7/24/20 – Richmond to Williamsburg, Virginia We met Brad, a cycling enthusiast, at the campground in Natural Bridge, Virginia who recommended I take Sunride on the 52-mile jaunt from Richmond to Williamsburg. “It’s a beautiful, mostly wooded trail through Virginia’s farm
7/20/20 – Memory Lane – Kingsport, TN
7/20/20 – Memory Lane – Kingsport, TN Today I find myself in Kingsport, Tennessee, where I was born, grew up, graduated from high school, and bolted. I’ve been back a dozen or more times over the years, most recently for my
7/18/20 – A Case for the Judge in West Virginia
7/18/20 – A Case for the Judge in West Virginia The day began in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. I biked around town on a Greenway Trail that looped the city, then weighed other biking options with a helpful young woman named Neddie
7/18/20 – Kentucky
7/18/20 – Kentucky From base camp in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, deep in the Appalachia Mountain Range, I drove up the “Coal Heritage Highway” toward Kentucky. It was only 12 miles to the state line. I had planned to bike
7/17/20 – Parnelli Patterson
7/17/20 – Parnelli Patterson On my morning ride around Asheville, I came across a cycling race way. Yep, in addition to the great NASCAR race tracks in nearby Charlotte and Bristol, Asheville has one for bicycles. I could have just continued on
7/16/20 – The Carolinas
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
7/10/20 – 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
7/3/20 – Tennessee
7/3/20 – Tennessee We crossed the mighty Mississippi River into Tennessee, my home state where I was born and went to college. Fond memories flooded my mind, the truly good days of college, the many friends I made, some of