Joe Green's Bike Adventure

  • Some Closed Bridges are Meant to be Crossed 8-18-23

    My route today (Fri., 8/18) took me from Fenton, MI (pop. 11,989) to St. Johns, MI (pop. 7,653), about 52 miles. I had about 30 miles to cover on roads, and then for the remaining 22 miles was on the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Bike Trail. Before I got to the trail, I came to a…

  • Some Difficulties 8-17-23

    “Some difficulties meet, full many. I find them not, nor seek for any.” James Holman from A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History’s Greatest Traveler. With detours, which I’ll explain shortly, my route today from Romeo, MI to Fenton, MI, was about 50 miles. The sun was shining as I left…

  • I Get by with a Little Help from Some Friends 8-16-23

    As my bike was being worked on yesterday, Tues., 8/15, I was able to spend the day relaxing at my hotel and later on gather for dinner with some dear friends from law school–Ted and Amanda & Curtis. We spent several hours at Ted’s house catching up and having a fabulous takeout dinner from Anita’s…

  • Back in the USA 8-14-23

    I rode about 38 miles today, 10 in Ontario from my motel in Wallaceburg to the ferry landing, and then about 28 miles from Algonac, MI to a bike shop in Macomb County, MI. The ferry from Canada to the U.S. leaves from Walpole Island, an island and First Nation reserve in Ontario that is…

  • Carpe Viam Brevem 8-13-23

    Today was a rest day, but tomorrow I will be back on the bike for a 40-mile ride that will first take me to the ferry that will carry me across the St. Clair River back into the U.S., to Algonac, Michigan, and then to a bike shop in Macomb County where I plan to…

  • Twelve Hours on a Bike 8-12-23

    “The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is just tenacity.” Amelia Earhart I am happy to report that the day’s 80-mile ride from Port Stanley, Ontario to Wallaceburg, Ontario, was a success. Thankfully, the route was mostly flat, although there were a couple of steeper climbs in the mix. These helped…

  • Road Relations Redux 8-11-23

    In yesterday’s post, I wrote about Brian and Joe, father and son cyclists going from the west to east coast on a route similar to mine but in the opposite direction. Today, near Port Bruce, Ontario, I met David, a 64-year-old retired high school chemistry teacher from California, who was also on that same west-to-east…

  • Taking Back Most of What I Said Yesterday 8-10-23

    In yesterday’s post, I said that wind wasn’t bothering me much. Well, the winds were pretty strong today, strong enough to slow me down pretty noticeably, and they blew in a storm along with severe thunderstorm warnings. So, I’m not feeling as positive about the wind situation. I also mentioned the flat terrain around the…

  • Winds of Change 8-9-23

    When I was planning my trip, I learned that many cyclists biking across the country believe it is far better to go from west to east, the same direction as prevailing winds. I decided to go the other way, recognizing that I might face more headwinds than tailwinds. I didn’t notice headwinds much until Tuesday…

  • Stephen King Resurfaces 8-8-23

    You may recall a connection to Stephen King from my blog post on 7-3-23. Somewhat improbably, I brushed up against Mr. King again in today’s travel. I’ll explain how that came about in just a moment. This was an easy day of biking, only about 25 miles, which is how far I needed to go…