Sep 29, 2016
Artwork along the way
seen from United States
seen from Algeria
seen from Algeria
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from Italy
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Türkiye
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Germany
Artwork along the way
Day 2: Machais ME > Steuben ME (35miles)
The Sunrise Trail continued and became even thicker sand. I kept running into women who insisted it was very brave to undertake this journey alone and they kept wishing me luck. I didn’t cover the mileage I wanted to and decided to divert down to Rt 1 instead of dipping deeper into the woods with creaky gears and a whining chain. After overhearing folks commiserate over the hell of bureaucracy, the town office woman directed me to the library where I had a magical encounter with a woman named Jimmie. She offered to take me home and feed me dinner - and happened to be going to Ellsworth, where I had intended to make it that night. She gave me a tour of her land - several acres of which she helped save from development a number of years ago. We talked about my trip - about the state of women’s affairs and how it seems like we are in a reverse time warp. We talked about the never-ending labels of identity politics and how the pigeonholing never seems to end. I slept through the night and had wonderful dreams in the comfort of her self-made cabin.
Sunset in Machias ME
Day 1: Calais ME > Machias ME (45miles)
First day begin at the US-Canadian Border, lacking cellular service but abundant in sunshine and beautiful scenery. The Sunrise Trail is an ATV trail that stretches its sandy path through the woods of north-eastern Maine past wetlands and over rivers. Couples and crews were out enjoying rides on the holiday - relaxing and picking berries. Used wi-fi to checkin with friends and family because my data reception was still pretty spotty. Met a group of folks talking about Florida and a gentleman named Dale who hopes to sail the Great Loop Route next year - The Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, then the Mississippi to the Gulf. How incredible! I explained my trip to them and they offered prayers.
Looking forward to time and access to peruse the Internet. And riding my bicycle. Mostly my bicycle.