VIDEO | Frogs legs for supper in Kentucky; tastes like…
August 7, 2021 - Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Wasn't necessarily looking for frogs but I found them anyway. Read on.
Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful green scenery,...
VIDEO | I was feeling a little bit jumpy as I took the first...
August 7, 2021 - Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday.
Stopped for dinner. I can't say it was love at first bite. (see video below)
Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful...
VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y
If you’re a fan of outlaw...
VIDEO | Visiting the ambush site of Bonnie & Clyde
Gibsland, LA - The self-guided tour of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum was bloody magical. Literally.
”It was an ambush and it was bloody,” said museum owner Perry Carter. “What did you expect?”
Perry...
VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
August, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y
If you’re a fan of outlaw history...
VIDEO | Visiting the famous Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
July 30, 2021 - Gibsland, LA - It was about 17 miles from Minden, LA to Gibsland, LA and the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
The museum is located in the building formerly home...
VIDEO | Drifting into Illinois
August 8, 2021 - Goreville, IL - Sometimes you just have to trust the signs; small indications that it is probably best to get off the road and call it a day.
Took off early...
VIDEO | Kindness of strangers strikes again in Tennessee
August 2021 - Tiptonville, TN - Just when you think things aren’t working out... something like this happens.
https://youtu.be/zS3qLL9Iw1k
Long story short: Late start out of Ripley, TN, crummy roads with narrow shoulder and rumble strip,...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s 2021 hitting the air, and the road, today
July 27, 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Today, the first day of The Amazing Ride For Alzheimer’s 2021, Judy Steffes will be traveling to Shreveport, Louisiana to kick off the bicycling fundraiser in tribute...
Washington House Pub to close this weekend
Jan. 19, 2019 - West Bend, WI - Washington House Pub & Grill, 228 N. Sixth Avenue, in downtown West Bend is closing.
Owner Eddie Daniel said the bar will close after business on Saturday, Jan....
VIDEO | Nearing the Illinois border: Fort Jefferson Cross at the Confluence
August, 2021 - Headed north on Hwy 51 to the Mississippi River and crossing from Kentucky into Illinois in 11 miles or so.
The road turned into a huge hill and at the top, there...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...
August, 2021 - Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire before...
VIDEO | Louisiana adventure – Kindness of strangers
August 1, 2021 - Left Louisiana late Friday afternoon in the sweltering heat.
Lots of great memories as people made me feel welcome or gave me a safe space to stay.
https://youtu.be/6LtKnXrkkdU
Met new friends and was...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – 30+ years of bike touring; still making new friends
August 11, 2021 - Gibson City, IL - Even after touring more than 30 years on a bike it is still amazing how many people reach out to help.
After a steamy day Tuesday with...
VIDEO | Everyone has stories about Bonnie & Clyde
July, 2021 - Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.
In Shreveport, LA there...
VIDEO | Everyone has stories about Bonnie & Clyde
July, 2021 - Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.
In Shreveport, LA there...
VIDEO | Cicadas have hatched in Louisiana and it is deafening
July 30, 2021 - Shreveport, LA - The high-pitched din was noticeable the minute I left the airport in Shreveport. After checking out Elvis Presley Ave the sound was deafening.
After 17 years the cicadas...
A note of thanks for supporting the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s
August, 2021 - West Bend, WI - Seventeen days and 1,113.22 miles pedaled from Shreveport, Louisiana to West Bend, Wisconsin. A quick note of thanks for everyone who supported the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's,...
5-star review for Memphis bicycle shop
August 4, 2021 - Memphis, TN - One of the best discoveries on the 2021 tour so far has to be the TREK bicycle shop, 517 N. Main Street in downtown Memphis, TN.
I badly...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s | The charm of small towns
August 10, 2021 - Sullivan, IL - Today marks 2 weeks on the road; Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. Hitting a lot of small towns along the way.
https://youtu.be/J_y1SmjKA3o
Below are a couple of...