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New Hampshire---"Oh...Faye...this is so scrumptious! Is this hand shucked?"
Brent and Beth got up with us and we went over the route because there were a lot of turns. The weather forecast called for high humidity and temps in the mid 90's, so I was anxious to get started....
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Vermont---"What kind of man gives cigarettes to trees?"
I slept reasonably well despite the heat and humidity...until 2 a.m. when I decided to roll over and one of my hamstrings quivered its way into a hard cramp. The other hamstring soon followed and I...
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New York---"By all means, move at a glacial pace; you know how that thrills me."
We had planned on our usual yogurt, granola, and fruit, but when we got up at 5:00, Patty was busy making French toast. With sausage...and fresh pineapple. Oh my...we are so spoiled by these people....
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Pennsylvania---"There were 11 thunderstorms while you were gone, 11, you were...
We had decided all of us would ride out together in the morning and Karen and Patty would head back to the truck at 20 miles. Wayne was a big help in tweaking my route through Erie and generously...
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West Virginia---
And He did...have mercy, that is...When we had checked into Tomlinson Run, the gal in the office had told us we could only have two tents per site. "But they're such itty bitty tents...one-man tents,"...
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Ohio---"WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE YOU BUY UNDERWEAR? WHAT DIFFERENCE...
Laura and I left the campground at 6 and I was surprised at the number of hills we encountered. Maybe we were going to get those West Virginia hills after all. I found out later from Liz that this area...
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Michigan---"Paladins. Paladins kill Jumpers. I kill Paladins. Class dismissed."
Karen, Patty, and I headed west from Morenci over some gently rolling hills. The sun was coming up and the temperature was around 52 degrees...it was downright chilly for awhile. There was light...
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Indiana---"I want American food, dammit, I want French fries."
Steve was up early making coffee and we chatted with him while eating some yogurt and granola. Louise catches the 5:48 train into Chicago...a 2 hour commute. Yikes! We said our goodbyes before they...
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Illinois---"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in...
Ken and Sue were already up and in the kitchen by the time we came downstairs. I found out from them that their oldest son went to Hillsdale...that makes us kindred spirits...:). Sue fixed us an...
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Wisconsin---"Really quick! Speaking of Consuelo, Lillian and I took Spanish...
Doug had the coffee brewing and we ate a quick breakfast of yogurt, fruit, and granola before heading out to ride. He led the way to a rails-to-trails path called the Military Ridge Trail. Madison...
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Iowa---"Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they...
McIntosh Woods was a nice campground and we loved the setting near the lake, but oh my...the mosquitoes ate us alive. The sunrise was beautiful but we couldn't do it justice with our cameras...Karen...
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Minnesota---"I don't know, I drank like ten tons of Sunny D...Anyway, dude,...
We didn't get a lot of sleep last night. It wasn't for lack of trying...but our neighbors were...noisy. Oh well...I'm afraid I paid them (and everyone else) back when we left the campground. I had...
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North Dakota---"So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I...
I was having a disturbing dream (no...you don't want to know...) when I heard footsteps upstairs. Patty and her mom were fixing us breakfast, bless their hearts. Thank you both so much for your...
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South Dakota---"Dunbar, not Dumb Bear."
Tough day. Tough, tough day. We got started early, but I knew forecasters were calling for triple digit temperatures and winds out of the south. We had hills from the get-go. My knees were barking, and...
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Nebraska---"Well, Ndugu, I'll close now. You probably can't wait to run and...
We had some surprises during the night. First off, let me say that the green, lush grass should have been a dead giveaway. I didn't give it a second thought, and my first thought was simply that the...
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Wyoming---"Kid, the next time I say, "Let's go someplace like Bolivia, let's...
You can't always have what you want. I laid in my tent last night trying to figure out which way the wind was blowing and willing it to blow north...as that was the direction we were riding. But I...
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Montana---"I was determined to stay out of them buffalo robes. Three young...
When I woke up it was light enough to see that my tent had water droplets all over the netting. I felt the top of my sleeping bag...wet. There were gray, low hanging clouds and they were the culprit,...
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Idaho---"Not exactly...Sparkling Muskatelle...one of the finest wines of...
I am guessing that most of you realize by now that I have been posting to this blog a day late...that is, what I am posting is actually yesterday's ride. I will be riding Washington on Monday and will...
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Oregon---"OK! I'll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam, in...
The weather forecast called for the mercury to hit 106 in Boardman, and that's where we were headed, so we were up at 4 and riding by 4:45. The first 13 miles took us back into Milton-Freewater, and...
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Washington---"Well...I'm gonna get out of bed every morning...breathe in and...
Jeremy and Co. were up at 4 and gone by 4:30. I left a little after 5. I had planned a very urban century for today...people from my local bike club will be riding with me...and I will be riding on...
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