Dear friends and family, I am one day away from finishing this Ohio to Erie Trail. The weather held up wonderfully, starting each day about 40 degrees and then getting near 70 by afternoon, and sunny-perfect touring weather. And yet, I have only met five other touring bicyclists. And only one going further than this

Dear friends and family, I am at the halfway mark of my ride along the Ohio ( river) to ( Lake) Erie Trail, known as the OTET. The trail is winding and connects many local trails to put together a route mostly off- road, across the entire state. If you drive the freeways this distance

Dear friends and family, I am now in Cincinnati, Ohio preparing to ride from here to Cleveland on the Ohio to Erie trail (OTET) starting tomorrow. I enjoyed the last two trails so much and felt so comfortable riding without cars that I rented a van in Pittsburgh and drove here for another trail. Finishing

Dear friends and family, I am enjoying a day off from riding today. I was due for a day off two days ago after six days straight riding, but saw the weather forecast for hard rain and wind today, two days later, so opted to postpone my break, Now the rain is here, with wind

Dear friends and family, I am past the halfway point of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal route today. I have only 60 miles to the finish in Cumberland MD, where the next route starts towards Pittsburgh. This route started in heavy and steady rain. All day and all night my first days out. My tent

Dear friends and family, I sit here in my small apartment in a house built in 1830. I am on the third floor so had to haul my bike up the stairs, reminding me of Colombia, where I had to haul upstairs every day for lodging. This place is right on the start of the

Dear friends and family, A few of you have been inquiring as to my safety in the big Nor’easter hitting the whole east coast. I am alive and well so far and been challenged by this weather to make progress and still be safe. It seems every time I see a weather map on the

Dear friends and family, After a week recovering from my beach riding ordeal, I realize how much recovery i needed. I believe I was pretty near heat exhaustion, so it was hard on this old body. Working that hard in that much heat for so long put more of a strain on my than I

Dear friends and family, ” Oh no you aren’t” was the reply i got from the ranger when I told her my plans to pedal down the inside of the island from the campground to Duck, NC. “The road is basically out and no one is getting through” followed. So, my plan, researched and mapped

Dear friends and family, Well, I am off to another bike tour, this time starting at the outer banks of North Carolina and heading northwest. I intend to link up as many trails as possible to stay off busy roads. Go until either snow shows up or I get tired. I am taking my touring