cyberhobo

Gladstone, VA to Clarkesville, VA 7555 mi I enjoy the usual rush of pleasure that comes when I start off on a beautiful clear morning. It’s cold though, there’s heavy frost on the grass, and when I cross the river at Gladstone around 8:30 am there’s still ice floating in it. The only thing I…

I get up and make myself breakfast, as I was instructed. I have cereal, donuts, and a bagel with cream cheese. I feel a little awkward, mostly due to Robert who is too busy to really acknowledge my presence. I’m more at ease around Linda and Jonathan. At Bridgewater College library I pore through old…

Shenandoah NP, VA to Bridgewater, VA 7386 mi God, what a morning! At last, the Appalachians reveal themselves to me. In the frosty cold, my first view west reveals mottled orange and yellow hills, warmed on one side by a blanket of morning sun. The road sings to me, the cold air refreshing me, creating…

Orlean, VA to Shenandoah NP, VA 7312 mi Gorgeous morning. I hardly care where I go, it feels so good to be on the road. Cold from the air, heat from the sun and the work, fairy-tale visions shining in the yellow morning light. I blissfully sail down an anonymous road, but the left brain…

Mt. Vernon, VA to Orlean, VA 7259 mi I wake up to rain, and the now familiar dread of breaking camp in it. It’s never as bad as I think it will be. It’s a strange morning’s ride. I make sure to not make the same mistake that took me to Taco Bell last night.…

Patuxent River St Pk, MD to Mt. Vernon, VA 7195 mi I think my meditating gave me a blast of energy that woke me up. Or maybe it was the thirst. Or the honking ruckus of flying geese echoing through the valley. I watched the 1/4 moon cross the sky. I thought about my relatives’…

Madonna, MD to Patuxent River St Pk, MD $13 :: breakfast, map 61.50 mi :: 5.05 hr :: 36.1 mph :: 12.0 mph :: 7127 mi Heavy rain through the night, but it lets up before morning. A short ride into a small town, I stop to buy a Virginia map, and grin at my…

Lancaster, PA to Madonna, MD $0 :: no purchases 61.74 mi :: 5.14 hr :: 44.1 mph :: 11.7 mph :: 7066 mi Grandma Leenie made french toast for my last breakfast with her. She also gave me a book, The Case for Christ. I had already read a bit of it (the conclusions) out…

Lancaster, PA $31 :: dinner, present for Leenie, pie for Pete, postage This morning I breach the topic of religion. I explain that I’m not in a position to understand many of the Christian messages that I receive because I don’t have the background for it. I do think, however, that in my experiences I’ve…