tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27718966186661440042024-03-12T18:01:26.956-07:00BikerBuck's 50-50The story of one Honolulu cyclist's determination to visit all of the 50 United States and ride 50 km in each.BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-66764122630672682022012-09-24T07:56:00.000-07:002012-10-23T23:39:57.642-07:00Hoosier Daddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"The Cardinal Greenway in Muncie stretches through Indiana
countryside that may well have inspired the lyrics to 'America the
Beautiful': Spacious skies, fruited plains, and amber waves of grain
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When BikerBuck read that description of Indiana's Cardinal Greenway Trail on traillink.com, he knew exactly where he would be riding his 50th and final state. The description did not over-promise.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 60-mile trail is an important part of the American Discovery Trail. BB rode the Muncie section.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The chilly, sunny weather was perfect...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...the scenery fascinating...</span></td></tr>
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... and an easy ridin' trail. The perfect place to end this adventure.</div>
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<i>Mahalo nui loa </i>to all of the family, friends, relatives and total strangers who have made this undertaking possible. Special thanks to my kids, Sara and Thaddeus for their cheer-leading...and a whopping thank you to Donivee, who has endured all of the frustration, indecision, mania, and miscues that have defined the 50-50. Not to mention the melted credit cards.</h3>
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And a big tip of the helmet to Mr. Nick, without whom this project would no doubt have run amok somewhere in the Rockies.</h3>
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<i>Pau</i>.</h3>
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BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-25640720142976012372012-09-22T23:10:00.000-07:002012-10-13T09:41:26.798-07:00Yes Indiana, there is a Santa Claus<h3 style="text-align: center;">
In 1956 BikerBuck lived in Oak Park IL where he was active in Boy Scouts and completed two of the three "Lincoln Trails". The trails replicated the routes that young Abe took in the places where he grew up, namely Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. He distinctly remembers walking through a tiny town by the name of Santa Claus, Indiana. The biggest activity in the place was the U.S. Post Office. Each December they were deluged with Christmas cards that the senders wished to be postmarked, "Santa Claus."</h3>
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There wasn't so much as a water tower in that little town...then.</h3>
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We're talking Big Rides, Big Fun. Santa gets to claim a fresh load of street cred, and the families that come here a fresh supply of Pepto Bismol. Put this place on <i>your</i> Christmas list this year!</h3>
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BikerBuck's Honolulu pal, Peter VanZile, conscripted his Cincinnati-based brother Dr. Jon VanZile and wife Karen to host BB at their place for his Ohio ride. The VanZiles were outstanding hosts and Jon, who is an accomplished competitive wheelman, took BB riding on the Loveland Trail.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Loveland Trail is lovely in every way. Its paved surface is the finest BB has experienced.</span></td></tr>
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The Ohio ride was outstanding in every respect thanks to Jon and Karen, together with the weather fairy. We topped off the day's activities with lunch at Skyline. They do things with chili that rattles the imagination. It's not to be missed in Cincinnati!</h4>
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Biker and Mrs. Buck's good friends, Brad and Polly Oliver, have extended many invitations to be their guest in Ligonier, PA at their Sky Meadow Farm. Finally, the opportunity to accept their invitation arose for BB to stay here for his Pennsylvania ride.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just about every cyclist on the planet has heard of the Great Allegheny Passage. From the get go, this was to be the site of BB's PA ride.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brad and BB rode together from Ohiopyle to Confluence and back, 11 miles each way.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Classic R2T route. Hillsides of stone are carved out to create space for the tracks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">High point on our route, about 150 ft. above the river.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Trestles nearby the trail </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">are still in use</span>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Glorious scenes from the saddle.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">BB added a few miles by continuing on from Ohiopyle to Connellsville. Brad was kind enough to drive there and wait to pick up the Buckster.</span></td></tr>
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Two dinner parties and an educational, if not jaw dropping, tour of the unbelievable Rolling Rock Country Club later, BB said adieu to Sky Meadow and pushed on to Cincinnati. </h4>
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<i>Mahalo, </i>Brad and Polly for such a delightful time on the Farm!</h4>
BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-11619732887796918662012-09-21T06:03:00.000-07:002012-10-23T23:49:43.651-07:00Flight 93 National Memorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just off of US30, the Lincoln Highway, in rural Pennsylvania is the Flight 93 National Memorial.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just before 10:00 am on September 11, 2001, the plane is seen flying low and erratically over this site. At 10:03 it crashes, upside down, at 563 miles per hour into this <span style="font-size: small;">S</span>omerset County field. There are no survivors. All 33 passengers seven crew, and four hijackers are killed. The impact area is shown in this photo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Personal items found at the crash site are displayed openly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The names of each American victim are inscribed on individual white marble panels on the Wall of Names.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the victims was from Honolulu.</span></td></tr>
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The Memorial was particularly beautiful and reverent on this beautiful Fall day.</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The most ubiquitous form of advertising? SIGNS</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The magic of sign-making.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The car wash owner found this halved '55 Chevy and got creative.</span></td></tr>
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Always ready with a bucket list suggestion, BikerBuck's latest recommendation is Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Visitor Center and Museum present the film "We are Met on a Great Battlefield", the "Battle of Gettysburg" cyclorama, and the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War, which place the campaign and battle in the larger contest of the war. It is believed that 620,000 died in the War of Northern Aggression, roughly 2% of the U.S. population at that time. </span></td></tr>
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Next up: Pennsylvania ride and a home stay in Ligonier PA</h4>
BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-15719609437725719852012-09-17T06:44:00.000-07:002012-11-23T18:29:53.708-08:00Vienna Mini-Vac<h3 style="text-align: center;">
BikerBuck was fortunate enough to score a weekend home-stay with friendly natives in the D.C. area between his VA and WV rides.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mike Hutter and CJ Bordwell are a couple that Donivee and Buck met during their Tanzania Safari in 2007. We have kept in touch, so it was "just like yesterday" when BB arrived at their beautiful home in</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Vienna VA on a Friday afternoon.</span></h3>
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The museum was an experience in sensory overload. Loved it. Gotta go back.</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Late Saturday afternoon, Mike and CJ took BB to the District for a driving/walking tour of the monuments surrounding the Tidal Basin. Each is unique to say the least. It was especially memorable to see the new Martin Luther King memorial. Words are useless. Just go there.</span></td></tr>
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We wrapped up the evening with a fabulous supper at a fancy Mexican restaurant in the District. What wonderful hosts! Mahalo, Mike and CJ. You are now officially obliged to visit Donivee and Buck in your choice of either country.</h4>
BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-70908966445953086862012-09-17T06:06:00.000-07:002012-10-24T00:07:46.992-07:00Almost Heaven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter Light"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b> <span style="font-size: small;">Who doesn't remember this chorus from John Denver's mega-hit that painted such a vivid picture of West Virginia? Can't you just imagine BikerBuck's drive from Vienna VA to Cass WV, with the driver reaching back into his Cowboy Buck character and belting out "Country Roads" over and over. Just like his wife and kids endured, back in the day. </span></b></span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Each site has a Pray at the Pump fresh water supply. BB successfully watered at this one, while humming his best rendition of the K3 bromide, "Desert Pete."</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">BB practically had the trail to himself on this Sunday afternoon.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unique bridge design. Remember, this was a railroad track initially.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tunnel ahead. This one is curved, meaning that the center section has no ambient light from the outside world, for which read: "Who turned out the cotton pickin' LIGHTS!"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Typical of the best of the Rail to Trail efforts, the ride is a rolling history lesson. (Love this village's name, Clover Lick.)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The beautiful weather has been following BB for two weeks. How lucky is <u>that</u>?</span></td></tr>
