7/16/20 – The Carolinas The day started in Greenville, South Carolina. From a great many bike trails in and around the city I chose the Swamp Rabbit Trail, partially because of its 30-mile length but mainly because of the beguiling
7/11/20 – The Big Ride
7/11/20 – The Big Ride At 6:30 a.m. I left the RV park and headed to the Chief Ladiga trailhead. It was a 12-mile ride through the old historic town of Anniston, Alabama. I had no time to stop and
7/10/20 – Florida
7/10/20 – Florida Today I made an executive decision in favor of quality over quantity. Spoiled by the recent heavenly rides on the Natchez Trace and the levy of the Mississippi River I decided to seek out beautiful rides in
7/9/20 – New Orleans
7/9/20 – New Orleans Near our RV campsite in Luling, Louisiana, not far from “Dat Bar” (translates “That Bar”), I found a bike trail at the top of a levy running alongside the Mississippi River. What a great place to
7/6-7/20 – Mississippi, Louisiana and Natchez Trace
7/6-7/20 – Mississippi, Louisiana and Natchez Trace On July 6th we drove from Memphis south through Jackson, Mississippi then took the Natchez Trace Parkway, a beautiful two-lane highway that goes from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi, about 400 miles. Historical
7/4/20 – Memphis
7/4/20 – Memphis As I rode again on the AG Farm, I saw a guy on a chopped motorcycle with an American flag attached to his handle bars. The flag flapped over his head as he streamed along at 50
7/2/20 – Arkansas
7/2/20 – Arkansas We left our campsite in Grove, Oklahoma and traveled due east to Missouri. Trees, lots of trees were emerging as we moved away from the Great Plains. The wind lessened, and the flat terrain gave way to
7/1/20 – Reflections of Sunride 3
7/1/20 – Reflections of Sunride 3 Sunride through the Great Plains states is now complete. This is the great wind corridor of the country with thousands of turbines in every state, I saw them in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
6/28/20 – Shot Down in Texas
6/28/20 – Shot Down in Texas I planned out my route the day before. From Clayton, NM to Dalhart, TX, then continuing northeast to Texhoma, a small town on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. It would be a 100-mile
6/26/20 – Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico
6/26/20 – Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico After spending the night in Lamar, Colorado we awoke to a sunny, clear, gorgeous day. Somehow the days seem brighter in Colorado, and the colors too. It’s probably the altitude and the thin air,