by bublish | Jan 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
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....
by Larry Walsh | Sep 3, 2023 | Travel Adventure, Uncategorized
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...
by Larry Walsh | Feb 25, 2023 | Cycling, memoir, Travel Adventure, Writing Community
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...
by Larry Walsh | Jan 2, 2023 | Cycling, memoir, Travel Adventure, Writing Community
Southern Tier and TransAm Bike Trail towns referred to in my 2022 Monthly Newsletters. I rode through Marfa on October 10, 2018: A bird’s-eye view of the Capital of Quirkiness, Marfa, Texas, kicked off the 2022 edition of America Up Close – A Slice of...
by Larry Walsh | Dec 15, 2022 | Cycling, memoir, Travel Adventure, Uncategorized, Writing Community
Maybe in 2023, the coin will land on the ‘this is the year to write a book’ side “I’ve thought about writing a book someday.” A statement I heard a lot over the past several months when talking to folks about my cycling and writing...