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Bicycle Tour - VA to TX (miles4megan)

On October 18, 2006 I flew out of Austin and joined my bicycle, which had already arrived in Richmond, Virginia. A few days later I embarked on a one month solo bicycle odyssey, starting in Yorktown, Virginia and ending in Texas. My ride was dedicated to Megan Horton, a 14 year old who had recently received a donor heart (you can read about it at http://miles4megan.blogspot.com/). I traveled along back roads in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Cycling over 1000 miles towing a 60 pound trailer, I got in shape, lost weight, made new friends along the way, and renewed my faith in the character of the American people.
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Fern on Cypress, <br /> Pearl River, Mississippi<br /> Natchez Trace Parkway<br /> November 11, 2006
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Fern on Cypress,
Pearl River, Mississippi
Natchez Trace Parkway
November 11, 2006

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  • Fern on Cypress, <br /> Pearl River, Mississippi<br /> Natchez Trace Parkway<br /> November 11, 2006
  • Fall Trees<br /> Jeff Busby National Park Campground<br /> Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi
  • Road Kill<br /> Jackson, MS<br /> Natchez Trace Parkway<br /> November 11, 2006
  • Cotton Fields<br /> Louisiana Route 84<br /> outside Vidalia, Louisiana<br /> 14 November 2006
  • Cotton Bales<br /> Louisiana Route 84<br /> Vidalia, Louisiana<br /> 14 November 2006
  • Earl Kemp Long Statue and Park<br /> Bronze statue at sunset (5:35 pm)<br /> Winnfield, Louisiana<br /> November 14, 2006
  • Texas State Border<br /> Toledo Bend Reservoir<br /> Texas Route 21<br /> 16 November 2006
  • Red Roof Barn<br /> Texas Highway 21<br /> El Camino Real de los Tejas<br /> November 18, 2006<br /> <br /> "Designated as a National Historic Trail in 2004, El Camino Real de los Tejas (Highway 6 in Louisiana and Highway 21 in Texas) has existed for more than 300 years.<br /> <br /> El Camino Real has its easternmost beginning in Natchitoches, Louisiana and runs from Piney Woods through rolling hills to the arid lands of Old Mexico.<br /> <br /> The Spaniards and the French that marked the trail were followed by such men as Moses Austin and his son Stephen Fuller Austin (The Father of Texas), Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and early missionaries of multiple faiths.<br /> <br /> An abundance of historic cities await the modern day traveler on the Texas stretch of El Camino Real, including San Antonio, Bastrop, Crockett, Alto, Nacogdoches, and San Augustine." from <a href="http://www.elcaminorealtx.com/">http://www.elcaminorealtx.com/</a>
  • Red-roofed Barn<br /> El Camino Highway, Route 7<br /> outside Crockett, Texas<br /> 18 November 2006
  • Drink Soda Sign on condemned building<br /> Texas Rte 21 (El Camino Highway)<br /> November 18, 2006
  • Cave Spring Natural Spring, MS<br /> Natchez Trace Parkway<br /> November 7, 2006
  • Homecoming surprise<br /> Austin, Texas<br /> 19 November 2006
  • Homecoming (Big hug for Kevin)<br /> Austin, Texas<br /> 19 November 2006
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