Bicycle Touring
Simmesport to Jackson LA – April 25
The weather forecast called for thunderstorms and severe weather early in the afternoon so a few of us wanted to get an early start. We cycled to a truck stop about a half a mile […]
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Ville Platte to Simmesport LA – April 24
It was a very hot and muggy night in the tent last night at Chicot State Park. I slept in my sleeping bag liner and left the sleeping bag packed up for the night. […]
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Oberlin to Ville Platte LA – April 23
We stayed 6 miles south of Oberlin at a Days Inn last night. It was nice to sleep in a comfortable bed with clean sheets and a nice pillow. After eating breakfast at the hotel, […]
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Merryville to Oberlin LA – April 22
The people from the Museum and Historical Society provided us with a great breakfast in the museum this morning. We had pancakes, a breakfast casserole, coffee and muffins before heading out on US 190 East. […]
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Silsbee TX – Merryville LA – April 21
We got on the road before 8am this morning. The sky was clear and the temperature was in the low 60’s. We’ve left the Texas Hill Country behind us and were on our way […]
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Coldspring to Silsbee TX – April 20
I woke up to clear skies and a temperature in the high 50’s. Winds today were forecast to be from a northerly direction and the forecast high temperature was forecast to be in the mid […]
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Richards to Double Lakes Recreation Area (near Coldspring TX) – April 19
We got on the road around 8am today under clear skies. The thunderstorms from last night have passed by and the sky is clear and the humidity is much lower. After about 20 miles we […]
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La Grange to Richards TX – April 18
I woke up to cloudy skies on Saturday morning. We were able to sleep in bunkhouses at Camp Lost Pines last night so we didn’t have to pack up wet tents. They have been […]
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Austin to La Grange TX – April 17
I had a rest day in Austin yesterday. After cleaning and doing a little maintenance on my bicycle in the morning, I walked downtown to check out Austin. It seemed to be a bike and […]
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Pedernales Falls State Park to Austin TX – April 15
I got on the road just after 8 am this morning with one of the other cyclists and headed east on Rd. 2766. After a few miles we came upon a low lying dip in […]
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Kerrville to Pedernales Falls State Park – April 14
It was cool and cloudy this morning. I got on the road before 8 am with 4 other riders. After riding back through the town of Kerville, we headed north on a series of quiet […]
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Lost Maples State Natural Area (north of Vanderpool) to Kerrville TX – April 13
Hunt TX. Halfway mark in my across USA ride. An intense thunder storm passed through the area last night. It started after 10:30 and woke me up just after I had fallen to sleep. […]
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Camp Wood (4.5 miles south) to Lost Maples State Natural Area – April 12
It rained lightly overnight but stopped just long enough in the morning for us to make our lunches and eat breakfast. I got on the road around 8 am with 3 of the other riders. […]
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Del Rio to Camp Wood TX – April 11
Camping behind a saloon on a Friday night can result in a night with little sleep. I heard 2 sets of music by the rock band before drifting to sleep only to be awakened by […]