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Shelly and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary Wednesday, June 2, by riding our bikes over the Mississippi River from Illinois into Missouri.  Here are some stats from our journey…

We delayed leaving Owensboro KY on Wednesday, May 26, waiting for thunderstorms to pass, but by early afternoon we needed to start moving in order to reach our destination of…

We encounter dogs every day, but none of them have posed a serious threat. Shelly and I each have pepper spray ready to use, easily accessible from an outside pouch…

Yesterday,  after a restful night’s sleep in Cave City, KY,  Jens and I discovered (contrary to what we had read) that there is no Uber or Lyft here.  There is…

Shelly and I made good use of our day off this past Saturday, May 15, in Lenoir City, TN. We spent some time planning our next four rides and figuring…

That’s what the last four days have been - ups and downs and highs and lows - geographically, physically, and emotionally. We left Asheville, NC, Tuesday morning in high spirits…

Yesterday’s ride from Lexington SC to Lake Greenwood State Park (58 miles) made me question why we are doing this. Today’s ride from the state park to Simpsonville SC (51…

We’re in the process of crossing South Carolina, from southeast (Folly Beach) to northwest (planning on leaving South Carolina north of Greenville). We’re about halfway across the state, taking a day…

Jens is encouraging me to write some of the blog entries - although I am quite happy to let him do the writing and me take the photos, which is…

“You been comin’ here your whole life too?” “Nope,” I responded. “This is my first time here.” So began my 15-minute conversation with Jeannie, while the two of us waited…