Monthly Archives: March 2025

some creative mapping

Posted on March 22, 2025 by istsfor manity

Backcountry Roads Coldest start yet: 43 degrees in Beaufort this morning, with a windchill of 32 degrees—winds are gusting up to 26 mph. I’ll take it over rain every time. Today’s high will only be 64. I did some creative … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 86 (Beaufort, South Carolina)

Posted on March 21, 2025 by istsfor manity

Day 21Start: Beaufort, SCEnd: Beaufort, SCMiles: 0 Day off reset of the head, knees, and saddle sores. Enough of the flat tires! Back on the road tomorrow. What I’m Reading: Nearly half of registered Boston voters believe there are too … Continue reading →

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this tiny thing

Posted on March 20, 2025 by istsfor manity

Hell Sent You see that thing—that sliver of a demented barbed-scimitar-shaped-hell-sent tooth of a metal devil? Well, that that thing was making my riding life miserable the last few days… This god-forsaken 1/32nd of an inch, demon’s bicuspid, of a … Continue reading →

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high-stress segments

Posted on March 19, 2025 by istsfor manity

New State I’m doing four consecutive short days, partially by design—due to the weather system last  Sunday, the desire to spend some extra time in Savannah, GA, and because of a gap of services between Beaufort, SC and Charleston, SC. … Continue reading →

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nothing more georgia

Posted on March 18, 2025 by istsfor manity

Surprise: St. Patrick’s Style There’s nothing more Georgia than Waffle House… breakfast, lunch, or dinner / 24 hours a day… you know you’re in the Southern US. Today’s very short ride looked mostly like this into Savannah, GA. The two … Continue reading →

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bike another day

Posted on March 17, 2025 by istsfor manity

The Forecast Today was more a day of subtext and the undergirding weather motivation than enjoying the actual ride—which was intended to be fast and short.  I’ve been hearing about a storm system making its way across the country since Jacksonville, … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 85

Posted on March 16, 2025 by istsfor manity

Day 16Start: Brunswick, GAEnd: Townsend, GAMiles: 43.65 The weather is forecast to be horrible tomorrow: T-storms, high winds and heavy rain. Instead of riding to Savanah, GA, as I’d originally planned—I’ll take a much shorter day to Richmond Hill, GA, … Continue reading →

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the weeping time

Posted on March 16, 2025 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week I had exacted revenge. But for whom? For one act, or many? Against one man, many men or the world? I wondered if I should feel guilty. Should I have felt some pride in … Continue reading →

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errant snaps shot

Posted on March 15, 2025 by istsfor manity

Pancaked  A better day begins with errant snaps, shot, and no flat tires in Georgia! Leaving Kingsland, GA,  in cool weather and a 20-foot shoulder. Yeah! Appreciably smaller shoulder but less trafficked  and easy going. Making progress Brunswick’s the destination … Continue reading →

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impromptu garage sale

Posted on March 14, 2025 by istsfor manity

Flat Florida / Hello Georgia It was an auspicious start to the day I’d leave the first state—the longest state—on the East Coast Greenway and head into Georgia. The marshlands approaching the Maytown Ferry on the St. John’s River—no bridge … Continue reading →

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