“Bicycling Cat” pedaling in solidarity until my return home… The time for the ride is finally here! I am flying to Maine tomorrow morning and will pick up my bike on Thursday morning. After “bonding” with my sister Donna in Kennebunkport for two days, she will fly back to Atlanta and I will start bicycling … Continue reading June 1, 2021 – Pre-Ride Update →

Kennebunkport, ME --> Atlanta, GA via Blue Ridge Parkway This is the ride I originally planned for summer 2020 before COVID hit and all our lives were put on hold for a year. Many times during the past year I remembered and re-lived prior bike-riding adventures and yearned for the time when it would be … Continue reading May 17, 2021 – Announcing East Coast Ride to start June 5… →

I was enthusiastically greeted at the airport by my sister Donna who had prepared a fabulous welcome home dinner. Emma and Soren heartedly joined in the welcome home celebration - I think they missed me! Since returning to the "real world", I have had a wonderful time reconnecting with friends and family. Back to regular … Continue reading September 22, 2019 – Post Ride Update →

From my morning studies... “The Way It Is” by William Stafford There’s a thread you follow. It goes amongthings that change. But it doesn’t change.People wonder about what you are pursuing.You have to explain about the thread.But it is hard for others to see.While you hold it you can’t get lost.Tragedies happen; people get hurtor … Continue reading July 24, 2019 Final Post →

I spent today with final prep for the trip home. Rode from SeaTac to Tukwila and stopped by the Trek store to see Oz for a derailleur adjustment and to thank him again for the great job he did on the brakes when I first arrived in Seattle 7 weeks ago. Then I took a … Continue reading July 23, 2019 -Tukwila along Green River Trail and Interurban Trail – 22 miles →

Yet another absolutely glorious day as I was still “in the flow”!! I left Oyster Bay Inn and was on the road by 9 am under perfect riding conditions made even more perfect by a lovely tailwind! Leaving Bremerton on Root Ct Trail The “flow” continued as I found a Goodwill store 8 miles into … Continue reading July 22, 2019 Bremerton —> SeaTac via Brainbridge Ferry – 44.7 miles →

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it..Psalm 118:24 It has been a glorious two days and a lot has happened. One thing I think readers don’t always realize is that the daily happenings I write about are highlights and brief snippets of the day. Saturday … Continue reading July 20-21 SeaTac —> Bremerton via Bainbridge Ferry – 32 miles; Rest day in Bremerton – 11.2 miles →

The day felt strange from the start - no ride to plan for...After breakfast we left North Bend Motel and drove approximately 35 miles to Tukwila near Sea Tac Airport where we said our goodbyes and Randy dropped me off. He was off to Amtrack in Seattle to box and ship his bike home, followed … Continue reading July 19, 2019 North Bend —> SeaTac – 35 miles by U-Haul; 5.6 miles by bike →

MAJOR CHANGE IN PLANS! But first... Motel cat saying “good-bye” As I was about to meet up with Randy, I noticed the motel cat napping in the office window. As soon as he saw me pulling out the camera he “pawed” a goodbye. Randy walked up as I was conversing with motel cat, tilted his … Continue reading July 18, 2019 Davenport —> Grand Coulee – 50 miles; Grand Coulee —> North Bend via U-Haul – 198 miles →

Today I started on the final phase of the ride - approximately 300 miles to Seattle with a planned arrival there on July 23. We were on the road by 8:30 am on a relatively short ride of 38 miles to Davenport. Within a few miles we were outside the city and on small roads … Continue reading July 17, 2019 Spokane —> Davenport – 40.4 miles →