Tag Archives: Riding

Ride Report: July 4th run to Key West

Posted on July 6, 2017 by The Kancamagus Kid

Vincent arrived at our place in St. Augustine after a long Saturday and Sunday of riding I-95 from NYC.  After cooling down we had a nice dinner. We awoke Monday for an early 7:45 departure via the quiet shore route A1A. With the … Continue reading →

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Planning the run

Posted on April 6, 2017 by The Kancamagus Kid

As mentioned, I’ve ridden all or parts of the BRP and Skyline Drive multiple times. The only new segment on this r/t run is St. Augustine, FL to Cherokee, NC. We relocated to St. Augustine since my last BRP run so … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on November 22, 2016 by The Kancamagus Kid

It has been a while since posting so here is the last few weeks. I’ve jumped back into an online Tiger Tag forum and collected/issued about six tag challenges this month, including this local lad. We had Hurricane Matthew come through. … Continue reading →

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Florida forests

Posted on August 4, 2016 by The Kancamagus Kid

We had a little bit of rain yesterday afternoon, and it has dropped from the upper 90s to the upper 80s. I decided this morning would be a fine opportunity to get out in some cooler temperatures for the first … Continue reading →

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A Taste of the Ozarks

Posted on March 19, 2016 by The Kancamagus Kid

The Ozarks lie just south of border of Missouri in northwest Arkansas. We spent a day crossing from Oxford, MS into and across Arkansas and west into the eastern side of the Ozarks. We have avoided interstate and hi-speed roads, … Continue reading →

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The Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 8, 2016 by The Kancamagus Kid

You may already know that I am traveling with my wife around the US this year; we left Manhattan on New Year’s Eve and are riding tandem on the Tiger and Wendy in a Ford Escape: usbyus2016.com Wendy is authoring … Continue reading →

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2015 Nutmeg 400

Posted on April 27, 2015 by The Kancamagus Kid

We received the Bonus Book Thursday night around midnight.  Here are all the Bonus Locations: Here are the Bonuses I selected to go after: This is a total of 7 hours riding time, giving me just 60 minutes for traffic, making … Continue reading →

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Chicago, my kind of town

Posted on November 4, 2014 by The Kancamagus Kid

My cousin’s birthday is next week so I thought a run to Chicago to celebrate was in order.  It is only 800 miles each way but I will make a 2-day trip in each direction.  First stop is Corry, PA, home to … Continue reading →

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Day 1:

Posted on August 19, 2014 by The Kancamagus Kid

Andrew set out very early from Queens sending me this photograph at 7am: By dinner time, he was checked in to this fine hospitality venue, 50 yards from the Canadian border crossing: That’s about 600 miles for the day, a … Continue reading →

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Sundown Wild Forest, NY

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Kancamagus Kid

My friend Alex recently withdrew from the rat race and moved out to some inherited undeveloped property in Sundown Wild Forest, NY. He has built this shed from hand, added plumbing, and is growing food and raising bees and harvested … Continue reading →

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