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Monthly Archives: April 2023

Baltimore, April showers bring May flowers?

Gone to look for America Posted on April 30, 2023 by mevJune 19, 2023

Highlights for today were crossing Baltimore and cycling 30 miles along a busy highway in the rain. While it might have been tempting to take a rain day, I’m happy to have gotten in the ride today. In particular, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Maryland

Annapolis, avoiding road closures

Gone to look for America Posted on April 29, 2023 by mevJune 19, 2023

Today the ride started with a visit to Annapolis. It was almost ideal cycling weather, cool around 50F to 60F. It wasn’t a very difficult route, with about 2300 ft climbed but after 58 miles I was ready to stop. … Continue reading →

Posted in Maryland, WashingtonDC | Tagged Capitol

Washington DC

Gone to look for America Posted on April 28, 2023 by mevJune 19, 2023

The photo above is at the US Capitol, which I consider the start of the trip. It is cold and raining and not particularly pleasant, but nice to get a start. Tomorrow the weather forecast is for more rain, but … Continue reading →

Posted in WashingtonDC | Tagged Capitol

Amtrak

Gone to look for America Posted on April 26, 2023 by mevApril 26, 2023

A shout out to my father who celebrates his birthday on the day I departed Austin. The photo below was taken in Ontario in 1997 when I was cycling across Canada. My parents came up from Vermont and joined me … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas, WashingtonDC | Tagged Amtrak

Moving and storage

Gone to look for America Posted on April 24, 2023 by mevApril 24, 2023

The last time my townhouse was this empty (and this clean :)), was at the very end of 2017 when I returned from my last big trip. The cleaning crew spent five hours and did a good job. I also … Continue reading →

Posted in planning, Texas | Tagged Austin

Blog is live

Gone to look for America Posted on April 18, 2023 by mevApril 19, 2023

This blog is now live. I set up the web site a while ago and slowly added other pieces and content. However, I also kept it hidden so that it wouldn’t inadvertently show up on a Google search, particularly before … Continue reading →

Posted in planning, Texas
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