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I get incredulous looks from folks when they hear about my typical bike touring accommodations.  Certainly, one could stay at hotels, or lin...

First - Some exciting BiCi Co. news.  We just created a BiCi Co. Facebook community page .  This will be where announcements for the new sh...

The kindness of strangers.  You depend on this a lot during a bicycle tour.  Stuff goes wrong.  You get lost.  Trespassing happens – someti...

If you haven't been paying attention, I'm on a bike tour and not at all in Hartford.  That said, I'm keeping an electronic toe i...

The best part of bike touring is hanging out.  Stopping and spending time.  Taking in the scenery.  Breathing and enjoying the current mome...

The locks along the Erie Canal have free camping.  This was at Lock 30 in Macedon. Yesterday I went off script and turned south at Roche...

I screwed up and posted my latest tour report to my other blog - All Famous Together .  You'll find it there.  And while there you can r...

First – Did you “Like” the  Center for Latino Progress Facebook page ?  Please do.  That’s where we’ll make announcements about BiCi Co. an...