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RIDE FACTS From: Glendale, VATo: Ashland, VADistance: 38.80 milesTime: 3:49:19View Garmin Data >
Sleeping in a church is like sleeping anywhere else. Except with really high ceilings. And with lots of windows. And pulpits. And pews. And hymn books.
I woke up a couple of times during the night sweating like…
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RIDE FACTS From: Williamsburg, VATo: Glendale, VADistance: 54.11 milesTime: 4:47:24View Garmin Data >
It rained. And then it rained some more. And just for good luck, it rained a boatload more. For five hours. On me.
It alternated between pouring, deluge, cats and dogs, and “where’s the ark?” For the first…
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RIDE FACTS From: Yorktown, VATo: Williamsburg, VADistance: 16.86 milesTime: 1:46:24View Garmin Data >
I know, I know. I didn’t get very far. But the start is the start is the start and you only start once. And I started. Though it feels like I’m starting twice because I’d stayed in…
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Will you be taking a gun?
This is the one question I’ve had about my trip across the USA that’s taken me a little by surprise. It’s not that I haven’t thought about my personal safety – believe me, I think about it a lot and get lectured regularly…
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I’m completely fascinated by maps. Actual physical maps. And atlases. When I was a kid, one of the things I loved about visiting my Grandparents was going into the cupboard and pulling out the old (1962) Readers Digest World Atlas – still in the box it was shipped in…
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Oh, it’s a hotly debated issue in the touring cyclist world. Panniers vs. trailer. It’s the Mac vs. PC. The Cats vs. Dogs. But I don’t care. I made a decision and this is it.
This lil’ Bob Yak trailer, whom I have christened Zimmerman, can carry 70lbs if…
Writer. Rider. This is where I collect the fruits of those two things.
