"Never bet on the other person's game" The final day of the ride was my longest distance of 2024: 82.2 miles... and that only got me as far as Jacksonville. That had been the plan all along. I held out some hope that, with a stiff tailwind, I would reach Jacksonville in the early afternoon, …
Life on the Mississippi
“One who knows the Mississippi will promptly aver—not aloud, but to himself—that ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, Go here, or Go there, and make it obey; cannot save a shore which it …
Free solo
Today was something of a new experience for me, in two ways. First, although I’ve done several long point-to-point rides, either with Jon or as part of an organized tour (e.g., the Erie Canal), I’ve never done one by myself. Second, I’ve never done one on a route of my own creation; Jon and I …
Rideworthy 