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Re: Day 49: 75 hilly, hot,windy miles from Cedar City, Utah to somewhere on rte. 121

annalaurent — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:10:47 -0000

Welcome to Pacific Standard Time! I feel closer to you already. I'll see you soon. Hi Rayma! I'm so excited to meet you!

Re: Days 40 & 41: Salida and a hot springs soak with my fairy godmother, Rayma

annalaurent — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:22:33 -0000

Yay Rayma! Gorgeous photos and a very sweet compliment from a stranger. Shay looks nice. You're a fun lady.

Re: Day 42: 65 up and over miles from Salida, CO to Gunnison,CO

annalaurent — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:18:48 -0000

I'm happy that Kevin likes his job.

Re: Day 33: 88 fairly flat, tailwinded, perfect temperature miles from Eureka, KS to Hesston, KS

annalaurent — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:08:07 -0000

I laughed out loud at your entrepreneurial idea. I love it!

Re: Day 25: 45 cloudy, mostly flat, Mississippi River levee miles from Carbondale, Illinois to Chester, Illinois

annalaurent — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:53:03 -0000

Love that trash can!

Re: Day 26? 50 hot, hilly miles from Chester, Illinois to Farmington, Missouri

annalaurent — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:49:51 -0000

"Illinois and I didn’t even have time to get to know each other before I had to leave and find Missouri." Well, if that isn't just the best first line to a love story. Does Pierre carry baguettes in his panniers?

Re: Day 27: 60 hot, hilly, unnecessarily difficult miles from Farmington, MO to Ellington, MO

annalaurent — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:47:10 -0000

Jim & Dustin are adorable and I love your dialogue. Hmm, what would one hunt in Boston? Squirrels, sure. Wild turkeys?

Re: Day 24? 35 perfect weather no-headwind miles from Tunnel Hill, Illinois to Carbondale, Illinois

annalaurent — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:51:38 -0000

Jonathan E. Voelz! How did you know how to spell his name? Did he spell it for you? Good thing he mentioned the E so as not to be mistaken for all the other Jonathan Voelzs (Voelzes?) out there.

You guys sound like celebrities in Goreville. I like that. I also like the "cyclists welcome" sign at Delaney's, but what is going on with those two figures at the top? It looks like he is holding a spatula, and I have no idea what's in her hand.

You seem really comfortable taking photos of strangers, for which I, as your audience, am grateful. Do you tell them they will be featured on your popular blog?

Re: Day 23: 43 hot, hilly headwind miles from Marion, KY to Tunnel Hill, Illinois

annalaurent — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:44:57 -0000

"He said there were 11 raindrops and this is a true story. He is a retired lawyer, which might be relevant." Well said. Very funny.

Re: Day 23: 43 headwinded miles from Sebree KY to Marion, KY

annalaurent — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:07:33 -0000

Thank goodness for people like Wayne Garvey! I love people who can entertain themselves (while including you) and I'm sure he goes through the same dialogue with all guests, which is charming.

I think the last short paragraph is my favorite. The last line, definitely. It is a perfectly written sentence.

Re: Day 20: 56 miles from Hodgenville to Rough River Dam State Park

annalaurent — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:27 -0000

Ha! Of course! You could have started a fire. That's a good one. You funny, mama.

Re: Breaks, VA to Hazard, KY: 23 Miles of Rain and Cold and Then a Car Ride

annalaurent — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:39:44 -0000

Your first state border crossing! I love you, mama.

Re: Damascus to Breaks, VA (80 + miles) and Then There Were Two

annalaurent — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:35:43 -0000

That wallet wants to party.

Re: Rest Day in Rural Retreat

annalaurent — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:30:46 -0000

Oh no! Your final photo *did* disappear. I'm sorry Tumblr is so frail. Should I blame myself? Anyway, was it a photo of the books you bought? I want to know what they were. Are you stowing them in the panniers?

I definitely get it, though. I don't think it's illogical even though you're on the road tomorrow. Book shopping is its own experience.

El Oriental del Cuba notebook has a place for a pen? They really went fancy. Seriously.

Re: Radford.

annalaurent — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:24:34 -0000

ROSIE! ARE YOU READING THIS! Dad mentioned his "army of men" waiting for Mom. Can you tell him to keep this G-rated?

Re: Radford.

annalaurent — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:43:57 -0000

Army men in the sheets! Or was it a newly evolved phalanx of bed bugs, having developed resistance to pesticides?

Re: Troutville to Radford and I Walk Up My First Hill.

annalaurent — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:18:43 -0000

"... which we called the hill that never ends, but it did." I love that line. Your writing has such lovely pacing and ... quiet drama? What I mean by that is, with very few words, you make the apparently endless hill a metaphor for anything the reader wants to apply. Maybe part of that is achieved by ending the paragraph with that sentence? I think so. You have a knack for this.

One of the most meaningful things you ever said to me once was to remind me that (most) unpleasant experiences are temporary. I needed to hear it—in fact, nothing else could have allayed my circumstantial panic at the time—and you intuited it. Good mama.

Re: Lexington to Troutville and We are Entertained and Advised by lovely Lacey, our 4-year old waitress

annalaurent — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:52:14 -0000

A town called "Bumpass"? No way. I remember a town in France called "Pissypooville", but maybe piss & poo are terms of endearment in French? Bumpass. Come on. They knew what they were doing.

Re: Charlottesville to Afton, 30 miles.

annalaurent — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:17:11 -0000

I love Chris's biking shirt! ... although, the chain looks so formidable, it makes me wonder: who is in control—the bike or him? It looks like the enormous candy cane is also exerting a bit of influence.

Love you so much, mama.

Re: SEA-TAC to LAX: - Morning light particularly suits some of us, it...

annalaurent — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:07:00 -0000

of course not! she's filled with marshmallow.

Re: SEA-TAC to LAX: - For the fans out there, you may remember one of my...

annalaurent — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:25:16 -0000

so is the mannequin the surveillance, then? or maybe the deer. i guess they have all sides covered. smart folks!

Re: SEA-TAC to LAX: - In solidarity with our northern brethren. It’s...

annalaurent — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:32:11 -0000

Re: SEA-TAC to LAX: - There was absolutely nothing to photograph last...

annalaurent — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:08:11 -0000

Join the community of refrigerator exhibitionists and voyeurs: http://www.fridgewatcher.com/ !

And thank you for reminding me not to fear the vertical shot.

Re: SEA-TAC to LAX: - After taking this photo, the weather turned for...

annalaurent — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:36:01 -0000

What a glamour shot! And what a sacrifice. A sad fate, but, thanks to you, immortalized.