Found Our Beach!
LA/XC-52016
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, TWENTY-FOUR, AND TWENTY-FIVE: POSTING FROM TUPELO, MS
Four-day mileage from Fort Stockton, TX to Tupelo, MS: 1,249.9
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 6,279.7
Road Music: Friday: Mostly …
Wrong Side Of the Tracks
LA/XC-52016Greetings from Fort Stockton!
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE: POSTING FROM FORT STOCKTON, TX
Two-day mileage from Blythe, CA to Fort Stockton, TX: 809.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 5,030.2
Road Music: Wednesday: Po…
Back Into the Desert . . .
LA/XC-52016Greetings from Blythe — and other desert cities!
LA/XC-5 DAYS FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN, AND SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN, AND NINETEEN: POSTING FROM BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA
Mileage while in Santa Monica and environs: 454.5
Today’s milea…
In the ‘Hood
LA/XC-52016Welcome to the neighborhood!
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWELVE, THIRTEEN, AND FOURTEEN: POSTING FROM SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Weather: Absolutely perfect. Always.
“Put it in the books!” as Howie Rose would say on New York radio …
Red Rocks Redux
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LA/XC-5 DAYS NINE, TEN, AND ELEVEN: POSTING FROM SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Two-day mileage from Williams, AZ to Santa Monica, CA: 596.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 3,509.6
Road Music: Saturday: Mets vs. Phils (Mets clinc…
“If You Like Topography . . .”
LA/XC-52016
LA/XC-5 DAYS SEVEN AND EIGHT: POSTING FROM WILLIAMS, ARIZONA
Two-day mileage from Grand Junction, CO to Williams, AZ: 691.8
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 2,913.4
Road Music: Thursday: Back-to-nature silence for two hours;…
Baths of Caracalla, Eat Your Heart Out!
LA/XC-52016
LA/XC-5 DAYS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX: POSTING FROM GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
Three-day mileage from Des Moines, IA, to Grand Junction, CO: 990.8
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 2,221.6
Road Music: Monday: CNN, MSNBC, and FOX to …
Return To the Killing Fields
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LA/XC-5 DAY TWO AND THREE: POSTING FROM DES MOINES, IOWA
Two-day mileage from Austintown (suburb of Youngstown), OH to Des Moines, IA: 770.4
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 1,230.6
Road Music: Saturday: Sirius Cycle (stuck…
Impressive Take-off!
LA/XC-5 DAY ONE: POSTING FROM AUSTINTOWN, OH
LA/XC-52016
Today’s mileage: 460.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 460.2 (duh)
Road Music: Sirius Cycle (one-time-only explanation: I tend to start my road days with the news — especially …
Contingency Plans
* * *COUNTDOWN: 6 DAYS TO LA/XC-5 * * *
Once again, oldest son Matt will be hitching a ride for a short stretch
The official logo of LA/XC-5 (2016)
on my just-around-the-corner (starts in less than one week from today!) Beagl…