may 17 day 8 28 miles total 208 i wish i had an extra day just to tell the tale of crossing the berkshires on back roads. even dirt roads. the peace and solitude. and all the other wonders. the owls the beaver the granite quarry the lakes the stone Read more…
may 16 day 7 26 miles 180 total. not long after leaving palmer I came into the outskirts of springfield… a much bigger city than I expected. once again, the lack of a route map and my homicidal magic phone combined to lead me on a merry chase around the Read more…
may 15 day 6 29 miles 154 total jerry palmer was with me all day that was great. the first half was difficult. no shoulder and heavy traffic even at 0300. everyone was hopping off the parallel toll road to avoid the toll. our conclusion; people who exit to avoid Read more…
day 5 23 miles total 125 whoosh whoosh whoosh WHOOSH i will never recommend us 20 for a transcon route. there has been nothing since leaving boston, except a neverending stream of cars. sometimes the shoulder is good sometimes acceptable sometimes almost nonexistent. between the traffic, and the ubiquitous road construction Read more…
day 4 may 13 tough day most of the day. but a strong finish for 25 miles in 13 hours. far cry from 35 in 14 and a half yesterday . gary david took good care of me when i was struggling and a surprise visit from the legend craig Read more…
may 12 day 3 32 miles total 77 i was rather disappointed when i started out this morning, that i had not gone further yesterday. right after the motel where i stayed was a sidewalk and then a great shoulder followed by a stretch of the old US 1 thru Read more…
as good as day 1 was day 2 was just that bad. terrible traffic no shoulder. spent much of the day in the lane with traffic missing me by inches. only got 21 miles and bailed early to see if i can finish us1 before sunrise…. and returning traffic. legs Read more…
there’s the fear of gang activity in this neighborhood may 10 day 1 the bar has been set high. it will be hard for any day to top my trip thru newport. i had company for the first and last few miles. newport, indeed all of road island so far, Read more…