September 22, 2026, marks five years since I launched my first book, Suit to Saddle: Cycling to Self-Discovery on the Southern Tier. A year later, Forty to Finish: Cycling to Victory on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail followed. Five years seems like a pretty good time...
You can’t make this up. On Friday, May 8th, 2026, a few miles outside of Jamestown in Charles City, along the Virginia Capital Trail, I met a cyclist named John (Hope on Two Wheels). He was at the very beginning of a journey that would carry him across America to...
Six Days and Counting… I've been glued to the college track and field conference and regional championships for the past couple of weeks, and man, those athletes can really run! Now, it's time to shift my focus to the Trans America Bike Race, "The premier...
October 3, 1986 - Fort Polk, LA - Home of the 5th Infantry Division (Mech) Sorting through old belongings often becomes routine after settling into a new home. For reasons unknown, certain items remain packed in boxes move after move—guilty as charged. It's also an...
When I opened the August 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist, a magazine for cycling enthusiasts published by the Adventure Cycling Association, and saw the article "Double the TransAm, Double the Fun," I was immediately drawn in. There are a lot of 'crazies' who tackle...
Over the past two years, I've given many presentations about my bike rides and inevitably talked about lessons learned from the heartland. I've been part of teams responsible for driving business results for much of my adult working life. Establishing a vision,...
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https://youtu.be/gp40D4zK8kA The Official Flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States The Buddy Poppy VFW Facts & Figures Coast to Coast along the Medal of Honor Highway An Adventure, Life Lessons, & New Beginning The Buddy Poppy Have you ever...
What can I do with hundreds of pictures, hours of video, and countless anecdotes? I thought about it a lot. And then I did the math. What if I write a monthly newsletter - each edition highlighting a different town? I call it America Up Close-One Small...