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Coyote

From:
North Texas

Eastern States


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Making Plans to Finish

While I’ve done a handful of long bike tours, one of the signature long routes, a coast-to-coast ride, was something I’d never done. Unfortunately, a teaching summer isn’t quite enough time to finish such a ride, at least not at an enjoyable pace, nor with an interesting route. If I were to do a coast-to-coast ride, it’d ...

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Apr 01, 2021
Paring

Every time I do a bike tour, I learn something about how to pack. Something I could leave behind, something that can serve multiple purposes, or something that’s more useful than I originally realized.

On my first tour, my bike weighed roughly 35 kg (80 pounds). The bike itself was a steel frame, including the fork, and it had a do...

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May 30, 2021
Katy with Companion

My dad and I were lucky enough to have an old friend to stay with in the KC area before striking out on day one. While in town, we had to try some of KC's famous barbecue. I gave it an A, but not an A+.

We wouldn't make it to the Katy Trail until day three. There's a jogging path in downtown KC that can take ...

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Jul 08, 2021
Into the Midwest

After crossing the Mississippi, I made my way through what appeared to be a deserted East St. Louis, then past the Cahokia mounds. I was trying to crank out 80 miles that day, only being able to start at about 1:00 in the afternoon. I made good time once I got onto the farm roads, which were a little hillier than expected, but allowed for fast r...

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Jul 10, 2021

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Read about Coyote's adventure with his father in Central Texas. Music, food, wheels, family, all the finer things in life.


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