continue reading
The Money: Not for Charity, Not for Profit
I’m happy to report that no sooner did I announce my bicycle adventure than people began positing unexpected responses. Just as I hoped! Many people asked what charity I was raising money for; a few asked whether I was crowd-sourcing … Continue reading
The Responses: Whom am I Going to Ask?
The more people who want to answer my question, “How will we live tomorrow?” the better. For starters, I plan to ask four specific groups: people I know; people I don’t know, people in power today; and people who offer … Continue reading
The Question: How will we live tomorrow?
As I travel across 48 states, I plan to ask people along the way, “How will we live tomorrow?” Why ask a question? Why ask that particular question? A ready question is a conversation starter. Traveling alone is conducive to … Continue reading
The Route: Where and Why?
I want to ride my bicycle to all 48 contiguous United States. I don’t know why. The idea lodged in my head a few years ago and the itch just keeps growing. Bicycling across country is noteworthy but hardly unique; … Continue reading
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Tagged Amana, bicycle, Calatrava, Corning, cycling, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dearborn, E. Fay Jones, Ferguson, Getty Museum, Milwaukee, Oneida, Taliesin, Williston
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Another Check off the Bucket List
I’m no fan of the term ‘bucket list’. It elevates the idea of peak experience, and thus diminishes the reality of life in the moment. Still, among guys my age (emphasis on GUYS) it’s a topic that comes up time … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, bucket list, cycling, Haiti, New York Times, Twitter
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Extreme Sports
Last weekend I bicycled 200 miles as part of the Courage Classic, a fund raising event for the Colorado Children’s Hospital. It was my fourth year participating in the three-day ride that traverses four major passes, crosses the Continental Divide, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicyling, Courage Classic, cycling, Double Triple Bypass, extreme sports, Iron Man, marathon, off-road races, Rocky Mountains
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