Monthly Archives: May 2025

in this (my rainy) neighborhood pt. 94

Every Sign Points To A Cold, Rainy & Foggy Day Later Today all the riders meet at 4pm for the orientation on the East Coast Greenway Trail Tour. 32 Days. May 7th — June 7th, 2025. Bar Harbor, Maine to … Continue reading

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blue sky day

What About A Rain-Free Day? What about overhead footsteps? What about a break in the weather? What about a weathervane windowpane, and standing up to pedal? And don’t gloat that the weather was fine and the riding was fairly easy … Continue reading

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rain rain rain

rain rain rain It’s been raining, virtually nonstop, since I started pedaling south on the East Coast Greenway three days ago. I experienced nearly 90 minutes of sunshine on Saturday when I arrived at the Sun Shed farm. I was … Continue reading

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of structural power

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week Their present situation reflects a broader dilemma in America: A large group of people feels one way, while a small group with a disproportionate amount of structural power tells them they are wrong to … Continue reading

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fog rain raw

Let the Clouds Come If yesterday was BRACING, today was RAW. At least early on, and for most of the day. Raw as in 40 degrees, fog, rain, and the sun breaking through for an hour and a half at … Continue reading

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ups and downs

the blah blah blahs I had “first-day-back fever.” Fitful sleep—and raring to go and pedal south and finish this end-to-end cross-country ride. Bracing! Temperatures in the high 30’s to start with an intermittent light rain for the first 2-hours of … Continue reading

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 93

What I’m Reading: Behold! The same hands that broke our backshave come for the earth.Look how much care andattention they put into slicing openthe land and carving the map.Look here, the zigzag linethat follows up north ends in darkness. — … Continue reading

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from the northern

Bike Tour Will Recommence… Tomorrow I am in Ellsworth, ME. Later today I’ll take the bus up to Calais, ME—which is on the Canadian border.  Tomorrow I’ll start to pedal south—from the northern terminal point—on the East Coast Greenway Trail … Continue reading

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