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Cycling across the U.S.A

Retired journalist Bill Cook is writing about his seven-week Adventure Cycling trip in his blog, Cycling across the U.S.A, for McClatchy Newspapers.

I came across Bill's blog because this is the same trip that Phil Smith of Banner, Wyo., was on before he was killed by a vehicle last Sunday near Davenport, Wash. In fact, Bill and and Phil had struck up a conversation a hour before Phil died. The account of that conversation was typical Phil.

The other members of the group are continuing their trek across America, and I'm sure that's what Phil would have wanted. In fact, two of the cyclists wrote a song "The Ballad of Phil Smith" and performed it Friday night in Missoula, Mont. Bill hopes to post a portion of the song on his blog when he finds a broadband connection.

Roger 0 comments 3:03 PM