To back up just a bit and provide some context, Alan and I both graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1970. We have figured out that...

Palatka, Florida Our last night was spent in a Quality Inn in Palatka, Florida. It was nice to have a bed for a change and we all ate as...

43.5 miles 920 ft of climb I'm very happy we stayed at the Air B&B instead of at Ichetucknee State Park. It really stormed during the...

Tobias Smollett from “Travels Through France and Italy”(1766) “You laid your commands upon me at -parting, to communicate from time to...

62.7 miles 1,022 ft of climb Well, not really Itchetuknee State Park. After spending the night in a motel in Perry and weathering an...

70.3 miles 336 feet of climb. The day started out overcast and humid. There is rain in the forecast and thunderstorms predicted for...

75.6 miles 482 feet of climb We left the RV park at Mexico Beach and headed east along the Gulf Coast. Our goal was Ocholockonee State...

We needed a rest day after yesterday's very hard ride. Kathy and Sharon went to the beach while five of us went into Port St. Joe, a...

Destin (Miramar Beach) to Mexico Beach 7I miles 828 feet of climb We left the warm embrace of the Comfort Inn and hit the road for a...

Pensacola to Destin (Miramar Beach) 61 miles 827 feet of climb I spent the night in Pensacola sleeping on a Golden Couch in the main...

This is Denise again. The group had a rest day in Austin so I flew down to visit, not only Alan, but the group. I was welcomed with...

Dauphin Island to Pensacola 60.4 miles 553 feet of climb Our day started with James and Kathy making a 6am run to the Lighthouse Bakery....

We have always had "nice" camping gear but as I planned for this journey, it was clear that I would be in a better position with newer,...

Gautier to Dauphin Island 49.1 miles 381 feet of climb We left Shephard State Park near Gautier MS and went by Pascagoula, where we had a...

Poplarville to Gautier 80.6 miles 2,334 feet of climbing The day started out foggy and damp. For the first hour, until the fog lifted, I...

Today was a rest day and so we took the van and headed to New Orleans, always driven by one of the two leaders. Even though we were in...

Franklinton, LA to Poplarville, MS 50.8 miles and 1,529 feet of climb The Franklinton police couldn't have been more accommodating to us...

Day 44: Jackson to Franklinton 73.4 miles 2,299 feet of climb Staying at Perry’s Bike Hostel was very nice and Perry was a good host. She...

Simmsport to Jackson 60.9 miles 676 feet of climb Crossing into the Deep South It rained last night and I was glad to be at the church...

Chicot to Simmsport LA 49 miles 279 feet of climb Chicot State Park was otherworldly with the swampy areas and the woods around the...

Day 41: Oberlin to Chicot State Park 50.1 miles and 446 ft of climb The stay in Oberlin was very pleasant, with the American Legion...

56.3 miles 864 feet of climb The day started when a train rumbled by (the tracks were adjacent to the park where we were staying) at...

Day 39: Silsbee, Tx to Merryville, LA 52.5 miles 611 feet climb The Red Cloud RV Park in Silsbee, TX , where we spent our last of 20...

After 20 nights in Texas, we finally made it to Louisiana! We have completed over 2,000 miles with a bit more than another 1,000 miles...