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Home. I like it.
After cirumnavigating the Mid Atlantic States, for a total of 1466 miles, I am pleased to report that the world out there there is still...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 14, 20213 min read
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Your wheels won't sing if you don't have the bling.
I am flattered when people comment on my amazing bling. It's been an uneventful day, slogging through the hot and humid weather so, I am...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 13, 20213 min read
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In a pinch, just ride away
I lay in my wet tent in the damp morning, on the hard gravel parking space of the Pinch Point campsite dreaming that I was a wildcat...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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An angel gave me a ride
This morning, when I left Hamburg, I followed a beautiful route along the Schuylkill River. Note that I am now spelling it correctly, as...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 10, 20214 min read
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Speedy cyclist passes 400 cars
Last night I had a good time chatting with my camp neighbors, Bill and Susan, around the campfire. Susan had just turned 50 and was...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 9, 20213 min read
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No rooms at the inn in Bethlehem
ast dead. I just needed some place where I can lay my head. "Hey mister can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 8, 20213 min read
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Climbing into home plate
Two days ago I was staying in a place surrounded by million dollar apartments and now I am in a place surrounded by million dollar...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 7, 20213 min read
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Go West young man
I'm sitting on a bench in a charming, pleasantly illuminated wooded city park in Morristown, New Jersey; filled with couples holding...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 4, 20213 min read
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New York rest stop
Rolling my bicycle off the ferry boat onto Battery Park filled me with joy, but I almost started crying when I looked up at the...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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Walter Mitty arrives in New York City
After lunch the rain stopped and the trail lead me through a series of parks and back streets through the city of Newark. At one point I...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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You have reached your destination
I am sitting outside at a table under the canopy of a Greek restaurant, in a cool drizzeling rain, listening to bazuki music and sipping...
Patrick Baechle
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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A rare day on the Raritan
After an enjoyable lunch at Frans Pub, in the quaint and charming town of New Hope, I hit the Delaware River canal towpath heading East....
Patrick Baechle
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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New Hope is some hope
Leaving Philadelphia was a pleasure. Riding along the Scukill River bike path was so interesting. The trail took me passed the boat...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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No road back on industrial track
Riding into Willmington was the jam on the Jack A Markel trail I arrived over a huge wetland marsh on the longest board bridge I've ever...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 29, 20212 min read
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New roads and old towns
The last two days have been brutal for cycling. A majority of my riding has been on state highways with a smattering of off road trails,...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 27, 20214 min read
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Paddy had a Flatty
I seem to be having an preponderance of flats lately. Flats are never fun. They involve wrestling the bike upside down to pull the wheel...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 25, 20214 min read
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A loop around Jefferson
Leaving Washington DC Thursday morning was a treat. Other than the fact that I lost my cell phone charger and one of my cycling gloves...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Stairway to Rosslyn
Yesterday was a long haul, pedal to the metal, push to make it to the end of the C&O canal trail in DC. The high point of the ride was...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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Nutty squirrels attack bike
It was a smooth and enjoyable ride today. I passed over one of my favorite things on the canal system; an aqueduct. In a few locations,...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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Getting pumped up for a clean ride.
Leaving Little Orleans, in the morning, I was immediately confronted with the option to switch routes. I noticed other people in the...
Patrick Baechle
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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