Tag Archives: Maine

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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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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the empty spaces

Affix Us (redux) A vicious penny farthing flashes across the window, as the dreadful coins are placed upon her eyes. The incantations from the holy man’s mouth sound like blaspheme as the sky grows bright outside. We move across the … Continue reading

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