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The Virginia bike ride was the Rockfish Valley - Schuyler loop which, at 46.2 miles, is BB's second longest ride in his 50-50 adventure with Hawaii on top at just over 60 miles. The rolling hills are fun to ride but what goes down must come up, so thank goodness for the granny gear!</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to my new best VA friends at Blue Ridge for their kind support.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Byway" is a great description of the roads traveled.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is where the concept of "Share the Road" is truly Do or Die.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are several sections of the route on "real" roads. The kind with lots of traffic. The "bike lane" is that white line. Drivers are well accustomed to cyclists and give plenty of cushion.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mind you, there is a 0.3 mile connector on US 29 where you have a whole half-yard of pavement between the white line and the goobie goobie grass. That truck is sharing a bit of it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">No, Harry is not a physician - though he is in the medical management business. He's an experienced cyclist from Ft. Worth TX who rides the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail whenever he's in Annapolis. Maryland. MD. Get it?</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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BikerBuck had just pulled in to the parking area near the B&A trail head when he spotted the NC-State attired cyclist mounting up for a ride. BB strode over to say howdy, hoping to get some help in locating the trailhead. Introductions were exchanged - turns out we are both Texans - and we rode off together up the hill to the trail. About 1 hr. and 14 miles later we had managed to exchanged verbal dossiers and family lineage dating back to the Alamo. Or thereabouts. Harry had to head back for a meeting and BB went on to a connecting trail. Never actually shared our last names. As my dad use to say, "You can always tell a Texan, but you can't tell him too much." (That expression has absolutely no connection with my ride with Harry, but I had to get it in there.) And the ride was fantastic...</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">BB's blog readers must be sick to death of his photos of bike trails. Do they ALL look alike? Well, maybe in the photo it's had to tell one from another. But the good trails - like the B&A - are well designed, carefully maintained and ridden respectfully. It shows. BB looks for the best in every state and indeed the good ones have a lot in common. But be aware, their uniqueness goes way beyond what's captured in a photo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And the sensations that come from one of these babies taking off so close by is awesome.</span></td></tr>
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Back to Harry for wrap up. BB drove back to the Courtyard after the ride, parked, and went to his room to clean up. When he came back to the car, a business card was stuck into the driver's side window seal. It was Harry's card and it had a nice little message written on it to Buck. Now Harry was not staying at the Courtyard - which is miles from the trail. And he didn't have my last name, so how could he have "found" me? Don't know, but it's a great ending to the story of a wonderful ride in BB's 45th state. Only a hand full left to go!</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">...getting on the ferry at the beautiful Terminal in Cape May. The 85 minute crossing was relaxing and refreshing. Can't think of a better way to arrive at...</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ahh, the Jersey Shore. Land of legends, lethargy and love. Memorialized in story and song...</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">"you looked so very pretty
when we met in ocean city
like someone oh so easy to adore
i sang this little ditty
on our way through ocean city
heading south along the jersey shore..."</span></span></span></pre>
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MAURICE 'BUDDY' NUGENT
CIRCA 1960
AL ALBERTS, COZY MORLEY</span></span></pre>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...and some folks un-concernin'.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And just down the road in friendly Sea Isle City,</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and friendly folks like happy and helpful C.J. here, who treated BikerBuck to a mini-tune up on the house. It's the Sea Isle style.</span></td></tr>
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On the way to the Cape May Ferry, BB had a delightful visit with Donivee's aunt Margit and cousin Kate Holsworth in Vineland NJ. Good fun!</h3>
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Among Connecticut's many splendors is their attention to preservation of important and historic works of man. A great example is the The Old Airline Trail State Park in East Hampton, near Hartford. The natural artistry of the surroundings combines with man's vision and remarkable mechanical achievements that came together in the building of the Airline Railroad.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Story is<span style="font-size: small;"> told in detail with trail signage like this.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">BikerBuck was fortunate enough to meet Wendy, a "regular" on the Trail, and they rode together for the first 6-mile section. She is well versed on the history of the area and the railroad, and was the perfect companion for the beginning of the ride.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For example, she pointed out that these granite walls are the result of the rail builders carving out the bed from the the thick mountain sides. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More at: http://www.railstotrails.org/news/recurringfeatures/trailmonth/archives/0305.html</span></span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">With a campus like this, Yale simply dominates New Haven.</span></td></tr>
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BB's own personal experience at Yale is confined to his freshman year at Cornell when the Big Red Band performed at half time in the Yale Bowl. If you caught that 1960 Ivy League thriller, surly you'll remember the guy playing cymbals. Me.</h3>
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BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-22428607378099078442012-09-06T20:38:00.000-07:002012-09-07T05:32:32.689-07:00Rhode Trip<h3 style="text-align: center;">
