This will be short. As we knew we had a long day ahead (we rode over 100 miles today) we woke early (not easy after partying with Elvises and eating great food the night before) and got back on the Trace. Then we rode our bikes for about nine hours. It was pretty hot, but … Continue reading Day Twenty One: Tupelo, MS to Kosciusko, MS

We had a lovely evening in our CCC era cabin in the Mississippi woods, sitting on the porch swing and watching the fireflies and listening to the birds and cicadas and jazz playing on our little speaker until it got dark. This morning we made coffee and had some peanut butter and bananas for breakfast … Continue reading Day Twenty: Tishomingo State Park to Tupelo, MS

We woke early even though we didn't really need to...we've kind of become early risers, I guess. We wanted to tour the FAME (Florence Alabama Music Experience) Studio and needed to get over there by 9:00. We just started planning to ride our bikes, as that is generally our only option. It turned out to … Continue reading Day Nineteen: Florence to Tishimingo, MS

This day could be largely summed up as blue skies and great cycling, biscuits and bacon and eggs for breakfast (thanks, Noel!), some stops at sites that included Meriwether Lewis's grave, more great cycling and blue skies, many lovely creeks, some hard conversations with my traveling partner about being more present in the moment and … Continue reading Day Eighteen: Hohenwald, TN to Florence, AL

We woke later than usual, but it was ok because we only had 50 miles scheduled for the day. We'd spent the night at a Rodeway Inn at the junction of highway 230 and Interstate 40, so, basically nowhere, which is why our dateline is Rodeway Inn. It was so generous of our friend Paul … Continue reading Day Seventeen: A Rodeway Inn to the Natchez Trace

I am not really sure where this hotel is as I am writing this outside of our room, listening to the trucks on I40, but it is on our route ... we had about 65 miles of lovely biking in Tennessee as we are making our way to the Natchez Trace Parkway. There are lots … Continue reading Day Sixteen: Dover, TN to a Rodeway Inn