It’s been almost a year since my last entry on this
blog. It has been a
Then on the next to last day of 2018 I ended up in the
hospital to have my appendix removed! I was finally getting back into shape last month when I had to undergo a urological
procedure. So there have been several
interruptions to my cycling. But finally
I’ve gotten back on the bike pretty regularly and now am ready to resume my
quest for all 50 states. I’m more than
halfway with 30, and in June I am going on a bicycle tour of Alaska. Here’s a
link to the one week tour from Alaskabike, a
local Alaska bike company.
Since I have not yet ridden in Washington state, I will do
that during a two night layover in Seattle as well. Then in August, the delayed Texas trip from
last year should add 8 more states! And
sometime in the Fall I will take a couple of day trip up to New England and
knock off Connecticut and Rhode Island on one day, Maine the following day, and
that will leave only 7 states for 2020 (at least that’s the plan!).
Below is the scorecard showing my progress toward riding in
all 50 states. For those of you who don’t
know my criteria, I will only count a ride that is at least 10 miles. In most of these states, I’ve ridden a lot further
than that. States on the scorecard with a 'J' will be added
during the June trip to Alaska; states with an 'A' will be ridden during my
August trip to Texas; states with an 'F' I hope to get during a short trip up to
New England sometime this Fall.
Despite all of the trips to the “disabled list” in recent
months, today I reached 1200 miles for the year. I want to have at least 1500 miles under my
legs (and butt) before I leave on June 20th on the Alaska trip.
Thanks for looking in on my blog. I hope you’ll follow my quest for all 50
states which I hope to complete in 2020 by my 70th birthday. If you want, you can sign up for updates
whenever they are posted. Every couple
of days for the next five weeks, I’ll post about my training and preparations,
and will post daily during the trip from June 20-July 1 (although I understand
there is one night in Alaska where there is no internet access so no post that
night).
Bruce
50 State Scorecard
NEW ENGLAND
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SOUTHWEST
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F
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Maine
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X
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Oklahoma
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X
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New
Hampshire
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X
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Texas
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X
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Vermont
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X
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New
Mexico
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X
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Massachusetts
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X
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Arizona
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F
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Rhode Island
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WEST
|
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F
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Connecticut
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Montana
|
|
NORTHEAST
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Colorado
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X
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New
York
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X
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Wyoming
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X
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New
Jersey
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X
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Idaho
|
X
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Pennsylvania
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Utah
|
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X
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Delaware
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Nevada
|
|
X
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Maryland
|
J
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Washington
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X
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West
Virginia
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X
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Oregon
|
X
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Virginia
|
X
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California
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SOUTHEAST
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X
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Hawaii
|
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X
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North
Carolina
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J
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Alaska
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X
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South
Carolina
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A
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Tennessee
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X
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Georgia
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Summary
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|
X
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Florida
|
30
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States
already ridden (X)
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X
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Alabama
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2
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States to be ridden on June trip (J)
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A
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Mississippi
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8
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States to be ridden on August trip (A)
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A
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Louisiana
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3
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States to be ridden on Fall trip (F)
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MIDWEST
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7
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States to be ridden in 2020
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X
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Ohio
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A
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Michigan
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A
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Indiana
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A
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Illinois
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||
X
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Kentucky
|
||
X
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Wisconsin
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||
X
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Minnesota
|
||
Iowa
|
|||
A
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Missouri
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||
A
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Arkansas
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||
North Dakota
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|||
X
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South
Dakota
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||
Nebraska
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X
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Kansas
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