Comments on: “20 years ago today”

By: meade

meade — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:23:25 +0000

enjoyed the read…thanks for sharing

By: Dan O

Dan O — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:38:26 +0000

Great story.

I live in the Seattle area – yeah, a bit more crowded – but still super nice.

I’m also an old school FAT fan. Thanks for posting.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:53:19 +0000

My aunt from Vermont once said that exact statment to me about the colour of the state. I had the same WTF reaction.

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:33 +0000

Thanks for the story, Mike.
It makes me want to write up my memories of my first long tour with a high school chum.

More!

By: Jesse Dunn

Jesse Dunn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:33:01 +0000

I also love the sign in the background – printing and copying is all about precision and professionalism since the birth of Kinkos and PowerPoint. That almost looks like a hand-painted sign.

By: Rich Grenier

Rich Grenier — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:33:51 +0000

Even though I have heard bits and pieces of this story over the years I have known you, it’s great to read it short story style! A fantastic tale! How about an encore?

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:07:09 +0000

Great story.

Having toured a fair amount myself, I am very familiar with a lot of your experiences. Maybe it should not, but the spats that arise on such trips always surprise me. Everyone in the group arguably is living their dream. Yet somehow common ground gets lost.

I have taken to touring alone and enjoying brief encounters with fellow travelers on the route.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:28 +0000

A great story. Thanks Mike!

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Wow, thanks for adding the story! It is a good one, particularly all this time later. I agree that you can’t be in Boston in October without loving it, and you can’t have been here in 2004 without becoming a Red Sox fan (and I am not a sports fan!)

It is a dream of mine to ride across the country, before I’m too old. In my head I do it when I finally get to go home – Golden Gate or Bust…

By: antbikemike

antbikemike — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:34:45 +0000

I think the photo was about June 15th? But the trip started on June 17th 1989.