BikerBuck raved about the Cape Cod Trail, and it deserves the praise. But Rhode Islands' East Bay Bike Path in Bristol is a trip! Clearly a contender for top honors in the Fifty-Fifty honor role.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just take a good look at this multi-use trail. Really can't say that I've ridden any finer...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK, so last year it was golf courses. Every state's story had to include one. But THIS is the year of the Waterfowl. Seems like they are BB's poster critters for 2012.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not sure if this one honors the Pinta, the Nina, or that other one. </span></td></tr>
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Providence is a neat town. BB enjoyed a late afternoon walk along the river and through some of the downtown parks and streets. Quite the happening place. And there's a humming little "restaurant row" two floors below street level next the Courtyard Hotel and huge muni parking garage. The town exudes energy and accomplishment. Hard work works in this town.</h3>
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BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-25291111519330726532012-09-05T12:36:00.000-07:002012-10-23T23:33:39.158-07:00Cape Cod Caper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<b> <span style="font-size: small;">No question mark need on the above caption because it's not questionable. BikerBuck did some research on where to ride in Massachusetts and narrowed it down to Cape Cod. From there is was a no-brainer. The Cap Cod Rail Trail is hands down one of the most admired trails in the East and is a tribute to the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Nickerson State Park is located at the mid-point of the 22 mile trail. The park itself is laced with cycling trails that connect all of the camp site areas with the CCRT. Originally a railroad bed between 1848 and the mid-sixties, the route connects all of the major points of interest in the central Cape.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> BB spent the night in the T&C minivan, snug as a Cape Cod bug. Had a leisurely breakfast at a friendly place with wi-fi, the hit the road just as a predicted thunderstorm raged down on the Cape. Made it to Providence, RI just as the storm passed. Looking forward to the East Bay Bike Path tomorrow.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">BikerBuck's sister-in-law, Kai Webber, and her family live in Litchfield, Maine and it was high time that BB paid them a visit. So naturally that's where he headed for his 38th state 50k ride. In the process of researching possible routes, he discovered that The Maine Lighthouse Ride was going to happen on Sept. 8. The good news was that there is a 40 mile option that promises 8 different lighthouses visible. The bad news was that BB's visit needed to happen over Labor Day Weekend and he would need to do his ride on the 2nd. The complex urban route would be impossible for BB to follow on his own. Dang.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Try wait," he exclaimed. "What if I volunteered to do some route testing a week before the ride? I'll just email the Eastern Trail Alliance folks and see if I could give them a hand."</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Indeed Bob Bowker, ETA's vice president, responded that though my help was not needed, I was encouraged to ride the route on my own - and he sent me the cue sheet for the "8-Lighthouse" route. Done deal. The topper was that Kai and Ken came along to drive the route and keep an eye on me.</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Spring Point Light in South Portland is the starting point for the 40-mile route. Owing to his limited map reading skills and episodes of bone headedness, the Buckster required 47.3 miles to actually complete the route. Go figuah. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A mile away is the "Bug Light" and a spiffy interpretive area.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story of Portland's important contributions to America in WWII is well presented.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A massive <i>mahalo </i>to Kai and Ken Webber for their hospitality and beyond-the-call support. BikerBuck is so grateful that he's staying with them for an extra week.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you want to find a great bike trail in Lebanon NH you park for free in the lot behind City Hall and look down towards the last row of cars and you'll see this unpretentious sign. It is in many ways a tribute in itself to the tireless work of the Friend of Northern volunteers and their chairman Dick MacKay. It is a work in perpetual progress and stands as a tribute to all who serve their communities with such energy and enthusiasm. </span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The road bed sliced through forest and field, over streams and gullies.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This abandoned textile mill reminds us that U.S. consumers failed to obey the singers' plea to "Look for the Union Label."</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was great to see so many users enjoying the Northern today. BikerBuck encourages everyone to consider cycling as a relaxing and rewarding way to get to know your community better while enjoying your personal outdoors. </span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Those inclined to take the air in Vermont expect a lovely Inn, wonderful food and an attentive owner/manager. All of this is to be found at the Echo Lake Inn in Ludlow.