Monthly Archives: April 2011

Day 27

We rode 88 miles today in tough weather conditions. We started the day sitting in our hotel in Conway watching a downpour. The rain stopped and the storms appeared by radar to move by us, so we departed, not knowing … Continue reading

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Day 26 – Clarksville to Conway, Arkansas

Day 25 was a rest day in Clarksville. Today, Day 26, we rode 74 miles along Highway 64 from Clarksville to Conway.  Conway is just 30 miles north of Little Rock, which is essentially in the middle of Arkansas. Both … Continue reading

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Day 24 – Fort Smith, Ark to Clarksville, Ark

We rode about 63 miles today to Clarksville. We deviated from our planned route, which had us heading through Paris, Arkansas in order to find suitable accommodations for the evening.  This deviation put us onto some less traveled roads and … Continue reading

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Day 23 – Eufaula Ok to Fort Smith Ark

We rode 81 miles today along Highway 9 into the Southeastern Conference.  I have been carrying my LSU hat for 1760 mile in anticipation of wearing it and giving the locals something to moan about as I pass through Arkansas, Mississippi, … Continue reading

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Day 22 -Norman to Eufaula, OK

We rode 118 miles today along Highway 9.  This was our longest ride of the trip, but the weather conditions were good and the road was okay, making this more of an endurance ride than a physical challenge.  We are … Continue reading

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Day 21 – Rest Day in Norman, OK

We had a relaxing day in Norman, OK today.  The highlight of the day was a visit and dinner with Dan’s folks, Mary Beth and Fred Peirce.  The Peirces drove 8 hours from Houston today and will return home tomorrow. … Continue reading

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Day 20- Cordell to Norman Oklahoma

We rode 105 miles today. It was a great ride and the weather was good.  Our day was made special by the arrival of an old friend of Dan’s, Alex McNair, who rode with us for about 40 miles and … Continue reading

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Day 19 – Wheeler Tx to Cordell, OK

We rode 81 miles today into Oklahoma.  It was an interesting day. We ran into a number of helpful people that gave us route advise and were very interested in our trip. We again attempted to follow Highway 152 today, … Continue reading

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Day 18 – Pampa to Wheeler, Texas

We had a relatively easy 45 mile ride today from Pampa to Wheeler Texas.  We decided last night that we needed a rest day, but we wanted to keep moving. Our compromise was an easy spin with minimal time on the … Continue reading

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We rode 112 miles, mostly along Highway 152, into Pampa, Texas.  We had hoped to lower our mileage, but the last 30 miles of the trip provided us with a favorable wind, whereby that would not be the case the … Continue reading

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