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Hi Dave. Just another concerned reader checking in. Hope you're ok.
3 years agoAnd another. You didn't end your page in Thomasville on a very positive note...
3 years agoAnother reader checking in - a little concerned about your absence from Cycle Blaze. We hope all is well.
3 years agoHey Dave, checking to see you have not posted in a few days. OK?
3 years agoThanks for scoping out this state for us, David. It’s not a place that occurred to me to bicycle across before, and this gives Me some food for thought.
I hope it’s not a bad sign that it’s been three days since your last post!
I don't have a need to visit Alabama, based on your experiences. Pray, Pedal, Repeat. I like that!
3 years agoLove hearing about the kindness and generosity of the people you meet
3 years agoYou are very tough!! How do you make yourself keep going? I hope you found a place to sleep.
3 years agoAnts!
I also learned "the hard way" about fire ants. And every sting develops into a pimple after a few days. They are invasive but, thankfully limited as to how far north they can go due to intolerance to cold. Barring some genetic adaptation, I should never need to deal with them here in Ohio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_imported_fire_ant
Thanks Jacquie! I will check it out over the next couple days.
3 years agoThanks Rachael. I will check it out over the next couple days.
3 years agoWe also use ridewithgps using the cycling option, just be sure to zoom in and use the satellite option, if it puts you on a small road because it could be a gravel road. There also is a ridewithgps app to use for navigation. Sorry about your ordeals. No matter what you use for navigation you’ll always run into surprises.
3 years agoYou might want to try RideWithGPS.com for route planning. It has its quirks too, but is better than Google for cycling routes. I checked, and it seems rwgps would have routed you on roads in that area--including the road parallel to the Richard Martin Trail.
3 years agoSorry you couldn’t see the cave.
3 years ago
This may be a day late and a dollar short, but in Minnesota bike shops are considered an essential business. That likely is the case in other states.
3 years ago