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So here's the story... yesterday afternoon I was pau with my NY ride and racing to get cleaned up and out of the Courtyard Buffalo by my extended check-out time. I hastily dug out my VT notes and realized that I had changed my original ride plan in favor of the intriguing Ludlow/Reading Loop that I had discovered on line. But I had no where to stay. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Try wait! I re-read the details of the Loop and discovered that the start/end location is "right across the road from the Echo Lake Inn." So I quickly phoned the Inn, spoke to the owner and he booked me in a deluxe room at the standard room price. When I told him that I would arrive at about 10pm, he said that was passed his bedtime, but he'd leave an envelope pinned to the front door with my name on it and the key inside.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Indeed the drive was lengthy but when I arrived at 10pm the envelope awaited and I settled in quickly. Nice. Old. Sloping floors. Just what I imagined it would be. Supper was a chicken wrap and Pepsi that I had picked up at a gas station a couple of hours earlier. It was the perfect one-handed meal as I prepared my Erie Canal blog entry well in to the night.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />The next morning was delightful. Sunny, chilly, wonderful breakfast with lots of conversation with the other guest (many of whom were cyclists). I decided to scout the ride route by car before riding it. That decision turned stressful as the written directions had a couple of errors in them, such as the wrong road number on one key stretch. As a result, I returned to the Inn after nearly two hours of fruitless scouting and was not at all sure I wanted to do the route.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Five minutes later, Lawrence the Innkeeper had me all straightened out with corrected route info. and oh, by the way, said I could keep the room as late as I needed it. No extra charge.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I told you all of that so I could tell you this: It was a fantastic 33 mile loop ride that was slightly downhill for the first 22 miles and culminated in an eighteen hundred foot climb followed by a steep downhill thrill ride that ended right at my Inn. Here are some scenes along the route.</span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The early miles took BB past classic New England style homes like this one with slate siding.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cemeteries often portray key elements of a community. This place honors their veterans.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The grave of a 10 month old named Lavinus.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Crops send a message of well being.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This hill reminds me that there is a regional ski center nearby.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It wouldn't be Vermont without a covered bridge!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Weird sensation when you ride a bike through here.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The road sign states: Howard Hill Rd. Could Marian the Librarian be close by?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After a leisurely departure I drove to my next state, New Hampshire. The drive took all of 40 minutes. Staying tonight in Hanover, looking forward to my 4th ride in 5 day. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Erie Canal Song</span></div>
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Everybody Down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(Written by: Thomas
Allen in 1905)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I've got a mule, and
her name is Sal,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fif-teen miles on
the Er-ie canal,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">She's a good ol'
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fifteen miles on the
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We've hauled some
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Filled with lum-ber
coal and hay,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And ev'ry inch of
the way we know</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">From Al-ba-ny to
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Low bridge ev'-ry
bod-y down,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Low bridge for we're
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And you al-ways know
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You'll always know
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<span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If you've ev-er
navigated on the Er-ie can-al</span></div>
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I remember singing this folksong in 5th grade and wondering exactly what it would be like to take a cruise down the Erie Canal. So when it was time to pick a ride in New York state, there was no other place I'd rather be. It's been a long time coming, but now I've had my Erie moment. Mind you, my "cruise" was of the wheeled variety, but a journey to remember none the less.</h3>
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What does a young man do while having his car repaired in Lockport NY? Why, he just hauls out his bike and takes a little cruise down the Erie Canal. This fellow's name is Nick. He and his brother rode about 300 miles of the canal last summer, and they plan to do more segments in the future.</div>
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So, what about that "low bridge" thing in the song? How do they handle that it today's world of fancy yachts and such on the Canal? Check out how they do it in Medina.</h3>
