mickeymozart
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Uvalde one year later
An emotionally charged town on August 24, one year after the Robb Elementary school shooting left 21 dead. The town has murals of the 19...
mickeymozart
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Powerful use of paint
Murals are much more common across America since I left in 1987. Many are big and most are very good. Those in Uvalde, Texas standout,...
mickeymozart
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Route so far
Pedaling east out of Portland, OR, on July 31, 2023. Came here on Amtrak from Los Angeles.
mickeymozart
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Instagram: mickeymozartpix
I have started to post photos and videos on Instagram. They include the Day of the trip, Date of the photo, City, State, Mile (km): And...
mickeymozart
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Pain in the neck
Montgomery: The 803 monuments to “racial terror lynchings” in America at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery are...
mickeymozart
Mar 27, 20222 min read
Helping a good cause
About halfway along the 54-mile Selma to Montgomery route of the Voting Rights March of 1965 a lady parked in the medium between the US...
mickeymozart
Mar 26, 20221 min read
Local diners in The South
Savoring biscuits and gravy with two eggs sunny side up in Selma’s Downtowner Restaurant listening to folks greeting each other like...
mickeymozart
Mar 22, 20226 min read
The ride so far. A lot of towns.
Sitting in my room at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Meridian, Mississippi waiting out tornado warnings. No twisters so far. I’m 10 days out...
mickeymozart
Aug 30, 20211 min read
One year on the road in America
In Harlem, W 125th and Adam Clayton Powell Jr, Blvd on Sunday, 29 August 2021 on New York City's annual 5 Boros Ride. Great way to finish...
mickeymozart
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Don't eat the fish
Pedaling into Syracuse, New York along Onondaga Lake visitors are warned not to eat the fish. Including in Burmese. Turns out there is a...
mickeymozart
Jun 19, 20211 min read
Cuyahoga burning no more
In the late 60s there were stories of a burning river in Cleveland, the city in fact became known for it. To be fair, the Detroit River...
mickeymozart
Jun 19, 20210 min read
mickeymozart
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Cicada country
Pedaling out of Alum Creek State Park Beach north of Columbus, Ohio, I picked up a lot of hitchhikers whenever I stopped. Cicadas have...
mickeymozart
Jun 7, 20210 min read
mickeymozart
May 18, 20211 min read
Crossing the Ohio River between Ohio and Kentucky
Crossing the Ohio River on the Anderson ferry established in 1817, the John A Roebling Suspension Bridge that when opened in 1866 was the...
mickeymozart
May 13, 20211 min read
Pedaling Indiana
After riding threw parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana in August through October 2020, I stopped in my...
mickeymozart
May 13, 20211 min read
The Landmark for Peace, Indianapolis
Robert F. Kennedy was on a campaign stop in Indianapolis on the evening of April 4, 1968, when he learned Martin Luther King Jr. had been...