My Midlife Crisis - CycleBlaze

My Midlife Crisis

By Mark Bingham
707 miles (1,138 km) over 38 days since Mar. 18, 2025

pre-trip

introduction heart 34
the route heart 16
the new bike heart 73
what I'm taking heart 36
list of training rides heart 3
a little more on that subject heart 34
getting there heart 116

Florida

0: quirky cemetery, the careless count, bum farto, polydactyls, first flight, danger heart 225
1: southernmost point, pandora and baryshnikov, a fresh breeze, my brother, the wall, emergency campsite heart 97
2: the hole, fred the tree, turtle hospital, mount lushmore, pedicure, foil board heart 82
3: not snowing, mitzi, tragedy strikes, mailboxes, hurricane monument heart 173
4: one grind, marathon at pinecrest bakery, african queen, christ of the abyss, charlie and larry heart 72
5: undersea lodge, goliath grouper, route selections heart 125
6: the quiet lady, lunch on the sidewalk, whopper, just navigating, Luis, joen the troll, grafitti heart 116
7: bakery bake-off, coppertone, the slab, holocaust memorial, pretty bright rocks, sidewalk, sand heart 252
8: houses and condos, first rain, lost cat heart 80
9: thrive, venice of america, el rio trail, rob heart 140
10: rest day, trivia, the cough, the helmet debate, my elbow heart 25
11: can't get out, the italian, fellowes' place, publix, loxahatchee crossing, two parks, gator culvert heart 212
12: do not swim with alligators, quintic, tunnel of trees, wall of palms, buddha boy, mailboxes, mr. rogers heart 232
13: crossings, floridetour, seals, weight loss heart 101
14: breakfast, a very close call with death, jack, breaching, the storm, launch heart 169
15: the leaf remains, drying out, surfer on a bike, mailboxes, serve yourself, jim/carrie, jon and carolyn heart 107
16-17: nasa, robin, wagyu, considering a skin peel heart 106
18: routing issues, scary santa, a few shadows, cocoa and jed, a hard push heart 151
19: cafetorium, admiring the tree, fresh berries, toby, palm and oak, bob ross, caterpillar with four teeth, grave in the road, scoot inn, last resort heart 422
20: gnome tree, the fifth third, drive-in church, casements, beware the harp, mailboxes, watchtower, surfing tournament heart 229
21: devil's elbow, rattlesnake island, bridge campers, tom, mailboxes, restaurant recommendation heart 104
22: believe it or not, the senator, no bagels for you!, ken, oldest schoolhouse, me in a few years, our lady, potter's, human foot in a cat hair rug, narrowest street, young crossing, king arrested, lion, castillo, the wars, oaks on magnolia, peacock heart 238
23: headwind, castle otttis, mailboxes, guana, floaters, schwing, brett, courage heart 118
24: bistro, ferry ride, adopt a highway, lady on the bridge, david, courage heart 110

Georgia

25: bad roads, 23 mph, next state, blocked roads, all that's left of him, georgia coast rail trail, nap time heart 123
26: buildings, ecg, dead peoples things, fat godley, bike path, found items, hostel in the forest heart 430
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