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Lockport NY has established itself as the headquarters of today's Erie Canal buffs. There is a well run Canal Information Center open daily to answer questions and tell the story of the canal. I became fascinated with the economics of the Canal when Mr. Nick and I listened to Bill Bryson's <u>At Home: A Short History of Private Life</u> during our Western Union segment of the 50-50 back in May of last year. If you plan to visit the canal I would suggest that a little historical brush up in advance will magnify your Erie experience.</h4>
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After a quick clean up and checkout of the Courtyard in Buffalo, BikerBuck blasted off on a 7-hour drive to Ludlow VT and the delightful Echo Lake Inn. Stay tuned.</h4>
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The village of Rothbury, Michigan on the state's western border with Lake Michigan is a quintessential middle America slice of life that refreshes the imagination and soothes the spirit. In nearby Montague MI Rick Zwern and Karen Huffman have built a unique home atop a serious sand dune overlooking the sandy beach and endless vista of the Lake. </h4>
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The town of Hart is a place of simple pleasures. Small and friendly, a case study in civic pride. With a centerpiece little lake to which the center of town is anchored. Chief among the park's features is a touching tribute to Hart's veterans. A vintage jet trainer is the physical icon that compliments the tapestry of paving stones with the names and dates of service for Hart's veterans, several noted as KIA. What strikes this visitor is the number of veterans who came from this one small place. It reminded BB of the monuments in tiny English villages that memorialized scores of young men who fought in WWI from those communities. It doesn't seem mathematically possible for such places to produce so many young service men.</h4>
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We think that when news of the Hawaii biking trio got around the rose lei was hurriedly prepared to make us feel at home. Mind you, the roses are silk...but so was the chocolate shake.</h4>
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After the ride each of us saddled up for new destinations. Rick and Karen to different mainland appointments and BB to play tourist a little further east of MI. But that's a different story... </h4>
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In late July, BikerBuck and his pal John flew from Campbell River B.C. across Vancouver Island to Kyuquot Beach House for some classic West Coast fishing.</h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">John Frishholz is a long time Quadra Island resident and an avid fisherman. He introduced BB to salmon fishing in B.C. 22 years ago and is a regular annual guest at Mike and Lynn Barker's Kyuquot Beach House on the wild and wonderful west coast of Vancouver Island, just south of the Brooks Peninsula. This year was BB's fourth visit to Kyuquot with John.</span></span></div>
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We spent two days apiece aboard First Nations guides Archie and Wayne (above) Vincent's comfortable and speedy boats. The weather was chilly and mild, sea conditions nearly perfect for our 6 to 12-hour days afloat.</div>
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Spring Salmon - AKA Chinooks - are the sportiest and most popular catch. Each angler is limited to 2 per day, 4 in possession. John and I limited out with eight Springs, averaging about 20 lbs. each.</div>
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Halibut is the other big prize. The limit is two small (under 12 lbs. or so) and two large (big as you can land.) Again we limited out with a total of about 160 pounds of Hali. The smallest fish you see here is a sole. First time we got one. We also caught well over a dozen Coho salmon, only 2 of which were hatchery-raised keepers. We released all of the wild ones.</div>
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Now here's something you don't see every day. I mentioned the flight to Kyuquot from Campbell River...it's a thrilling 50 minute ride in a DHC-3 Otter that features a spirited climb to 6,100 feet, threading between 7,000 peaks that look close enough to touch, and a delicate landing in shallow water tucked nicely beneath a 500 foot ceiling of thick clouds. Obviously we made it in safely.</div>
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Four days later the Otter arrived with a new load of 10 anglers and lots of gear in the same plane that we would be departing in after lunch. Except....while taxiing in to the lodge the pilot ran over a buoy that he could not see due to the blind spot beneath the engine cowling and pontoon struts. Wham! Propellor blade tips all perfectly bent, resembling snow skis. Our hosts quickly ordered up a replacement plane and we returned safely to Campbell River about an hour late.</div>
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As BB writes this entry, 5 days after the incident, the plane is still docked at the Beach House awaiting not just a new prop, but also the inevitable inspection of the turbo engine which would have been severely shocked by the collision. As the old Navy saying goes, "a collision at sea can ruin your whole day." Fortunately there were no injuries.</div>
BikerBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151028414526977367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771896618666144004.post-15783666230276452542012-06-10T15:23:00.000-07:002012-06-10T15:25:56.578-07:00Springtime in Alaska<h3 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the generous hospitality of Heidi and David Baines and their delightful children, BikerBuck had a marvelous 3-day weekend in Anchorage and managed to slip in a beautiful 33- miler with Honolulu pals Dwight and Elizabeth Lowrey on a spectacular Saturday one week ago.</span></h3>
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Next on the plan to git 'er done is <u>BikerBuck's Sweet Sixteen</u>. The destinations are three upper mid-west states plus the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. BB plans to be on the road from late August through September to ride his remaining 16 states. In the meantime he'll be taking care of biz in Honolulu and perhaps sneaking in a little fishin' trip up in B.C. Here's wishing everyone a great Summer!</h4>
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Homes and boats on the Lake Pontchartrain inlet.</div>
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The rail trail is nestled in the bayous on the Lake's north side, across from New Orleans.</div>
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Kalin enjoys the playground at the Tammany Trace Trailhead.</div>
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BikerBuck met the Trace's Director, Lisa Pratt Maddox, at her iconic office.</div>
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A beautiful little cemetery borders the Trace near Carollo. Above ground crypts are the norm in bayou country.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thirty three states in the bag. Seventeen left for the 2012 plan, with the notion of riding number 50, Deleware, on my 70th birthday in early October. The beauty of BB's "expedition style" planning is simply taking what the moment gives. Of the eleven rides in Southern Comfort, just six happened at "pre-planned" sites and that's being generous. It's mainly about getting out there - being in the moment as I love to say - and picking the <i>highest</i> hanging fruit you can find.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a philosophy with legs. Biking, shmiking, it doesn't matter what <i>your</i> moment's activity is. Could be art, sightseeing, music, food, or nation-building for the sake of Pete. Whatever you feel it is that needs more of your attention just up and do it, by cracky.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well here's the scoop, listeners. The Lone Star Cafe was recently razed to make way for a big white building about 4 stories tall that's under construction. Bummer. No idea what the Cafe looked like, or even if it really was the place that Simon wrote about. Guess we'll never know. But supper at the Texas Roadkill was pretty good.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile BB is eager to get any questions, comments or corrections about the 50-50 blog, Southern Comfort, or whatever. You can make comments on this blogsite, or email BikerBuck at laird@lava.net.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well BikerBuck is here to tell you that it's very much alive and well in bustling Hattiesburg MS, home to Southern Miss Univ. and the outstanding Longleaf Trace, a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Project.</span></div>
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The miles flew by today on the Trace. The riding is effortless, the experience is refreshing in a makes-you-feel-good-inside sort of way. Apart from some logging in progress here and there, the normal cycling distractions such as curbs, cars and crap are simply not a factor. This kind of riding is rather like a leisurely hot bath. Lots of time to let your mind unwind. And you're damp.</div>
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<i>Mahalo</i> to the supporters and stewards of Longleaf Trace.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many of BB's blog readers know that he was in the U.S.Navy after college for officer training plus 3 years of active duty in Supply Corps school and then aboard a Pearl Harbor based warship. One of my on board duties was standing watch in the main battery director, which usually entailed long hours of what we called "plane guarding". That means following 1,000 yards astern of aircraft carriers 24/7 for many days at a time. The bottom line of this piece of BB background is that he witnessed well over 1,000 launches and arrested landings of aircraft on the decks of aircraft carriers at sea.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hence the museum experience was overwhelming for me. The recollections of course, but also continuing to grasp the immense body of world history that is literally being written in the skies by our planet's war birds. It was a morning of big moments.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mere minutes from departing Pensacola the minivan crossed into Alabama. The change of scenery on the 'Bama side of the line was remarkable - with AL physically and visually outshining the Sunshine State.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But hard to absorb. BB and a Navy buddy had driven this coastline from Panama City FL to New Orleans in 1965. So OK that was like Ancient Egypt time. But my memory of this coast line, building-free for several hundred of miles, just didn't jive with what passed my windows this morning.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mind you I'm not complaining. The joint is first rate in drama and scale and apparently there has been a market for it over the past 20 years. It seems to work.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> The biking plan was to ride around and through the state park, which happened with incident. BB made a wrong turn early, and it took a while to "re-calculate" using a manage a trois --- Maps --- I had three different maps with me and they were all for the same place but all different. Like a manage. Of three. Trois. Oh for heaven sakes stop it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finally, a big <i>mahalo </i>to Cody and his fellow spokesters at Infinity Bicycles who helped BikerBuck put Alabama in the 50-50 family.</span></div>
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